Alle posts van Heren 9 2022
Close battle in Diepenheim
After a drive to the small village of Diepenheim and searching for the sportscenter we got into the warming up. Time out tried to unsettle us by playing loud music during the warming up but the peaky nineders are hardly unsettled by some music. As our coaches could not be present we had Wesley as a coach. Wesley rewarded Stef and Tommie, for their great performance in the vestingbar the evening before, by making them starters. For Stef this did not last long as within the first set he landed on the foot of ... Lees meer
Finally not an old team
Still recovering from our game the day before and without our trusted captain Stef we got on our bikes and headed to the sportscentre. The opponent was fearful of our razor lined caps and had tried to postpone the match. Lennart convinced them that facing gents 9 is a hard task no matter what day they played us, so they might as well get it over with. Upon arriving at the sportscentre and starting our warming up we were delighted to see a team in our poule that wasn’t filled with old guys. As it was the f... Lees meer
Revenge in a bigger hall
With a Friday evening match and the peaky-nineders you never know what you’re going to get. Especially when facing a higher ranked team which beat us 4-0 in our previous encounter. We had long started our warming up when the opponent was yet to be seen. The intimidation in the away match earlier this season had clearly paid off as they started the match without halve of their team being present. The intimidation and loud chanting in the tiny hall in Langeveen worked so well that they only arrived when the... Lees meer
Blamage in Delden
Before the match it is important to get a good meal in, for some of us, this meant traveling to Germany (Glanerbrug) to enjoy the meal with some teammates. Due to some unforeseen issues with modern transportation methods, we had to depart from the luxury of electric travel and we reverted to man-powered horse carriages to get to the dinner location. After dinner, the issues with modern travel were resolved and we started our journey toward Delden. Upon arrival the entry to the hall was unclear and we tried ... Lees meer
Family day at Harambee
The energy for our match against the number 1 in our competition was high, Stef spoke some motivation into us before we headed into the battlefront. With our families in the stands and our caps on during the warming up we started strong. We got off on a strong foot and sadly lost the first set 20-25. Our razor-lined caps and the loud singing after each point did not only intimidate the opponents from Vriezenveen but also seemed to intimidate the referee with a lot of replays being given. Despite the intimid... Lees meer
