The day after the night before!

I am getting stiffer by the minute today.  Feels like i’ve been run over by a bus – and I know that wasn’t what happened!  My ankle is still hurting, but also my wrist today (goodness knows how that one happened), my hip has gone out of alignment (I can tell as my lower back is hurting where it normally does when my hip goes out!).  Other team members are suffering too from what I can gather via facebook!  (How did we ever survive without facebook!)

I’m trying to get ahead of myself today and work out content for our home game programmes – I didn’t get to make one for this game – just ran out of time & content was scarce.  Need to get act together!  Also need to get arse in gear and make a concerted effort at finishing off the website (though to be honest, a website is never ‘finished’ as content is being added all the time!)
Check it out if you like:  www.solenticehockey.net

Well, it’s U10′s training tomorrow – so i wonder if my U10 is going to want to go as a player or a goalie.  He doesn’t want to practice being a goalie,  but is rather defensive over the fact that the IS THE U10′s GOALIE!  Can’t win!  we will see.  He doesn’t understand he needs to practice to become good or even better!  Practice practice practice.

After all my continuing ailments I am wondering whether I should actually continue.  Will be gutted if I have to stop as I totally enjoy it, but, long term, I don’t want to cause injuries such it affects my health & wellbeing when I’m another 10 years further down the line.  I guess that’s the trouble of starting late… or maybe not.  If i were younger I’m sure I would bounce back quicker – but then, I may run the risk of pushing myself too hard & causing untold damage that would be irrepairable at a young age.  In two years  time I’ll be 50 – (scary fact), and if I’m not careful I’ll be needing a hip replacement or some other horrible thing which I don’t really fancy the prospect of.  Ho Hum.

Quite depressing really.  Not my usual jolly self.  Don’t like it when I don’t feel 100% or even 90%.  Makes me feel my age !!

And so on that note, we’re off to the rink a little later to wish a little girl (who’s turning 10 today), a very happy birthday – a future Amazon I hope

An awesome game despite losing

Well, it was our second home game today, third game of the season.  And boy was it tough!  We had two lines today – so that’s always hard – but we were up against a team today that really don’t like to lose.
We ultimately lost 9-2 – but it was a well fought game – literally!  We lost one of our girls in the first period to a fight – when the opposition elbowed her and someone came in to follow from behind – so our girl kind of let rip!  Suffice it to say, a game ban for both players.  In the third period again, the opposition decided to strike out for one of our girls, but we weren’t having it.  So again, another game ban !  Who said women’s hockey was boring eh!  Our team plays by the rules – but it seems that alot of the other teams that we get to play – don’t.

Well, we played a fantastic game.  Kept them on their toes.  Our new goalie got a turn on the ice today too which was cool.  She got to see some action & incorporated a really good save too.
I think our spectators today got alot more than they bargained for!  Our next game is in a couple of weeks against a london team – so that could be a harsh game too – but we’ll be ready for them.
I managed to twist my already uncomfortable ankle – goodness knows how – I was after the puck – managed to stop it which was good.  Had a few tackles, and managed to slow down some of the opposition players – or make them lose the puck
Well, I’m going to have to rest my poor old ankle now and hope it’s up to scratch in time for the next game!
Sorry I’ve not written too much tonight – very tired and need to rest!

Season start – two game catch-up!

Well, it’s been so manic of late I  haven’t had a chance to let you know how our first game of the season went, or our second!

As our fixtures come out so late (last of all the leagues), we didn’t have much time to worry or panic about our first game against a rather good team!  But, we did our stuff, and fended them off and managed to only let them win by 2 goals!  Our final score was a loss of 3-1 – but it was a very honourable loss as they are one of the teams that are in a premier club.  It was a well played game.  It was an away game which is always strange.  The rink was so hot!  Even out on the ice it was incredibly warm – to the point, even if you were just sat on the bench you were sweating buckets!  I was parched and I only was on the ice for a handful of shifts.

Just two weeks later and our second game against our closest rivals ensued.  And my word, what a game!  Amazingly physical at times – but an awesom game.  A highly rspectable draw – 5-5.  we really couldn’t let this team win.  Someone i was speaking to today said that we played like two different teams.  The first period and the first half of the second period, we were rather laid back.  The rest of the game, however, was a complete contrast.  We were playing to win!  Were we ever!  This was the team that challenged us at the start of last season – and we kept them at the bottom of the league!  Our aim is to do the same again this season.

I was wondering whether I’d be able to play in the game as I seem to be suffering from a whole host of physical niggles!  Saying that though, on the Sunday morning (the day of the game), whilst pulling the curtains in my little boy’s room, something clicked rather loudly, and from that point on, things kind of felt ok again!  It seemed to fix a bit of whatever was out – and I was able to manage the game!  Which was great.

We have another home game this weekend, against our first away team – so that will be a hard one or a veyr close game!

Will keep you posted!

Oh, I’ve since launched our club website – although there are a few blanks as yet – just not enough hours in the day.  Have a sneaky peek if you want! (website)