Vance plays killer D

Not much to report on today. I was supposed to teach part 2 of the training class at work today, but the guy I was supposed to train had a family emergency, so I just did miscellaneous things at work all day. Our city league game tonight was pretty fun. I put on the brace, took a lot of ibuprofen, did a lot of running/stretching before the game, and decided to play. Thankfully, I didn't roll my ankle. I was nowhere near 100%, partly because of the ankle, and partly because I haven't exercised in a week (also on account of the ankle). But we did pretty well. We had 2 guy subs for the first half (but only one for the second). And we had plenty of girls. We were playing Sam's and Vance's team, which has a lot of guys from the Kiwanis scene, but all and all I think we were pretty evenly matched (a little more athleticism and height, whereas they had the experience). After getting behind early, we took the half 8-7. Then we started to show wear and tear and lost 15-12. There were two frustrating things about the game. First of all, Vance took me on defense most of the time, which made it harder for my teammates to get me the disc. Secondly, my teammates misread 5 or 6 of my deep throws that would have been easy scores for more experienced receivers. I need to play more with them so they can get a better idea of where the disc will go, especially on an outside-in curve. And I should also probably figure out my receivers a little better so I know when to resist a throw. But one positive was our deep game. I hate to say this, but I think our deep game is going to be key to winning. We have a lot of hops and height, and not so much a short game. Anyway, it was fun. And then I came home and did chores and stuff all night.

Posted May 27, 2004 (11:50 PM) | Comments (1)