Squash
“Got the food Zara” “yes i've got it “ok let's get going or we will be late” “ i'm coming”.
Waching Mum and dad play all those years. Just watching them hit the ball on the wall. Why are there red lines everywhere, what are they for?
Years go past of watching this game called squash, oh I do want to play… I get on the court with a racket and a ball, Swing and a miss. Yayyyy, Yayyy three times in a row I like this game called squash it makes me feel bubbly inside. “Can I play squash Mum” “of course you can”. Down I go to the squash court hit the ball to Toby then me Toby then me, learning how to serve getting coaching by Mum getting tips from dad, Toby saying “that was out, that's no fair” but I think it is fair.
15- 13 match ball… as I get my first win, a real game, in a tournament. J4,J3 as I go up the grades, J4,J3 as Toby goes up the grades. B2,B1 as Mum goes up the grades C1,B2 as Dad goes up the grades. Tahlia and Jade have a hit and by that I mean playing hockey with a squash ball and a racket. Every week getting better J2 for me, J2 for Toby, Tahlia can hit the ball, Jade can play squash hockey.
“Got your gear Zara” “yes i've got it “ok let's get going or you will be late” “ i'm coming”.
as months past Im J1, Tobys J2, Mums B2 and injured,Dad stops playing and Tahlia and Jade will get there one day. Mum and Dad are pulling mussels, getting injured and coaching us. Mum and Dad watch us play now. They still play but not as much. I play Heaps, Toby play heaps, Mum whenever she can, dad whenever he can and Tahlia and Jade play when there's a free court!
We are a squash family and that's what we are. In the future you will see our kids will play. We will carry on our squash playing as a family. You feel strong as one family like you can achieve anything. We are the squash family!
