!SQUASH!
Date.
Weekends of March.
Place.
SEBarena, Vilnius.
Activity.
Honing skills in squash and tutoring.
Description.
Last month together with my brother we played badminton at SEBarena and probably had our first ever regular schedule to practice badminton, which was a major breakthrough in both, our sport’s “careers” and our scheduling “careers”. As far as squash is concerned, we have had a few semi-sessions, especially during summer, together with our uncle, who has passionately introduced us to the sport and tutored us ever since. So this time, following the example of badminton, we have decided to engage ourselves in a strenuous squash training session during weekends of March.
Reflection.
Identifying strengths and areas for growth.
Similarly to badminton, squash is a very active and precise racket sport. Squash, however, is much more demanding physically - after an intense hour of squash, every single muscle in your body feels drained. My uncle is a much more experienced player than my brother or me, and even participates in national squash championships. So, taking advice from him is a very beneficial opportunity. Particularly my uncle likes to tutor people, similarly to me. And whenever we were training, he tutored me and I, as much as I could, tried to take his advice and do every exercise he has offered me. During training without uncle I have taken my brother or my girlfriend together and tutored them. This training was not only a great opportunity to hone my skills in squash, but also, to enhance my tutoring skills.
Challenge. Commitment and perseverance. Once again, I have stick to my schedule almost entirely without deviations and managed to play squash every weekend at least once throughout March. Frankly speaking, I have noticed how my days have stretched in the context of time when I started having a fixed schedule even if it only included playing squash. I had to wake up earlier everyday in order to make everything in time, which for me personally is a major challenge. Nevertheless, I have realized that once you force yourself to something you see as a challenge for the first few times, the it automatically becomes some sort of a habitual exercise that you perform without thinking. And the bast past is that it is super beneficial to you time, your mind and your body!