Blood. Sweat. Tears. Champions.

Big bold words spelled ‘NETBALL PRACTICE TODAY’ was one of the first thing Irinah’s netball players saw every morning in the preceding weeks of the Inter-house Netball Competition. The commonly used saying 'Practice Makes Perfect' has  two sides of that saying that most people don’t normally elaborate on. Through the journey of playing netball together, the Irinah players have come to experience both sides of that particular saying first-hand.

Determined to perform their best in this year's Inter-house Netball, the Irinah netballers devoted much of their time and effort to gruelling training sessions and drills on a daily basis. It was undeniable that the secret to imminent success was indeed  'practice makes perfect'  though  practices can be strenuous.  In simple words, our girls fully embodied the meaning  'no pain, no gain'.


Now comes the other side of the story:      

The day of the match finally came. Despite their hard work, Irinah players were particularly nervous in anticipation of the tough matches ahead. At the sound of the whistle, the matches started. Some matches were physically draining but as always, our girls met their challenges head-on, fuelled with the drive to play Netball to the best of their capabilities. Even as we were trailing behind opposing teams, the Irinah netballers never lost their focus and gradually closed the gap in tough, nail-biting matches.


The final results saw the Irinah Senior team emerging as Champions whilst the Junior team placed a respectable third for inter-house netball.   That’s the other part, they don’t tell you, the great feeling of sharing the win with your team.

- Ili Nadia Azizi