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Monster High March(ish) / #2025MHChallenge

Prompt 1 & 2 - Pleats & Chains

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Ghoul Sports Clawdeen Wolf

MONSTER RULES

The field is coffin shaped rather than diamond shaped.

Because the field is narrower at the bottom than at the top, there are three infielders and four outfielders.

Bats are made from unbreakable dragon bone. 

Originally balls were made from the shells of hatched roc eggs and chimera scales. The balls were expensive, since gathering the materials was... difficult. They were then rubbed with mud from the banks of the River Styx creating a “dead ball” that didn’t fly as far and was easily retrievable. Modern balls are made from synthetic materials. 

BEAST MEMORY

My best game ever? You might be surprised, but it didn’t come from what I did at the plate. Yeah, mansters dig the long ball, but being a werewolf I love to chase things, and when I’m in the centerfield, the things I love chasin most are balls hit in the air. I get a bigger thrill from making a great defensive play than from getting a hit. We were playing a vampire team, and their bats were red hot. They scored five runs in the first inning and two in the second, but we were able to claw our way back into the game and eventually too a one run lead going into the last inning. We got two quick outs, but they managed to get runners on second and third with their best hitter coming to the plate. I was playing in shallow center hoping that ona ground ball up the middle I would have a chance to throw the winning run out at the plate. Only the batter hit a high drive that was going to be way over my head. I turned around and just started sprinting in the direction I thought the ball was going to land. I took a quick peak over my shoulder and knew I only had one play, so I completely laid out. I hit so hard that it knocked my bubble gum and my breath out of me. But I caught the ball. It’s still my favorite play of all time. 

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

MONDAY Conditioning/weight training

TUESDAY Fielding drills

WEDNESDAY Batting Cage

THURSDAY Game Situation Drills

FRIDAY Game Day!

SATURDAY Sleep In

SUNDAY

SIGNATURE MOVE

When I was first learning to play I could do everything right at practice, but when I got into a real game I would kind of freeze up because I was thinking too much about what I was supposed to be doing instead of just going out, having fun and letting my instincts guide me. After a couple of games my dad gave me this big pack of bubble gum and told me that he wanted me to blow a bubble everytime I came up to bat. Bubbles are fun, and before I knew it I was just out there playing and having a good time. Since then I always have a couple packs in my bat bag, and blowing a big bubble still helps remind me to just go out and have fun. 

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Ghoul Sports Spectra Vondergeist

MONSTER RULES

The net is spun by a giant spider that remains there during the match to repair any damage that might occur from a ball striking the web. If the spider is hit, it’s considered a “dead ball”.

Rackets are made of graphfright and strung with Chupacabra hair.

5 sets are played with 6 games in each set. The first player to reach 13 points wins a game. 

The balls are made from a super elastic ectoplasmic material, so that each time the ball is struck its speed doubles. 

Players with multiple arms may still only use one racket.

BEAST MEMORY

My best match ever? Oh fear, they’re all so memorable. I suppose if I have to choose one, though, it would be an epic showdown that I actually lost. It was my first year on the team, and I had already won my first five matches without scaring up a sweat. My next opponent was this little zephyr of an air elemental that barely looked like she could lift a racket, much less return one of my serves. I was already planning out my career as a pro; the magazine covers, the fashion shoots, my own signature perfume - all coming on the heels of major tournament victories in Londoom, Scaris and Boo York. I guess, in preparing for my future stardom I didn’t do a very good job of listening to my coach who tried to tell me that the ghoul I was about to face was an excellent player with great ability. I learned soon enough, though, as she beat me in straight sets 6-1,6-2,6-0. When we met at the net to shake hands she told me, “You’re a good player, I was really worried about facing you so I practiced extra hard for this match.” It was a hard lesson to learn, but it taught me to never underestimate any opponent and to practice like my dreams depended on it.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

MONDAY Conditioning

TUESDAY Speed and Mobility Training

WEDNESDAY Service and Volley Reps

THURSDAY Game Planning for Opponent

FRIDAY Match Day!

SATURDAY Recap match on blog.

SUNDAY

SIGNATURE MOVE

I like to believe that my game is scary well balanced, but if I had to pick one part of it that is the strongest, I would have to say it’s my ground game. I rarely ever miss a ball that bounces on my side of the net. This ghastspect of my game can really wear down and frustrate even the strongest opponent. 

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Classroom Ghoulia Yelps Physical Deaducation Survival Guide

Class Overview

Physical Deaducation is considered a core class at Monster High and as such all students must complete at least four units over the course of their academic career with us. Students who are members of a Monster High athletic team may be exempt although we strongly encourage them to take Phys. Dead as an elective.

As manager of the Fear Squad – yes we are considered part of the athletic department – I am technically a member and would therefore be exempt but I like Phys Dead.

Lecture

Lecture will normally consist of a demonstration of the day’s class activity and a brief explanation of the rules followed by the activity.

Rarely do we engage in an activity that needs to be explained, monsters who want to swim go to the pool, soccer players go outside to the pitch, casketball players go to one end of the gym, and dodge ball players go to the infirmary… that is our name for the place where we play.

Tests/Supplies

Students will be graded on participation and attitude rather than ability.

Students should dress in non-logoed, or Monster High logoed, t-shirts and shorts or sweats. Appropriate athletic footwear is also required for those students that wear shoes.

Poor skills coupled with a good attitude will earn you a better grade than the reverse.

The line about “athletic footwear” is also known as the Clawdeen Wolf Rule. It was instituted not for Clawdeen, whose athletic ability is scarcely affected by participating in platform wedges, but for other monsters that lack her athletic prowess yet try and emulate her style.

Activities 

Casketball

Soccer

Swimming Activities

I will give you some brief, but hopefully helpful pointers on some of the other activities before launching into how to survive the mad, yet scary sweet science of dodge ball. 

Casketball - I enjoy watching the game and have ample opportunity to do so as I am the scorekeeper for the boys’ casketball team when they play at home. It is, however, a bit fast paced for me to play. If you happen to be in a class with either Clawd or Deuce you will want to get on their team if they are playing, as any team they are a member of rarely loses.

Soccer - There always seems to be enough room for any monster that wishes to play. Although soccer is hideously popular I must confess to not being an enthusiast of the sport as it is seemingly fast in pace yet slow in scoring. I do however enjoy watching Clawdeen and her younger sister Howleen play. If they would actually listen to each other they would make a great team but Howleen does not often heed the advice of the more experienced Clawdeen causing them to butt heads at times. 

Swimming Activities - If you are ever in the pool and Frankie Stein happens to walk in the direction of the water, it would be advisable for you to leave the pool as quickly as possible in order to avoid the shock that is about to come. The MH pool seems to exert a strange gravitational pull on Frankie and I have, on more than one occasion, watched her simply fall in even though she was neither jumping nor being pushed. It is certainly a curious phenomenon that deserves to be examined. 

GHOULIA’S GUIDE TO DODGE BALL

WELCOME TO THE INFIRMARY

The infirmary is actually an old batminion court that we have claimed as our arena. We call it “The Infirmary” because we think it is just a scary perfect name for a dodge ball court. I wish there was a more elaborate story behind it but alas there is not. The infirmary has the perfect dimensions for dodge ball and even a small observation area where the eliminated can watch and wait for the next contest to begin. 

It may seem that dodge ball would be a game that zombies would not want to participate in because we are not exactly... speedy. However, after observing the game for a couple of weeks I was able to develop a strategy that, while not always ghoul-proof, allows for even the most athletically challenged to participate and survive against the game’s strongest players. 

PLAYER STRATEGY

Manny Taur - Manny is the classic bully. His game is about intimidation and preying on the weak. He will always attempt to pick off the slower players first and he relishes the opportunity to take out players who are looking the other way. If Manny is taunted he will become so focused on the player who is taunting him that he will become reckless and can be easily eliminated.

Clawd Wolf - Clawd’s combination of leadership skills and athletic ability make him very difficult to eliminate. He knows how to maximize the strengths of his team and expose the weaknesses of his opponents. Clawd also has a scary strong arm and can hit an opposing player from anywhere on the court. Unlike Manny, Clawd will always seek to eliminate the strongest player first, which can leave him vulnerable to an attack from a lesser player.

Deuce Gorgon - It should come as no surprise that Deuce is as quick as a striking snake. You must use multiple players all throwing their balls at once in order to have a chance against him. Deuce does not play often because of his concern that an errant ball will knock off his shades and cause him to accidentally stone another player. 

Heath Burns - Heath is totally unpredictable. I have watched him get eliminated in the first moments of one game only to see him single-handedly eliminate the opposing team in the next. Heath is very distractible though and if he can be caught watching something happening off court he can be taken out. 

Abbey Bominable - Abbey is monstrously strong and never seems to run short or breath. She throws the ball with such velocity that players will move out of the way rather than try and catch it. If Abbey has a weakness it is that she does not completely understand the game and will play hesitant at times. Once she fully learns the game she may be unstoppable. 

Ghoulia left this survival guide in my car after Clawdeen and I took her home from school one day. She left herself off the list of strongest players so I added her.

Ghoulia Yelps - Ghoulia may not move fast but she definitely moves with a purpose. Somehow she always manages to be in the right place at the right time and it’s like she knows that you’re going to do before you do it. Oh, and don’t think she can’t throw the ball either because she can. She may not have the strongest arm but it’s definitely the most accurate. I found that out when I ignored her the first time I played against her and she ended up taking me out. I don’t ignore her anymore cause she’s the first player I pick if I’m the one picking teams. 

Howl at you later,

Clawd Wolf

Faculty

Coaches of the various Monster High athletic teams will be leading the class on a rotating basis until a new Physical Deaducation faculty member is hired.

Our last P.D. teacher had an unfortunate accident while demonstrating the proper way to execute a yoga position called the pit and the pendulum. It is my understanding that he is doing well and is expected to make a full... physical recovery.

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Ghoul Sports Toralei Stripe

MONSTER RULES

The original version of monster soccer was not played on a smooth grass surface, but rather through the forests of the “old country”. Modern monster soccer is no longer played in the forest, because it is too difficult for spectators to follow the action. You can, however, hear the influence of the old game in the terminology and slang that is still in use today.

“Leaf Ripper” - a hard shot that flies over the goal.

“Lost in the Woods” - A player that looks confused on the pitch.

“Bark Duster” - A point blank shot that bounces off another player.

“Meadow Lark” - A player that doesn’t like contact.

13 players on each side.

Field is 200 yards long and 150 yards wide. 

The ball is made from dragon leather and is virtually indestructible.

Matches last for 60 minutes with no halftime.

If a game ends in a tie a second, red colored ball is put into play. First team to score with either ball wins. 

BEAST MEMORY

My best match ever? I don’t even need a catnap to think about that one. It was the first match I ever got to start, and it was against the centaur high school team. I had gotten to play in a few games as a substitute, but I never got a chance to start. It pains me to admit it, but the reason I didn’t get to start before this game was because I wasn’t working hard enough so I didn’t get better. That is until one day at practice Howleen made a move with the ball and went by me so fast that it made me look silly. She wasn’t trying to embarrass me, but she did. So the next practice I showed up early so I could do extra drills, and I stayed late to do extra conditioning. I continued to work hard, so that the coach and even Howleen noticed and commented that I was getting better. Then on the day we played the centaurs, who have a clawsome team, Howleen couldn’t play because she had a monster case of the flu. The coach started me in Howleen’s place, and I ended up scoring a “cat trick” – three goals in one game! I used one of the same moves Howleen used on me in practice to score my last goal. Just don’t tell her I said that, it might ruin my image if anyone knew I was giving another monster credit for teaching me something.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

MONDAY Conditioning

TUESDAY Speed and mobility training

WEDNESDAY Fright Scrimmage

THURSDAY Game Planning for Opponent

FRIDAY Stretching - Game Walk Through

SATURDAY Game Day!

SUNDAY

SIGNATURE MOVE

In soccer, unless you’re the goalie, it’s illegal to touch the ball with your hands... but there’s no rule against using your tail. So I practiced, and practiced, and practiced, until I could flip the ball up in the air with my tail. Once I got that down, I kept working until I was able to rotate my body and strike the ball while it was still in the air. With the momentum I generate from my spin, added to my already quite purrwerful shot, it’s almost impossible to block. 

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