National League Volleyball

We braved the windy, wet weather to make our way to the Himeji Gymnasium where we watched some mind-blowing volleyball. The two teams in combat were the NEC Red Rockets and the Toyota Queens. Both sides had an international recruit, who stood out like a sore thumb!



The gymnasium was full of fans with their thunder sticks and the cheerleaders kept everyone enthusiastic. They were very cute in their uniforms and glittery pompoms, each teams' taking in turn to do a performance on court between sets. Their routines were quite reminiscent of the movie 'Bring it On', however these girls had a lot less attitude! They made 3 storey human pyramids and had girls flipping in the air. Quite entertaining. The songs favoured by the Toyota Queen cheerleaders at each winning point were "5, 6, 7, 8" by Steps and "Hey Mickey" in Japanese!



The game was won in straight sets by the Red Rockets ( we were their fans for the day) and after 2 hours of watching standing up at the back of the stands, we braved the wet and cold again and choofed home, this time scoring a bus right outside.