Sunday morning at 8.15am we leave our house to be at the venue at 9.00am. We are on time. But what we see is utter chaos.
Venue: Active Arena, Marathahalli
Supposed to be the 1st Inter school skating competition. Om's Skating Sir insisted that we take him there for exposure into competitions. So here we were in midst of confusion & chaos. Poorly managed and organized event. No banners/ directions put up on what to do or where to go. Kids from LKG to 8th present. Screaming parents, confused and tensed kids and Confused organizers. We had been asked to carry kids ID card, application form with school seal n signature and Birth certificate along with Rs.250/-. What I saw at the venue seemed loosely managed administration. No one checked the id card/ birth certificate or for that matter seal/ signature. I saw some parents sitting and filling up forms there at the venue. I handed over the registration fees and got my sons number tag. No one checked the form. Om got 328, so I imagine there were atleast 400 kids who participated in yesterdays event. The chaos that we saw there forced me to ask Om if we could just go back home-starting from no parking, no place for parents to sit, no place for participants to sit or rest, hardly 50-70 chairs, small space for skating, unplanned way of managing the kids and so much more that I dont feel like writing anymore about it....overall a poorly planned event.
Okay-- I guess I am missing out the exciting part...I wanted Om to get a feel of how the competitions are and not really fight for a prize. But he just surprised us...
He took part in Roller skates, category- Tenacity, class 3-4.
12 kids fighting for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
In the heats round Om managed to come 2nd and pushed himself to final round. That was exciting enough for me...had seen his nervous face at the start of the race. I chose not to stand in front of him, but to hide myself behind the nets and watch him. Appaji went straight into the arena and stood on the side to capture his video. What a thrill to watch the finals. Fear, speed, balance, a want to win attitude..saw all of it in that 2-3 min race. My boy came 3rd. He literally fought for his 3rd place.
Congratulations to him....
And what makes it even better is his attitude...on our way back home near the exit gate, Om saw the boy who had participated in the race with him. Om ran towards him, said something and came back. When I checked what it was for, Om said that boy had won the first place, so he had gone to congratulate him. muah for that!
This was his first attempt at Skating Competition and his first medal. Will always remain special.
Venue: Active Arena, Marathahalli
Supposed to be the 1st Inter school skating competition. Om's Skating Sir insisted that we take him there for exposure into competitions. So here we were in midst of confusion & chaos. Poorly managed and organized event. No banners/ directions put up on what to do or where to go. Kids from LKG to 8th present. Screaming parents, confused and tensed kids and Confused organizers. We had been asked to carry kids ID card, application form with school seal n signature and Birth certificate along with Rs.250/-. What I saw at the venue seemed loosely managed administration. No one checked the id card/ birth certificate or for that matter seal/ signature. I saw some parents sitting and filling up forms there at the venue. I handed over the registration fees and got my sons number tag. No one checked the form. Om got 328, so I imagine there were atleast 400 kids who participated in yesterdays event. The chaos that we saw there forced me to ask Om if we could just go back home-starting from no parking, no place for parents to sit, no place for participants to sit or rest, hardly 50-70 chairs, small space for skating, unplanned way of managing the kids and so much more that I dont feel like writing anymore about it....overall a poorly planned event.
Okay-- I guess I am missing out the exciting part...I wanted Om to get a feel of how the competitions are and not really fight for a prize. But he just surprised us...
He took part in Roller skates, category- Tenacity, class 3-4.
12 kids fighting for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
In the heats round Om managed to come 2nd and pushed himself to final round. That was exciting enough for me...had seen his nervous face at the start of the race. I chose not to stand in front of him, but to hide myself behind the nets and watch him. Appaji went straight into the arena and stood on the side to capture his video. What a thrill to watch the finals. Fear, speed, balance, a want to win attitude..saw all of it in that 2-3 min race. My boy came 3rd. He literally fought for his 3rd place.
Congratulations to him....
And what makes it even better is his attitude...on our way back home near the exit gate, Om saw the boy who had participated in the race with him. Om ran towards him, said something and came back. When I checked what it was for, Om said that boy had won the first place, so he had gone to congratulate him. muah for that!
