On all of my school reports my teachers refer to me as a ‘natural leader’. By this they mean bossy. ‘Not afraid to put her own ideas forward’ clearly means mouthy.
This is one of the reasons that playing netball has become so important to me over the last 18 months. I have always been a little competitive, wanting to be the one in charge, but being part of a real team has softened that and I think made me a better person because of it. I’m not saying I would do anything ridiculous like let one of my children win at a game or anything – let’s not be silly – but I have definitely noticed a shift.
To be honest I haven’t had much choice other than to find joy in the taking part rather than the winning – we didn’t have the most impressive opening season – but that’s OK, because actually the joy is in the taking part.
She shoots!
She scores!
As a team, the Sefton Stingerz have recently cranked things up a level with a brand new kit, thanks to support from our lovely sponsors The Thali Cafe, purveyors of award-winning Indian deliciousness in Bristol and at festivals everywhere. We were all absolutely thrilled to have them on board, partly because their food is yummy, but also because their ethos is so in line with ours and reflects why netball is important to us all.
For us and for The Thali Cafe, the key is community – bringing together like-minded people, being inclusive, getting involved in your local area, holding on to a sense of fairness and most importantly, having fun. We may not have quite achieved the consistent high standard of The Thali Cafe curries, but we try our best, and along the way we have made friends, got fit (fitter than I was before anyway) and had a bloody good laugh.
On the left is Captain Cas, without whom we would almost certainly never turn up on time, at the right place, or with bibs.
Here we are in our new kit. I think you’ll agree we definitely look the part now:
And at least if we don’t win we know somewhere great to go for a post-league curry.
Go Sefton Stingerz!!
Funny to read this, just posted about my recent re-engagement with netball last week. I don’t thinking I’ll be venturing as far as league matches but enjoyed my first time out training with the team and the social side of it.
Yay! That’s great to hear! I’m sure it won’t be long before you fancy the competitive side too :-)
I love the Thali Caff – yummy!
It’s so good isn’t it? *drools*
Thali cafe. Yum, remember the best curry ever at camp bestival.
My Thali memories are from festivals, before we moved to Bristol. It just never felt like a festival until I had seen the Thali Cafe :-)
You look great and you’ll have to take me there for dinner! x
I will!
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