29 May 2016

Police VI clobbered Diphatsa 3-1 in a volleyball league game in Serowe on May 28.

While the winning coach Shimaka Ngwanaotsile was a composed commander who occupied his seat for the first and second sets, his counterpart Daniel Ngozi was an animated fellow relentlessly trying in vain to get his boys go past the police road block.

Though he conceded that Police were a more experienced side, Ngozi believed his boys could pull a grand escape plan in the eyes of hawk-eyed Police. 

Ngozi was a busy man on the touchlines, throwing gestures be-known to him and his boys whilst Ngwanaotsile once in a while reminded his firing squad of the orders to shoot on site any Diphatsa efforts. 

But, in the third set Diphatsa benefited from Police complacency to win the set 25-18. 

Realising that his charges could have devised an escape plan against heavily armed Police, coach Ngozi assumed his seat but Ngwanaotsile stood and hurled orders for arrest of the marauding Diphatsa. 

Sensing their commander could be a provoked leader, the cops put up a massive fight to win 25-19 and return to the barracks unbeaten side after two games. 

In Police, Diphatsa faced a hungry lion that had just tasted blood of a weaker prey.

Their intentions were to wrap up the game and live true to coach Shimaka’s assertions that this season he would not underestimate any side in his quest for championships. 

Towards the end of the fourth set, coach Shimaka realised his attack was weakening and had to call on sharpened boys to finish up a game that had hallmarks of a thriller. 

However, his counterpart rued his charges’ inexperience citing that about three of his boys were seasoned campaigners. 

The team lost towering attacker in Pastor Rababonye to BDF VI. He justified his touchline antics as a motivational act to psyche his boys into action.

However, the two coaches agreed on one thing, that the continued unavailability of scoreboard was a distraction to their players. Their contentions were that players would lose concentration by constantly calling for scores. 

The scorekeeper was overheard complaining about the unavailability of scoreboard as he had to out-compete vociferous spectators to update both teams and supporters on scores. 

The handful supporters cheered and marvelled at every piece of skill on display without necessarily aligning to a particular team. Every cheer and clap was in consonance with every piece of skill on display. 

In other games, Diphatsa eased off past Prisons VI by 3-1 whilst Police smothered Tanian 3-0. 

Prisons redeemed themselves by thumping Tanian 3-1. 

Tanian coach, Stone Mokuedi, like Ngozi blamed inexperience as an ingredient to his failure but, he promised he had his eyes glued to the top eight bracket nonetheless. Ends