Holly has been hoping to teach some of the school girls soccer ever since we arrived here in Malumghat. For the most part there are very few females that play any sports so the vast majority do not even know how to kick a ball. Last week Holly had the opportunity to get some girls together to work on soccer skills. It turned out to be a great success as there were about 80 girls that showed up.
Holly is now planning on getting together one time a week to keep working on their game. One major item that they were missing however were soccer balls. For the whole group they only had two, the one ball from the sports field and the one Holly received for Christmas. Needless to say they just used every ball that was available (volleyballs & basketballs) and still had a great time. We feel like we can do better, so today we went to the next closest town (Charinga) and were able to pick up another 10 footballs.
It will be interesting to find out how many girls will want to consistently come and play. It is a great opportunity for Holly to work with some of the local girls in many ways.
Jon
Holly is now planning on getting together one time a week to keep working on their game. One major item that they were missing however were soccer balls. For the whole group they only had two, the one ball from the sports field and the one Holly received for Christmas. Needless to say they just used every ball that was available (volleyballs & basketballs) and still had a great time. We feel like we can do better, so today we went to the next closest town (Charinga) and were able to pick up another 10 footballs.
It will be interesting to find out how many girls will want to consistently come and play. It is a great opportunity for Holly to work with some of the local girls in many ways.
Jon
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