Day 6 - R&R

After one tough day yesterday on the court, it was time for some time freedom.

Writing an entry in Koru's Korfball Adventures diary has become a task for those who have been Koru's minder for the day. There are some hilarious entries which I'll find some time to put some info up from sometime soon. For now, today Koru was passed on to one of our co-captains Rosa Cooper! Rosa earned this honour be being a great friend to Bubbles and providing some great spooning action to Rosa on the physio's bed.

The drive down to Mark's place in Willunga, an hour south, scenically wasn't that exciting but Neville Brooker had his nose pressed to the glass the whole way searching for a Kangaroo. Koru also had an eventful interview with Bubbles and Rosa, a video that has to be seen to be explained.

Once at Mark's place, after some emailing and skyping catch up with people back home, the physio put his torture hat on. Foam rollers were the device of choice, for those who haven't come across them before, they are dense foam cylinders that can be used in different ways. We worked on massaging our leg muscles to the sound of many groans from the players and chuckles of laughter from the physio!

After Mark's son Lachy served us his famous spag bol, some free time after lunch brought about many entertaining moments. The pool became to centre of attention after some piggy-back tennis. Bevan the team physio managed to attain the honour of being the first person to be pushed in Mark's pool, including being fully clothed, thanks to the wonderful Sarah Bateup. Needless to say, payback after the chase around the house was worth it as Bateup became the second person to end up in the pool fully clothed! That theme continued as Nev Brooker left himself wide open while standing in just a towel by the pool and Alisha Muir took full advantage, sending Nev plunging into the water below. Simon Cooper and Carl Chung also showed off their prowess as swimmers from their past sporting lives.


Once out of the pool seven people managed to squeeze into Mark's shower and I think you all need to ask Mikey Graham about his choice of underwear!!


The afternoon was rounded off with a game of 3 truths before dinner. Each player wrote down three true statements on a piece of paper, these were split into a 3 round quiz. It was a great way to learn some fun facts about each other including one individuals ability to eat and apple with her feet while reading a book!! Rosa Cooper took top place with Alisha Muir a close second.


Everyone was feeling much more physically and mentally brighter after a day away from the stadium and the hostel. We are looking forward to the challenge of China tomorrow in a must win game to make the top four.


PS - Photos will come soon.