Hey buddy, this weekend was amazing. I can't really describe all of the emotions I went through on saturday. there was so much that went on, but hest highlights...
had my S11 soccer game early...most of the kids never played together so I had a lot of effort getting kids where they needed to be consistently to get them the tight vixtory. I know winning isn't everything, but getting the kids to have fun while we do this is so important to me too.
then I got ready for my bout. I had nearly 20 of my close friends and family show up to root me on. I was nervous beyond belief as time got closer. had to do a bunch of set up and check in type stuff for other teams. during warmups I even fell down in front of my brothers.
so I sat down after warmups and just said, there thst was embarrassing enough don't have to worry about that any more
I was anxious as I had no idea how much I was going to actually play. most fresh meat only get a few jams in during first bout...sort of to get indoctrinated and get a feel for things. I didn't want all these people to have come out to see me play 3 minutes of an hour long game...I would have been mortified, but that was a risk.
during the match there were a few injuries that alloted me more time on the floor, in all there were probably 15 -16 JAMS that i got to play and over 20 minutes. no penalties, no injuries, played hard got some good blocks and made a few pretty good hits.
I felt elation and happiness that had been a while. I was telling a friend that it was probably one of my top 10 most satisfying days of my life with all that went on in preparations and the like. Here I am, the kid that got picked last in virtually everything I did growing up, to being able to compete at this level against people much larger and stronger than me. I have been on cloud 9.
if your looking around you could probably figure out team name...only mens team in chicago. we do have a Facebook page too
I have to run to get the kids ready for school. I will write you later this week.
