Tuesday Nights - What to do?

[Kerryn Harrington]

I love Tuesday nights because I have my time-out, my 3rd Place experience for the week. I play competition eight-ball in a team with 11 other people. We're not just a sporting team, we're also long term friends. We don't all know each other inside out even though some of us have known each other for 10+ years but we seem to have friendships that are kind of like those unconditional family bonds. We see each other every week or every other week and we have something in common.

It's not just my team mates that make the night enjoyable it's also meeting and talking with the members of the opposition teams.

Eight-ball and probably any other sport is a great way to meet people and to spend some 'relaxing' you time each week or fortnight. Most pool halls run in-house and interclub eight-ball leagues for all levels of players from beginners to experts. The thing I like about sporting clubs is that you don't have to know someone in the club to join up, most clubs are always on the look out for extra members and will welcome new comers. It's just a matter of turning up and talking to some of the members.

I often wonder how I would have gone if I'd joined an indoor cricket club or an athletics club. There's so many opportunities out there....tennis, basketball, netball, swimming, diving, gym, football etc....