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Today is going to be one of those days. And it's only just gone 9am.
No hockey this weekend: which is a pity because I'm enjoying it. We won our game last weekend 5-2 against a group of bitchy schoolgirls, one of whom cheered her team-mate when she smacked one of our players in the chin. Classy group, that.
I think we're going to do very well in this year's comp; having a coach makes a big difference in how we play, in our strategy and how we look at the field. We're not just playing, we're playing as a team, and we're playing against a specific opponent, not just generally defending. eg. the team we played on the weekend had two strong players and a bunch of okay ones. Once we kept the strong players boxed in, denying them the ball or blocking their passes, their game was hemmed in. They got their goals off short corners (which are awarded for defender mistakes in the goal circle), not from running down the field.
So, otherwise, I have a birthday party to attend on Saturday, a friend to catch up with on Sunday, and several thousand words to write.
Mostly, I just want to sleep all weekend. 5:30am wake-ups are no fun.
No hockey this weekend: which is a pity because I'm enjoying it. We won our game last weekend 5-2 against a group of bitchy schoolgirls, one of whom cheered her team-mate when she smacked one of our players in the chin. Classy group, that.
I think we're going to do very well in this year's comp; having a coach makes a big difference in how we play, in our strategy and how we look at the field. We're not just playing, we're playing as a team, and we're playing against a specific opponent, not just generally defending. eg. the team we played on the weekend had two strong players and a bunch of okay ones. Once we kept the strong players boxed in, denying them the ball or blocking their passes, their game was hemmed in. They got their goals off short corners (which are awarded for defender mistakes in the goal circle), not from running down the field.
So, otherwise, I have a birthday party to attend on Saturday, a friend to catch up with on Sunday, and several thousand words to write.
Mostly, I just want to sleep all weekend. 5:30am wake-ups are no fun.