The journey to Nakuru took about three hours, and we thank God that we arrived safely. This was supposed to be a skill-sharpening affair, and I think we greatly achieved that from the people of Nakuru and its environs.
The games were venued at Menengai High School, and immediately after touching down, the Ladies Team was ordered to change and get onto the pitch. The Snipers they are, they did their best and drew 2-2, with the hosts ladies. The men teams was in there after and beat the hosts men 3-1. The second game for the Ladies went 1-0 from them as they beat the hosts in the second fixture.
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| NO LOVE LOST |
What followed for the Men team was what I will call REAL FIELD HOCKEY. This was when Nakuru Athletics hockey team come on, using tactics we were not very conversant with. Clearly they had their game plan laid out very well, and we did everything to absorb their massive pressure from minute one. The team was composed of 'people who understand' what field hockey is all about, and they hit us 5-0.
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| Men Team watching on |
It was after this game that we got useful tips from the coach of the team (who mind you was also playing), a lecture that took about 40 minutes which was accompanied by practical works. Even with the lose, every team member learnt something new from the 'Wazees', with its application coming soon in the regional games.
