today after school i stopped by my high school's field hockey game. the girls were playing our rival and if there are any field hockey games that are are super intense, it is when we play this team. so it was fun to go and watch! funnily enough i've never seen my field hockey team play as an alum. i was never home in the fall to be able to watch a game. and so 6 years after graduation, i went back to watch my first game, and 10 years after i first stepped on the field for my high school. so they won in a pretty awesome game. i arrived later than i had planned (i went to watch the boys soccer game at the school where i teach as a few boys asked me to go) and there was 15 minutes left. and it was still 0-0. and with about 12 minutes left, we scored our first goal, with a nice deflection, and then with about 8 minutes left, they scored an even nicer goal. so it was a well played game on both sides and just fun to watch. i also ran into a few parents of girls i played with, who haven't had daughters playing since 01 or 03, so it was awesome to see parents who love the game and the team even though it has been 8 years since their daughter played. that is why i love my field hockey team.
we have been a strong team in the area for long time, winning half of the league titles since it was started over 30 years ago, including 2 times when i played, and 5 of the last 6 years. it was awesome when i subbed at my old high school last spring to see the field hockey championship banner the only sport with 2 banners because the first one was full, and to see it from the 70s to today with strong teams. we have a saying, "tradition never graduates" and it really is true.
but the weather and the leaves changing reminded me of how fall isn't fall without field hockey. and it made me really happy.
what random things remind you of fall?
an oldie of my playing field hockey my sophomore year of high school
3 comments:
For me, fall isn't fall without college football. Whenever that comes around I know it's definitely a change of the seasons.
i miss fall and field hockey. sometimes when i go to games i get too sad and have to leave because i feel weird not being able to play. i wanna go to a game when i'm home. too bad there probably isn't going to be one though. i know some girls who play for N. who did they play? xox can't wait to see you.
Blackberries! But we had a crop in summer this year, and there are already a lot of leaves on the ground... it already feels well into autumn here.
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