This week was supposed to be a very sad one for me, as I was waving goodbye to my parents. Little did I know that as I went to the airport with them, my little sister Anna would be getting off their plane to greet me. This was a great suprise as I hadn't expected to see her during my entire stay in Malta as I am not returning home during easter break. I couldn't wait to introduce Anna to my friends at residence, who already knew all about her! To say I was excited about spending the next few days with her would have been an understatement. Not long berfore she arrived in residence, we were straight out the door and hitting Paceville, what a night! Aside from that, I also took Anna to see Comino, which is one of the other Maltese islands. This place is literally tiny and consists of two burger stands, a tiny area of sand and the most clear and blue water I have ever came across. Other than relaxing all day, Sean and Reece showed us the cliff which they all jump off on previous visits. Anna and Denise decided they would give it a go and after about half an hour of nervously looking down at the water, they finally jumped. I thought I might as well do it myself, so I ran and jumped, no waiting like the girls. This made for some class photos.
More importantly, inside university classes were continuing as normal. Fielding was again at the centre of our lesson as we were taught the best activities to teach children how to move the ball quickly without dropping. My personal favourite activity was when the students formed a circle and had to move the ball around the circle before one student ran around the entire circle. This proved that the ball moves quicker than human, however dropping the ball can cause otherwise. The point was to show that fielders are their own worst enemies.
Additionally, we had our first practical tennis lesson thus week. I was really looking forward to playing some tennis but I wasn't going to be playing any this week. Our tutor Lara Tonna, put strong emphasis on how it is important to allow children to familiarise themselves with a tennis ball before coming anywhere near the raquet. We played a series of games that invloved throwing, bouncing and catching the ball with both hands. I feel this would be the perfect way to intoduce tennis to young children.
In our friday afternoon buisness management lecture, we began reading and comaring/contrasting articles on the economics theory of professional sports teams. My article was based on how different sports teams from different countries vary in relation to their wealth and the money expenditure. I found this interesting as it showed the difference between English premiership clubs and sports teams in America.
After this week, I feel like a good night sleep is much needed to prepare me for a hard week ahead, consisting of three of our four sports days. Here's hoping they will run smoothly and be a sucess.
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