Word of 2487 (Easingwold)’s Rock-It-Ball expertise is spreading through the Air Cadet organisation. 1312 (Southend) Squadron, having heard of the waves being made by the two Easingwold teams invited England International Cdt. Sgt Tom Hildreth down to Southend to introduce Rock-It-Ball to their cadets.
Arriving at the sports hall on the Sunday morning for the two hour session, Tom was amazed to see almost 70 cadets lined up and raring to go.
The Southend Cadets were given a short introduction following which they had 10 minutes to practise the basic skills. They were then told the rules and 12 players selected to play a demonstration match. Tom added staff into the mix to make 70 players and divided the players into two groups of 35 with each group having seven teams of five players and playing in half the sports hall. For the next 90 minutes the cadets and staff played game after game in their two groups with some staff and NCOs trying their hands at officiating.
Tom was very impressed with the Southend cadets: “ What a great bunch and the standard of play rose quickly through the session. I saw some great blocking, movement and shooting. There are some talented players here.”
Feedback from the exhausted Southend Squadron was exceptionally positive with all of them amazed at what a work-out they had had. Josephine Fisher summed it up: “its the best sport ever and that’s coming from someone who hates PE with a passion” and Jodie Cottis commented, “It was the most fun I’ve had in ages to be honest. It was brilliant. Lets do it again!!!!!!”
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