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Footie – Session 12

3/17/2009 – 10:23 am

Recap: A somewhat strange day yesterday with both fields going and about 28 guys, meaning one sub per team. The quality of play was sporadic, ranging from pretty good to kinda stupid. There wasn’t a whole lot of rhythm to the game, and I was on the slightly better of the two teams on the [...]

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Footie – Sessions 10 and 11

3/13/2009 – 2:36 pm

Recap: Remarkably similar days both today and last Friday. Two fields going with about two subs for both teams. Both Fridays featured skillful games played at an up-tempo pace. Both Fridays, I was on the superior team (a core group of guys tend to wear replica jerseys that are colored, while others wear white or [...]

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Three Wins and a Draw

2/8/2009 – 1:48 pm

Yay! My co-ed indoor team won on Friday, 4-1. We were greatly helped by the opposition not having any subs but we also happened to move the ball around very well, and we only had two subs for the guys ourselves and they were a decade younger. Happily, I scored the opener and assisted on [...]

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Epiphanies

2/3/2009 – 9:45 pm

I’ve been playing competitive indoor lately, both on my co-ed team (where typically we’ve gotten whomped) and filling in for my over-30 men’s team whenever they are short on players. Since I’ve picked up my playing considerably over the past several years, I’ve been trying to figure out why my play seems to vary so [...]

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The Catch-Up Post

1/25/2009 – 12:42 pm

/ The miserable news for readers and writers alike keeps coming in the first month of 2009. First, the news that Fantasy & Science Fiction is going from a monthly publication to bi-monthly; then the news that there will be no 2008 edition of The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror; and then, on a more [...]

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Footie – Session 9

1/22/2009 – 11:40 am

Recap: Between 24 and 28 players yesterday on two fields, including two young women playing. The pace was fast and the playing level was good, but not fantastic. Apparently there was some hard fouling (?) going on in the other game, so I’m glad I picked the right field. Health Report: Okay. I got nudged [...]

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Footie – Session 8

1/3/2009 – 1:42 pm

Recap: Twenty-two guys (two teams, five subs each) on one field due to the other field being used for a kids’ tournament over break. The play was fast, fast, fast and the quality was very high. Health Report: During the game okay, but I tweaked my back and I was stiff and sore much of [...]

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Footie – Session 7

12/22/2008 – 3:24 pm

Recap: About twenty-two guys and two women today, meaning we had two full fields for a short time until a few people left, then we were left on one large field with too many subs. The quality of play was generally pretty good, although for streaks there was too much long ball. Health Report: Good. [...]

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Closing the Gap

12/18/2008 – 11:08 am

Another co-ed indoor game last night. If you remember, I missed the first game where we lost 10-2. Last week, my first game with the team, we lost 11-2. Last night, we had a 10:30 pm kickoff (ugh) and lost 11-5. In case you’re not counting, that’s 9 goals for and 32 goals against for [...]

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The Ringer

12/13/2008 – 6:55 pm

I was invited to play on an indoor co-ed team by one of the guys I play fall soccer with and had my first game last night. I found out that the first game, which I had missed, they had lost 10-2. Last night’s result with me in the squad? That’s right. 11-2. The problems [...]

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