My club team Eanna, has been on a hot streak and we currently lead the North Division in the National League. I’ve also been playing for my college team. We’ve had three games so far but I’m looking forward to the rest of the season. Playing for the college is slightly different than playing for Eanna. At Eanna, we’ll play roughly 30 games a season. For the college, we only get about 10 games so every one of them is special. Luckily for me, my coach at Eanna also coaches my college team so we run similar plays.
Basketball in Ireland has a completely different feel. The vibe is a lot more relaxing. At Eanna, we practice 2-3 times per week and have games every weekend. All of my teammates live in Dublin and some of them have also played on other pro teams in Dublin. Dublin has a decent amount of pro basketball teams because of the population of the city. Most of our games have been in Dublin because we either play at home or play another Dublin team. However, during the second half of the season we will be doing more traveling as we play more teams from the southern conference. My club team Eanna plays in the National League which is the second most competitive league in Ireland. The top league is the Super League in which Eanna was in last year but was relegated from at the end of last season. Our goal this year is to win the National League and make it back to Super League for the start of next season.
It has been fun getting chance to travel and play in different cities around Ireland. Occasionally, our team will stay the night and enjoy the nightlife of our opposing team’s city. It has also been a great experience getting to see the other victory scholars and compete against them every weekend. Ireland isn’t the biggest country in the world and the basketball community is even smaller. A lot of my teammates know opposing players from cities that could be hours away. In addition, this gives the fans of Eanna the opportunity to accompany the team to away games to cheer. All in all, basketball in Ireland has been different to say the least. I’m looking forward to the end of the season and hopefully remaining undefeated in the league.
