By Phua Guan Zhi Deron (Boys’ Captain), Ramalingam Ragaviga (Girls’ Captain), Nidhesh Madhavan (Boys’ Vice-Captain), Oh Kai Jie (Girls’ Vice-Captain)

Adapted from 2025 CCA Preview.
 
The ball is rolled to the captain, clad in green, black and white. He picks it up. Inhale. Exhale. He scans the opposition defence for weaknesses in their reception. Target spotted. Far. Right. Corner. 

The crowd begins to die down, every audience member holding their breath in anticipation for the serve to come. The captain shrugs. Now is not the time to feel the pressure. 

With a swift flick of his wrist, he launches the ball high into the air. A perfect toss. He begins his approach. With the first step, he swings his arms back as far as possible. Every bit of momentum is needed here. With the second step, he lunges forward, driving his arms up with all his might. Finally, the third step. Killing all forward momentum, he soars upwards, eyes still locked onto the ball – it’s now or never.  

His arms come down like a whip, his wrist snapping to apply as much topspin on the ball as possible. His body twists and his legs straighten, and the ball shoots over the net and onto the other side of the court.