- new indoor session begins
Just like last week, we jumped out to a lead. Then, the game went back and forth and the score at halftime was 5-4 in their favor. Once again, our offense puttered in the second half, leaving the defense vulnerable. The final score was 7-5 but we avoided the embarrassment of letting in 9 goals in a half as we did last time.
Yours truly had a GREAT time playing keeper, and made more saves than I let in. I am reasonably happy with my own performance, having not played between the posts routinely since 2004. One particular goal did stand out in my mind, however. The shot came from point-blank-range at high velocity. I got my hand on the ball, which simply laughed at my attempt to stop its progress. It deflected my hand violently backwards and went into the net at the upper right corner, leaving my wrist limp....well, even until now.
Many have asked me whether this puts my career in danger and whether I had "hand specific" disability insurance. My attitude has always been that crossing the street puts my safety at risk, and being friends with some of you puts my sanity at risk....and I still do it. Playing keeper helps the team, and is very stimulating for me. And since I have the chance only sporadically, I see no need for excessive concern. Lord willing, as long as I can still fly around diving, and jump and do splits, even as this scrapes my knee and bruises my elbows, I will still enjoy keeping goal.
The indoor season for AC D.C. kicks into high gear starting next week as Sunday Futsal in DC restarts after a one-year hiatus. We'll have games on Saturdays and Sundays again, just like in the fall and spring. Let's hope for fun and successful seasons for both squads. The Farifax squad has been promoted to the newly created "upper division." Having already lost one game, we'll have to pick up the quality starting next week.
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