IN THE HUDDLE

 

By Erin Throneberry

 

January 1, 2008 - The past few weeks have been busy for everyone.  At a recent practice we had alumni Jessie Cole and Leilani Russell visit from Virginia; it was good to see them.  Over the holiday break Sarah arranged for a couple of Holiday Workouts.  Now that Thanksgiving and Christmas have passed, everyone can concentrate on the next scheduled holiday.

 

It is now the New Year and we are all ready to make, start, and try to follow through on our New Year’s Resolutions.  For the past several years my resolution to get fit and exercise more for health reasons starts out great.  I’m good for one or two months and then PHHT! It goes down the tubes.  This happens because I am a mom, wife and I work two jobs (I teach and work as a hostess at a restaurant).  Well, on top of getting fit, being a better person in 2008, and doing my jobs well, I have one more to add to my list of resolutions…make it to more practices and get to know the team and players better.  I want to become more involved with the team and get to understand the plays.  The more I get to know the better sense it makes to me, which allows me to write more from the heart.

 

It’s tough trying to find time for everyone and everything in a busy schedule.  As I have watched practices since fall, I look to see all the names of participants in those practices.  Sadly, the number of players attending consistently has dropped since we moved inside.  We are still picking up new people and the core of the team is really coming together, but where is everyone else?   When a team practices together they not only get to know the game, but they become one when they move.  All movement should become fluid to the extent that you can see each member move and react knowing what their teammate is thinking before it happens.

 

I have met many of the players currently listed on the roster, but some of the spotlight features have been difficult because I don’t actually know the face that goes with the name.  I really hope to meet every team member and put a face with each name in 2008. 

 

SPITFIRE!