Chinese Taipei again proved why they are leagues ahead in this part of the world taking the gold medal 43-16.
After the closing ceremony, teams made their way to a local hotel for the after-tournament function. Ale was flowing and the food was struggling to get past the Chinese contingent to the rest of the room. Special mentions were given to the tournaments top male and female goal scorers from Chinese Taipei, both cracking the 50 barrier. A tournament All-Star team was named with NZ's own Simon Cooper deservedly being named as one of the six boys on the back of some special performances on court.
Once again the Kiwi's and Aussie's proved their prowess on the dance floor with Special Te Pou shuffling his way to dance floor legend status. Photobombing was another skill that came to the fore, I'm sure many of the players will get some surprises when the review their photos at home!!
The Adelaide night life was calling and many continued the night at some of the local establishments with our Aussie tour guides. As for the stories.......well what goes on tour eh!!
The next morning was to be a tough one, as the crew with at best a few hours of sleep under our belts, had to be at the airport by 6am. I'm sure it'll be a long journey home after the richly deserved celebrations the night before.
It was tough saying goodbye to the team as they boarded the plane. We have shared so much as a group through this week and over the past nine months that we all have special meaning to each other now.
I know that the future of Korfball in NZ will be bright with the right player and coach development. Each and every person involved with this side has grown stronger for the experiences. Development at a local level is now key and strengthening our international experiences with more trips overseas to raise our playing level. A trip to train and play in Taipei may be on the cards and fingers crossed with our bid to host the 2015 World Champs!
Keep smiling all and be proud of what you have achieved!!
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