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SPORTS AND RECREATION SECTION
SPORTS AND RECREATION SECTION
During the 8th KADSA Likhaan on Friday, November 10, 2023, a volleyball competition was held at St. James Academy's gym. All of the players were members of the school's varsity volleyball team, who were divided into two teams and viewed as opponents.
The first team was named the Golden Spikers while the other was named the Blue Knights.
The Blue Knights held the upper hand during the first game as their team focused on using toss and spike, along with some strong servings.
However, the team was left behind as the Golden Spikers managed to catch up with the tie of 17-17. A score was quickly added by the setter’s defence from 17-18.
The Golden Spikers took the lead through the middle until the end of the round, despite the Blue Knights kept holding on to them with multiple ties. In the end, the Golden Spikers prevailed as Ayesha Tiongson, one of the team’s spikers, took the final blow with the score of 25-20.
Still playing to their strengths, the Blue Knights gained the lead early in round two, but the opposing side earned more points in the middle, even though there were instances that they received the ball too near to the net.
The second game was more intense as both teams mostly scored one point away from each other, resulting in matching their scores from 24-24, with only one point left to win.
Towards the end, John Emman Ulit from the Golden Spikers managed to do a powerful spike, resulting in the other team having difficulty in receiving. The Golden Spikers won with the score of 25-24, with the Blue Knights almost having the score to victory.
In an interview with the KADSA sports writers, they shared ways on how they strategized and communicated before the game. Mark Lawrence Cruz, the team’s open spiker, answered.
“We mainly focused on the team’s defense by blocking the opponent’s ball towards the net so it would give us more time into thinking what movements we should do next.” Cruz said.
Ezekiel Cleofas, one of the team’s middle spiker, even added how he encouraged his teammates. “I tried to encourage my team by letting us remember the same exercises we did during training and motivating them as well. I’m glad we won and all the effort paid off.”
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Golden Spikers
Ayesha Tiongson
Mark Lorence Cruz
John Eman Ulit
Ezekiel Cleofas
Chloe Livioko
Marnina Adiao
Karl Gabuya
Blue Knights
Anthony Cleofas
Misaki Marty
Arren de Castro
Selena Cortez
Jian Sobreviñas
Aiko Lizan
Benedict Faustino
Golden Spikers, a team formed for the 8th KADSA Likhaan volleyball tournament, won against the Blue Knights in St. James Academy’s gym on Friday, November 10, 2023.
With the last game and their score tied with their opposing team, the Blue Knights, from 24-24, John Emman Ulit, one of the team’s players, managed to save his team by spiking the ball at the centre of the other team’s zone, scoring a perfect 25 before them.
Multiple sports writers from different schools aligned with KADSA had the chance to interview them on how they were able to claim victory.
Mark Lawrence Cruz, the team’s open spiker, was the first one to answer.
“Our technique was just basically continuous defence and blocking. It was a strategy that was easy to do based on the suggestions of the team. I would even give inspirational words to keep their head on high.” Cruz said.
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Based on the last game, it is confidently to say that their plan worked. After him it was Ezekiel Cleofas, one of the middle spikers, to answer. One of the interviewers asked how he encouraged his team to win.
“I tried to encourage my team by trying to give them advice and motivation to win, like remembering the tips we mostly do during training and not letting them get pressured when we lose a score.”
The last person to be asked was John Emman Ulit, who was really proud of his teammates. He was asked for his insights on how they managed to win.
“In my opinion, we won because they had full-on communication inside and outside of the game. And just like what Ezekiel said, whenever someone feels pressured when we lose a score, we give them a pat on the shoulder or a handshake for comfort.”
As the interview finished, the team gave one last advice that for them, the key to victory is having full confidence for each member and they should be at one’s need whenever there’s pressure or difficulty along the way.
School has a lot of responsibilities. There is homework, projects, activities, and times when the teacher comes to you and asks for you to do something. These are all things that students should face and have the attention to follow as they walk their way to the corporate.
As a student athlete, however, can often have twice the responsibilities that an ordinary student has. There would be times that they have to be absent from their classes because of game tournaments, missing activities that were done on the same day and they have to finish missed activities as much as possible.
Being a student athlete is not easy.
During the 8th KADSA Likhaan, there was an interview with Ayesha Tiongson, a varsity volleyball player in St. James Academy, that she shared on how she manages to organize her activities and responsibilities as a student athlete.
“Whenever I’m going to have a game tournament with different schools, I try to ask my classmates and friends about the missed activities that I have to submit. I try to answer them during my free time or if I have the motivation to finish them right away.”
Ayesha’s answer showed that one quality that every student athlete needs: To be competent.
Life is like a game. You need to have your full attention, use your skills, use your brain to reach the goal, which is to win. This is not only similar in real-life but to education as a student too.
Being a student athlete is a challenge, just like a regular one. You just need to have the strength and commitment to overcome the unexpected yet needed obstacles to win, letting your dream soar high just like an athlete would do.
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