Happy Canada Day!!

This week my flag football team (Titans) won its first game in almost 3 years. 2-1 was the score. Sounds like a soccer score right? I performed well in the first half, but tightened up in the second half and probably threw a half dozen interceptions. Brutal. Maybe that's why it was not a very satisfying win for me.

After missing two consecutive games, it was nice to see that my teammates have groomed their catching skills... without me. The two most impressive catches during the game were the most difficult passes to catch. One was an absolute bullet through a maze of people right up the middle of the field. My intended receiver snatched it out of the air with the determination of a Praying Mantis. The other awesome catch was over the receiver's head, calling for a Michael Jordan-esque pose in mid-stride.

My former team had a game scheduled after mine so I decided to watch & cheer them on. It felt good to do that. It was nice to be on their sideline pulling for them. They were almost short a person and one of them considered asking the other team to let me play. That felt nice. It was a windy day but it was still hard to watch Crush struggle at the QB position. Different people. So much hesitation. Not leveraging people's strengths at the position for particular plays. Tough to watch because I wish them so much success. sigh. But it got worse when Jenny dislocated her elbow. yech what an awful sight. Fortunately there was a physiotherapist at the field and we were able to get her to the hospital within about 20 mins. Seeing part of Jenny's forearm bulging under the skin where her elbow normally is made me wonder how she didn't feint. She's definitely a trooper.

My last two weeks have been very busy & very focused on soccer. Watching World Cup matches with friends, alone, in bars, at home. Watching Bianca's gold medal tournament match (u14). Interviewing the famous player / coach Tracy David. Dreaming about bringing a WPS regular season match to Alberta. I've been up to my eyeballs in soccer since June 11th. Wanna know what's funny about that? I'm dying for the NFL season to start. I'm not sure what that says about me-- I have the attention span of a two year old? ha haaa. oy vay! The best part is that once I reach Week 5 of the NFL season, I'm sure I'll return to absorbing more soccer again. Life in the fast lane.

But it's nice to feel a renewed dedication to football... now that I have time. Just in time to experience Damon Allen headlining a QB camp my brother is putting on with Kent Ridley. Damon Allen-- CFL deity. I swear he is the coolest cat I've ever met. He has such a reserved & dignified swagger. Football royalty. I'll lose my mind if I get to participate in the camp.

How's everyones' summer going?