We Are What We Dream Of

Friday, April 07, 2006
8:34 PM

friday - a better day than the previous day -

finally, we get to play A HOCKEY GAME!!!!!!! ( in fact, the sec 1s played 2 hockey matches)

hmm......... lets start with the first (and nicer) game....... it was all sec 1s wif a few sec 3s and 1 sec 2 (alvan) and two seniors (jeremy and dunno who).........

the game was truthfully, a break from all those monotonious training AND PT.........

b4 that, we had shooting practise, dribbling practise, running, running and even MORE running

hmm...... shooting practise, i scored 9 outta 10 attempts, ok, i admit, outta the 9, 4 were kinda fluke coz they were hit when the keeper was not looking.......... BUT the other 5 were QUALITY shots to the corner (except for one that the keeper ALMOST saved) BUT hey! dewin only scored 1 (rejoicing evilly)

the shooting was fun, the running was not......... we hadta drbble around cones, pass to the senior who would pass it (hard) back to your path and u had to accerlerate your already dehydrated and worn out body to trap it and keep going, THEN, the shooting part

anylasis of my shooting--
i will take rapid steps (worsening the condition of my rapidly worn out body) and lift the stick above shoulder height(which is illegal AND worsens the soreness of my poor arms) and whack it like a golfer (which is also called chopping, which is ALSO illegal if there is a player in front of you, sending painful vibes up my shoulders)

the last one i didnt score coz i was literally walking/jogging towards the goal (pls note that we started this drill under a merciless hot sun and from the halfway point of the astroturf) and by the time i had the mental readiness to shoot, i accidentally twisted my stick and sent the ball wide of the stupid goal.........

anw, back to the match........... it was damn fun........ ok, so i was a bit (fine! VERY, ok?) wasteful....... i think i had er...... 5 or 6 chances to shoot? and i either sent the ball wide or the shot was blocked by jeremy.............. a plea to my teammates--- try shooting when

1) theres this sec 4 hockey captain guarding the goal
2) when this particular sec 4 had a very long stick that almost covered the whole space of the goal
3) when this sec 4 wanted to show me how an obstruction is like and how painful it can be (thus i was keeping as much distance between him and me)

THEN u tell me whats pressure......... but i admit, i was extremely wasteful...... but it was damn fun all the same...... if not for the stupid graze on my knee

lets digress for a moment and focus instead on the state of the astroturf of ri....... near the shooting circle, the turf is not actually turf, but metal studs in place of where artificial turf SHOULD be.......... and guess what, i decided (STUPIDLY) to try and stretch for the hockey ball that ish (fish) centred goalwards....... im not exactly a first class ballerina and so i tumbled to the ground, stick missing the ball by inches........on lo and behold, the unforgiving metal studs! --..

and in the end, this sec 4 cheated by scoring from a free hit........... GRRR...... we lost 1-0........ GRRRRRRR

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