As OSC was last years winning team, we had set ourselves some goals prior to this years tournament. It was important for us as a team to maintain that title and take hold of that trophy one more time. For seniors, including myself this was more than just a competitive trip, it was our last time ever playing for our team which meant winning became our main objective. Going into the tournament with our heads held high we felt like we were able to accomplish anything either opposing team threw at us. To start off with, our team had changed quite a lot over the last year, losing our seniors and some other players had impacted the team in some ways, never the less we were determined to prove people wrong and show them that we still have the capability of winning and remaining on the top of the leaderboard. Like always there were some challenges some members on our team faced during the course of this 6 week Football season. Some players were inexperienced, some weren't physically capable of playing for longer than 30 minutes at a stretch, others had academic issues that needed to be resolved in order for them to be able to travel and take part with the team. We faced many challenges but overcame them all together as a team, like a team should. We had all been there and cooperated well with each other, supported them day in and day out. The closer the tournament was for us the closer we became as a team.
Diverse yet wildly entertaining, we had a wide variety of ages that tried out and played among us seniors and i personally must say it was quite a life changing experience for me. The transformation from week 1 to week 6 was the most unexpected thing to happen. Overall we placed 2nd as we encountered some challenging teams who not only played 100% but as our coach would say "wanted the game more than we did" which was true. This years determination to win was lower than the previous year. I would like to believe that it was because this was the first SAISA for most players on the team so pressure did definitely build up within most players. Although we were organised and some what mentally prepared, it was our physical conditioning that took the best of us. Whether or not we won that trophy, i am very proud to say that this year was quite the success for OSC students including myself. I only hope that the intensity and willingness to play increases as the years go by and maybe there will be more opportunities to take home that trophy once again. Never the less SAISA Football 2016 was a huge accomplishment. 
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