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► CORNER TURNED, MORE TO COME...

Corner turned, more to come…

Those who read last month’s piece will know what the title means. We did beat Nottingham away on December 19^th to close off 2009, having lost to them bitterly in the National Cup semi-final only 6 days before, also at their place. The psyche is changing and going into the festive break with that win under our belt almost felt like a season changing moment. Goodness knows we had to earn it. Going 21-8 down in the 1^st quarter after all our preparation and focus it felt like our grip had gone. What unraveled was simply the best come back I have ever been a part of as an Archer…and I have been part of a few J! If you want to know more go to www.uwicarchers.com, all our game reports are on the site.  

The win set us up perfectly for our New Year tour to Belgium. This again turned out to be a pivotal experience in the freshly buoyant Archers camp. We knew nothing of the level of our European competition apart from that basketball in general is often considered better on the mainland. We competed very well, beating hosts BBC Boom on the 2^nd night, and only losing by 12pts to SKW the day after. Their team consisted pretty much as half of the senior Belgium national team, and half the U20’s Belgium national team, plus 2 American imports – this was a solid result & performance. It is great to test yourself against the unknown. We so often play to the rhythm of our own league and the competition we know so well – this was a great experience for us. 

Off the court was just us fun as players shared an open plan apartment, food out most days and tourist trips to Antwerp and local parks. No one can predict the future, but if backed up with relentless effort and focus for the coming 4 months the last game of 2009 and the Belgium tour just gone could be what we look back on as clinchers to any success going forward…..

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