when was the last time you played in an official game (any sports)?
By secretbear
@secretbear (19448)
Philippines
April 28, 2008 6:37pm CST
i've joined the volleyball team of our office and today will be our first game against another department. yesterday was the opening ceremony and we also had a parade. all the teams paraded within the gym together with the respective muses. and then, the first game was yesterday too. our team against another department and we won! 
although i didn't think that the other department gave a good fight because they lack players. while our basketball team had a lot of players.
i'm getting nervous for today's game. it will be a mixed volleyball. each team is comprised of men and women. its been long since my last official game. that was a few years back when i was in college when i used to play softball! today will be an official game and i don't know if i'll do good. i just want to have fun playing sports again. i wish i'll be able to do my best today and contribute to the efforts of my team! 
so when was the last time you played in an official game?
although i didn't think that the other department gave a good fight because they lack players. while our basketball team had a lot of players.
i'm getting nervous for today's game. it will be a mixed volleyball. each team is comprised of men and women. its been long since my last official game. that was a few years back when i was in college when i used to play softball! today will be an official game and i don't know if i'll do good. i just want to have fun playing sports again. i wish i'll be able to do my best today and contribute to the efforts of my team!
so when was the last time you played in an official game?5 people like this
23 responses
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
29 Apr 08
Wa.. Good for u, secret ^_^ Volleyball is a good and sexy sport.. LOL Hope that ur team will win again today and win all the way.. hehe
It's been a very long time since i last played in an official game, i think should be around 8 yrs or so.. hehe ^_^ It was also the time when i was in college, playing soccer with my self formed team against the opposition, it's a tornament organised by the college too.. But a pity, we lost to the stronger team, just after round 1.. LOL ^_^
How i missed the days and times of competitive official games.. hehe
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
hi kun! depressing but we lost. 
we had a lot of errors. we won the first set but we started committing errors on the second set. i was so nervous at the start. but i regained focus in the middle of the game. an audience who is a varsity volleyball player said there were a lot of call mistakes by the referee. but most of us were not knowledgeable about the technicality so we failed to notice it. 
but it was so much fun to play. it could have been more fun though if we had won. but there would be next time. i hope we can win by then.
i used to play sports too during my college days. i had tried soccer by the way. i can't do it. its too tiring! 
we had a lot of errors. we won the first set but we started committing errors on the second set. i was so nervous at the start. but i regained focus in the middle of the game. an audience who is a varsity volleyball player said there were a lot of call mistakes by the referee. but most of us were not knowledgeable about the technicality so we failed to notice it.
but it was so much fun to play. it could have been more fun though if we had won. but there would be next time. i hope we can win by then.
i used to play sports too during my college days. i had tried soccer by the way. i can't do it. its too tiring! 1 person likes this
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
30 Apr 08
yeah, what matters is how we tried our best and how we enjoyed the game. but i think most of my teammates are really hung up with our loss. it could have been an easy game for us. we just had a bad start during the second set and that made us tensed during the rest of the game. a lot of us wanted to win so much. i hope we'll do better next time. i feel like i was the one who brought them bad luck. 
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
29 Apr 08
How disappointing :( But never mind, it's the referee's fault that cause your team the game.. But it's ok, as long as your team has got the team spirit and the most important of all, had fun together ^_^ hehe
It's all about sportsmanship, win or loss is just a name, wat matters is the experience.. haha ^_^
Soccer is good, it trains stamina and improve overall fitness.. haha
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@roniroxas (10559)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
waaaaaaaaa i am not a sporty person. i love to play volley ball and now a frustrated volley ball player. i love bowling but i am not sure if bowling loves me. ive been to badminton every once in a while but never joined a official game. gosh i wish i can do that. but i have to be a mother and a father at the same time. @roniroxas (10559)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
of course i play, i play ps with my children and some scrabble too. but i dont have time to play sports that long. as you know i am the mother and the father of four children and i would rather spend time with them. i play bowling with them too. dont worry i am not going to be a dull person...lol. i am so energetic to be dull.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
when your children grows up, big enough to play sports like volleyball, i'm sure you'll be able to play volleyball and other sports like it roni! its hard to be a single parent but it will pay off someday i'm sure. you just have to wait until your children are as tall as you and they'll beat you in volleyball and badminton! 1 person likes this
@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
30 Apr 08
My last official game was last year, in the spring, I can't remember the date, when I played in the University's mixed volleyball championship.
My team finished 3rd place, and that was a big performance for us, considering the teams from the 1st and second place were made by the University Representative players.
We even got a diploma fr it 
Here's a picture of us after the competition (one of the girls is not in the photo, she had to leave)
Here's a picture of us after the competition (one of the girls is not in the photo, she had to leave)@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
12 May 08
Well, it was a surprise for everyone. We weren't expected to win anything, because the team was made on the spot, we barely knew each-other from the volleyball class.
I think we played well as a team, without any selfish playing for any of us and that's what made us win, playing as a team.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
9 Jun 08
hey stvasile! we are the champions in the volleyball game!!! it was unexpected because we had consecutive losses. we are all surprised to have won the championship. we took the grandslam. championship in basketball and in volleyball.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
10 May 08
wow! you ended up third place! your team must be strong! i wish we could even win just once. ^__^;; and your diplomas sure look nice. it has a very good blue color.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
21 Jun 08
thanks anyway for the response gr8life. what sports did you play then 16 years ago? 1 person likes this
@johndur (3052)
• Pasig, Philippines
29 Apr 08
i think its was very long time ago since my last official competition!i have been playing basket ball continously with my friends...but playing an official game was way back when im still in high school where i am one of varsity player of our school and that was 15years ago.wow time really flies!its nice of you think of this kind of topic.it makes me reminisce the good old days!lol
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
hi john! you must be a very good player! varsity players are all the best from the whole school right? you must have a lot of uniforms stacked in your closet! oh just an update, we just finished our game. we lost.
oh just an update, we just finished our game. we lost. 1 person likes this
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
it was really depressing. but we had a disadvantage. it was mixed volleyball, for every game/set, there were three girls and three boys. the other team had a lot of substitutes for the girls. in our time, there were only three of us girls and we were playing the entire three sets! the other girls in our team didn't come to play. but still, we could have won. i think a lot of us got tensed because we had a lot of errors in the second set.
i also have some few uniforms too. i was a player of softball back in college but i wasn't varsity.
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@johndur (3052)
• Pasig, Philippines
29 Apr 08
im sorry you lost...playing is just like that you can win all the time,im sure you will win next time.they say im one of the best in school but i dont think im that good i just play and give it my best.yah i have lots of uniforms from playing back then.
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@hitomikanzaki (128)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
That was way back in college, an official Badminton match (which I lost by a couple of points, very frustrating). And since then, I haven't been to any games (except online and in our backyard). :D
You go girl. :)
Gambatte Ne!!
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
ganbarimasu! i did my best actually. but i guess my best wasn't good enough. we lost the game hitomi. we committed lots of errors. i think most of got tensed. we won the first game though. we started badly on the second set. that's when we started committing errors. oh well, better luck next time. i hope we'll win the next game.
i did my best actually. but i guess my best wasn't good enough. we lost the game hitomi. we committed lots of errors. i think most of got tensed. we won the first game though. we started badly on the second set. that's when we started committing errors. oh well, better luck next time. i hope we'll win the next game.@hitomikanzaki (128)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
on, no! But don't feel bad, you can guys can always kick their butt the next time! :D
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@carolbee (16230)
• United States
1 May 08
Did your department win the volleyball game the other day?
The last sport I played was bowling. It's been about 10 years since my team disbanded so my decision was to quit the league. I do miss it and bowled well but it was time to move on.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
10 May 08
we lost. i thought i was the jinx but on the second game which i wasn't able to play in, our team lost too. really sad because according to the audience, we could have easily won those two games since the opponent are not that good too. i just hope we can win even once.
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
The last time I remember was about three years ago, it was a basketball game in our subdivision. I haven't entered or joined any yet since then, got too busy. But I still play every weekends though, every afternoon along with my friends.
I also enjoyed playing volleyball back then, never joined any team nor participated in an official game.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
thanks for the response raijin. basketball is really the common past time for guys isn't it?
@tholitz (1127)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
I could hardly remember when I really played in an official game. Just like yours, our company is having a basketball tournament this coming Friday. Though many teams invited me to join their team, I have inhibited myself from joining any team and playing competitive basketball. Maybe one of the valid reason I could think of is the pain that I feel in my knees whenever I played and maybe my age (hey I'm not that old). I don't know if I could still jump and run up and down in the basketball court. Anyway just relax and enjoy your games. Well I will not say that winning is not important but I believe that how you played the game including the manner and behavior you shown inside and outside of the court matters most.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
hi tholitz! maybe you have an injury and you just don't know it. or maybe its arthritis. a lot of players in our basketball team are already seniors. its kind of a requirement in all the teams. to have seniors as players. and in the game, the team is always compose of three juniors (the youngsters) and two seniors (the oldies). ^__^;;
i believe that's what's really important too. we lost but i did my best and i just enjoyed the game. although it was really depressing to have lost, i think i have enjoyed it much because i missed playing a sports.
a lot of players in our basketball team are already seniors. its kind of a requirement in all the teams. to have seniors as players. and in the game, the team is always compose of three juniors (the youngsters) and two seniors (the oldies). ^__^;;
i believe that's what's really important too. we lost but i did my best and i just enjoyed the game. although it was really depressing to have lost, i think i have enjoyed it much because i missed playing a sports. 
@makaira (1158)
• Philippines
5 Jul 08
i just did! we had our sportsfest here in the lab 2 weeks ago. i was part of the ladies basketball team and i also played table tennis. we won in the table tennis but sad to say we lost in the basketball competition. our opponent were just tough!
cheers!
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
6 Jul 08
hi ate tin! wow! you play basketball din pala! you're so sporty ate! bilib ako sa yo!
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
2 May 08
About four years back before I ruptured my archilles tendon. I was playing Netball for my work at the time and after the second game I injured myself and couldn't play anymore. It's been years since I played nationally and do miss it from time to time.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
11 May 08
you were a national player?? awesome! i'm glad to meet someone like you here! but that's just so bad that you can't play anymore. for a sports-minded person like you, it must be tough. how did you rupture your achille's tendon?
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@jsumbing (155)
• Philippines
30 Apr 08
the last game that i played officially was last year's summer football league... we only went as far as the semi-finals but it's still memorable since i got to play with my grade-school buddies again. It really became a mini reunion for us. And it was also good to see that I'm not the only one out of shape hehehe... hey secretbear, wish I could watch one of your games, I could be your water boy...or your towel boy...
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
30 Apr 08
you're not the only one out of shape but that's nothing to be thankful for! you're still out of shape!
yeah, you could have been my towel boy. i really needed one yesterday. i forgot to bring my towel in the game. its pink pa naman. 
yeah, you could have been my towel boy. i really needed one yesterday. i forgot to bring my towel in the game. its pink pa naman. 
@bagumbayan (2705)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
I think it was a year ago when I was with the bowling team. Like you do we have our sportsfest and each group has their own teams. This year we again have one but I was not able to join because of my hand injury. I am not good in bowling but I can at least score. I am one of those replacement. I just play when there are sports activities like this. Maybe due to lack of time, I got no much time playing. Congratulations.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
oh that's just too bad bagumbayan! its always fun to play a sports right? and bowling is fun too. i was able to play that back in college. and its fun when you do it in teams.
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
4 Jul 08
I used to play baseball with the people I worked with and we played in a league against other lumber yards and suppliers and such. It was a lot of fun and got very competitive at some games. I played with them for about 9 years and I just stopped playing because of my health. But my hubby, now ex-hubby, still plays with them and I sometimes would go watch him play, except not since we broke up 3 months ago. We used to have a blast and after the game we would all go to the bar and dance and have drinks. It was a lot of fun and now that you brought it up, I kinda miss it.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
6 Jul 08
that sounded really fun chris! i'll sure miss it too if i were in your shoes. its so much fun to celebrate after a game. talk about the play and the opponents and just get high with winning.
@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
29 Apr 08
er..I don't remember how old I was, but it was sometime when I was a kid. I played baseball lol.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
thanks for the response Paranoia. my brother was a baseball player too back when he was still a student. i think he was my influence that's why i got into playing softball when i was still at school too.
@cdparazo (5765)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
About 7 years ago. I played volleyball and we placed second. That was such a very long time that I don't know if i still know how to play anymore. I used to compete with my cousins in our community for volleyball leagues. I had such fun. Those were the days so to say. Would definitely welcome if I get the chance to play again.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
that was during your college days? wow. so you're really a volleyball player? i'm not really a volleyball player. they asked me to join because they lack players and i wanted to have fun so i joined. its refreshing to play again something so physical.
its refreshing to play again something so physical. 1 person likes this
@grecychunny26 (9483)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
I joined also the volleyteam in our company. Since this company is multinational it consist of many teams because there are many employees. We did not won, because the team defeated us was always the champion. I was nervous also because that was my first time and to think the team we will be played for comprises with great team.But it is good that we play heartedly and we faced them while everyone was scared to play with them.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
its really tough playing with the champions. and your team should be commended with the bravery and effort to face them. ^__^ the time of our game is getting near! i hope i'll be able to play well. good to see you here grecy!
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
I was quite active in sports during my high school days... but when i reached college... i was more into the academics side... and the last time i played volleyball in a team competition was like 2 years ago... and i did not play long because i had a cough... and one of my team mate desperately wanted to play... so i gave him the chance...
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
hi aseretdd! i didn't know you were a volleyball player! i am really not a volleyball player. i just played for fun. back school i'm actually a softball player. that's really my sports.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
hi jill! i wish i was an aggressive player too! i'm too meek inside the court but i think i'm a little bit good on stopping a spiked ball. wow. you did bowling too? nice. i used to play bowling too but only for a short time back in college. they had no players for it and we just volunteered to help the student council.
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@xavierkyle (223)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
I am not a sporty person. But, if I remember right, the last time I played in an official game was when I was in third year college. I am now in my fifth year. I played badminton doubles in our college week. We lose anyway. lol.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
oh badminton! i used to play that when i was in high school. i never got to play it again during college. i thought i might suck because i didn't play for a long time.
