A month and a half ago, I buggered up my ankle in a pretty nasty event at an Electric Shoes game. In stretching to win a ball that was passed, a girl kicked my leg (accidentally) right as I planted it. I landed on it with all my weight as it was bent sideways, and tore a ligament, or so I believe. Some say it was stupid to not see a doctor, I say "yes, but go to hell".
I'm almost in peak condition again, though there are definitely some things that have changed with my play style, both good and bad, in the few games I've used to get back in shape.
The Bad:
I'm almost in peak condition again, though there are definitely some things that have changed with my play style, both good and bad, in the few games I've used to get back in shape.
The Bad:
- I'm not playing with my head up as much.
- I'm not turning as fast.
- I feel like showboating more.
The Good:
- My dribbling has improved.
- I'm holding up the ball better.
- I'm playing with a greater sense of craftyness.
- I'm not longer afraid to just take it and shoot, in some cases.
And so, I need to work on keeping my head up and my turning. Everything else will come.
I played two games when I really shouldn't have, and I scored a goal in each. Otherwise, I've been keeping up my fitness with dodgeball and softball. Yesterday I started drilling in my yard.
Today's the real test though. I play with the Hurricane, and we have to turn our season around. We've scored two goals in five league games, and allowed nine. They want to play me as striker, and with some of the E-mails from my team's coach, I think they have high hopes for me to put in a few goals. We have progressed in the cup though, with a 3-0 win over another team in our division. I'm not entirely sure how they'd like me to play, the closest thing to a game I've played for them was a scrimmage tryout where I played a playmaker role. I suppose I'll try different things, it really depends on my strike partner too. I just hope the service is there, because I'm confident that even 45 minutes will be enough to throw one into the good old onion bag.
Until then, I'll just pace around my house nervously.
I played two games when I really shouldn't have, and I scored a goal in each. Otherwise, I've been keeping up my fitness with dodgeball and softball. Yesterday I started drilling in my yard.
Today's the real test though. I play with the Hurricane, and we have to turn our season around. We've scored two goals in five league games, and allowed nine. They want to play me as striker, and with some of the E-mails from my team's coach, I think they have high hopes for me to put in a few goals. We have progressed in the cup though, with a 3-0 win over another team in our division. I'm not entirely sure how they'd like me to play, the closest thing to a game I've played for them was a scrimmage tryout where I played a playmaker role. I suppose I'll try different things, it really depends on my strike partner too. I just hope the service is there, because I'm confident that even 45 minutes will be enough to throw one into the good old onion bag.
Until then, I'll just pace around my house nervously.
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