Twelve Memorable Moments: April Part One

April was an eventful month and a successful one at that.

The month started off with a basketball match my friend Jodie booked us to go see. Why a basketball match I hear you ask? Well, when your friend is on the hunt for some athletic, super tall men then it's a pretty good place to start.

I am up for anything at the moment, trying new things is at the core to this New Years Resolution so I was happy to go along and witness a sport I think is rather cool and never seen before. I won't lie, I think I was expecting hot dogs, popcorn, cheerleaders, bright lights in a  big stadium.

A local gym in the hood of Solihul didn't quite make the cut but some rowdy northern fans made it...colourful to say the least.

So we sat down to watch the Birmingham Knights (our supporting team) VS the Newcastle Eagles.

Tall men were definitely not far in sight, cheerleaders they were in UK form, popcorn and hotdogs? Dammit, nowhere!

I was a bit disappointed with the lack of team spirit from our Birmingham Knights supporters, the Newcastle Eagles definitely put us to shame with their drums, horns and chants but as the game went on, we definitely got into it.

There was a some game play tension and a cute half time where the kids in the audience got to shoot some hoops to win their own basketball.

The boys did well but unfortunately lost overall 71-87 but the game was fun and I would definitely go again. I wish I could tell you some more technical commentary but my basketball vocabulary is pretty limited.

I would LOVE to see a proper American Basketball match, I can imagine the atmosphere is electric! For a UK game I think it was great fun and definitely an experience I won't forget and I recommend anyone to go along and support their own local team.