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Published: October 20th 2009
Murder on the dance floor....
Mikey G 'energiser' gets everyone doing the twist !Mike Griggs has finally solved his contact lens problem - who knew tips of condoms could be used for more than one thing………
Following a landslide election in the kangaroo court of the Botswana based CWB, Veronika Reeves was elected Minister of hydration services.
Day 2 - Mochudi & Phaphane The camp arose from a well deserved comotose slumber (Some fueled by red wine, I won’t mention any names but it was not any of the boys) in jubilant spirits after a fantastic first day’s coaching.
The early morning fun and games started with the usual ‘Guess The Breakfast’, followed by the now famous guess what the breakfast sasuage is made out of. As yet no one has guessed the meat but Veronique’s noisy dog seems to have disappeared………..
The trainee coaches arrived more adequately dressed today, but we were all disappointed to see Violet not in her white stilettos.
The trainees are really coming along, growing in confidence and in ability. It is very pleasing to see that my pre-trip reservations concerning the continuation of work after we leave have been set at ease.
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Violet on the Pull
Violet (sans stilettos) gets to grips with the pull shot. have never seen a bunch of more laid back and casual people.
We ended today’s coaching with a quick cricket match, I decided to sit out and observe from afar (under a nice tree, lots of shade soaking up the atmosphere).
The game started slowly and quiet, until MG bowled the much fancied local cricketer Innocence and proceeded with the best imitation of Freddie Flintoff you have ever seen!
The batting was interesting - every shot was to leg side, a true testament to the morning’s coaching session of the pull shot.
In the field, the Morbster was leading the way with two amazing catches. The field erupted when one of the trainee coaches took a sensational catch. She then led a full round of high fives.
Then followed one of the most bizarre sights ever seen on a Botswana cricket pitch, Violet (white stiletto lady) casually fielded a forward drive one handed whilst on her mobile then threw in straight to MG.
Today’s session with the children was spilt between two separate schools with Will, Tony, Veronique and Mark going upto the altitude(?) of Pharphane, with the rest staying at Lady Mitchison
It was my second opportunity
to work with the children from Lady Mitchison, again I was amazed by the enthusiasm and athleticism of the children.
My highlight was the cheekiness of Kinkee, a feeling that was shared around all the coaches. Kinkee had the most amazing smile along with one of the best straight drives and pull shots we have ever seen.
AND FINALLY FOOD FOR THOUGHT
If HIV/Aids was at 30% in the UK would we be as proud and driven to build a better nation as the Batswana?
If we knew that we would not live past 35 as the medication we need was not available would we be as positive and happy?
Kind Regards
Allan.
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Hannah
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Wow You are all doing a fantastic job over there, you should all be really proud of yourselves. The pictures are great I'm suprised Allan hasn't tried to get into more of them with his individual cricketing techniques! May be he is still getting over the propellers on the plane! We all miss you Allan try to come home in one piece and not damage yourself in the last week! Evi-mae's strops have escalated to throwing her jumper on the floor and stamping on it in the middle of a crowded pub then throwing beer mats at mum when told not to do it! and Amber and Harry are set on killing each other by the end of the holidays! I bet you don't want to come home now! Love and kisses from us all and enjoy your last week, Hannah, Amber, Harry and Evie-Mae xxxx