Andy & Sarah's Leaving Do

A group of dedicated, enthusiastic and eager players headed off across the water for the annual club trip to our sister club Velocitas last weekend.

Velocitas holds their tournament on the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday, and invite us to join in the fun.

This year we entered two Croydon teams and a team from Blossom House School. The weekend started for many on the Friday evening, with a small drink or two at the Velocitas Clubhouse. The main purpose of this is to relax the nerves, and encourage the opposition players to stay up as late as possible so that we have a chance of winning a few matches the next day!! Somehow some of our players seemed to get caught up in the fun, and there were some tired heads on the Saturday morning!!

Saturday dawned bright and sunny, with a cloudless sky, and perfect mild temperatures. These were ideal playing conditions, with a faint breeze to soothe the brows of those who worked up more than a hint of sweat.

The teams were soon in action, against a range of opposition, mainly dutch, but with the odd GB team as well. We ran, we shot, we defended, we passed, we caught, we learnt, and some even did some tricks! It was a great atmosphere (as usual) and there were many Velocitas players around to help out both on and off the pitch.

All 3 of the teams won matches, some drew some, and some lost some, but most importantly, all enjoyed themselves.

At the end of a long day's play, Velocitas lit up the BBQs and gave us a meat feast to replenish our energy stocks. They then put on a party to drain those recently replenished stocks!! I'm reliably told that the last of the party goers left around 7 in the morning, but of course Croydonites were safely in bed long before that!!

Although we go to the tournament to play Korfball, the weekend is about so much more than that. It's about making friends, building bonds, having fun, enjoying ourselves and making lasting memories.

Thanks, as always, to Velocitas for making it such a great weekend.

Thanks to the "guest" players who helped us fulfill all our fixtures, both dutch and english.

Thoughts to Hannah L who managed to party on crutches.

Thanks to all the players who made it a weekend to remember.

Report by: Andy

Attendees & responses (19)

Player	Response	Last Updated
Sarah	Accepted	12 Oct 07 14:17
Lorna	Accepted	15 Oct 07 22:16
Jules	Accepted	25 Oct 07 17:47
Lynda	Accepted	28 Oct 07 12:36
Zoe	Accepted	01 Nov 07 12:41
Gary	Accepted	08 Oct 07 21:19
Andy	Accepted	12 Oct 07 00:54
Nigel	Accepted	24 Oct 07 18:00
Ad	Accepted	24 Oct 07 19:50
SteveP	Accepted	29 Oct 07 13:13
Steph	Tentative	12 Oct 07 12:08
Jane	Declined	13 Oct 07 17:59
Becky	Declined	26 Oct 07 16:44
Paul	Declined	10 Oct 07 11:37
Sean	Declined	21 Oct 07 22:10
Smiffy	Declined	22 Oct 07 14:21
BenH	Declined	22 Oct 07 14:37
Sicknote	Declined	27 Oct 07 19:21
Simon	Declined	31 Oct 07 15:22