Anyone one else back playing yet? I am not sure how many regular players we have on here but I assume that most have only started in the last month if that. We usually play 6 or 7 a side inside at a school hall but, obviously, aren't able to do that so, last night, played about the same amount of a third of a 3g hockey pitch outdoors. As I have mentioned on the running thread, I haven't done any running since Parkruns stopped in February. This was exacerbated by me doing a cardio workout earlier in the evening which led to my knees screaming in agony after 5 minutes of the match and I genuinely wasn't sure that I would be able to carry on. As usual, after 10 minutes, everything calmed down and I was able to run up and down the pitch a fair few time even if it was a lot slower than the player I was marking/who was marking me. When we play indoors, the ball never goes off as it just bounces off the walls so having breaks for throw-ins/corners/goal kicks were a relief. Also, when we play off the wall, the score after an hour can be 15-12 and even I can get a hat-trick at my best. Last night, it was 0-0 for the first half hour and ended 4-2 but I did manage to get a goal which I was pleased about. By the end of the hour, there were 13 very tired middle aged men counting their working joints and one young lad who was brought in to make up the numbers by his dad who could have probably ran rings around us for another hour.
It was very good to be back. We have carried on the drinks that we usually have after playing throughout lockdown - first virtually, then in the park, then in each other's gardens and finally back in the pub - and, great as they were, they still didn't feel right without playing beforehand. Last night, due to the 10pm curfew, we didn't have time to have a pint after we finished but everyone was buzzing to be back.
What about everyone else? Anyone at all managing to play indoors of is it impossible?
It was very good to be back. We have carried on the drinks that we usually have after playing throughout lockdown - first virtually, then in the park, then in each other's gardens and finally back in the pub - and, great as they were, they still didn't feel right without playing beforehand. Last night, due to the 10pm curfew, we didn't have time to have a pint after we finished but everyone was buzzing to be back.
What about everyone else? Anyone at all managing to play indoors of is it impossible?
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