John "The Hands"
I know you are all on pins and needles waiting to hear how my first stint as goalie went!
As you may or may not know, I had to buy all new kit for the game. Kit is English for crap/stuff/equipment. I now try to exercise my new vocabulary as much as possible. Aside from my new AstroTurf shoes (turf trainers) I went for the best prices. I am now the Umbro kid - shinguards (shinpads), shorts (bottoms), t-shirt (top). My socks (socks) are not Umbro, as I bought the .99 pair. My goalkeeper gloves were selected as they were the only ones in my size. My new turf trainers are wicked (flash). They are bright electric blue. I figure I can at least distract players with the flash that are my feet.
The game itself was a lot of fun. We played on half of the field (pitch) sideways. The sidelines are now goalines. The goals themselves are smaller than regulation and there is a semicircular zone around the goal where the keeper lives, and all shots on the goal must be made from beyond the zone.
I learned some crucial points:
To end this post, I will leave you with the salient bits (parts) of the company email describing the game:
QUOTE (edited to remove names)
Indeed, one feels that if the opposing team had our shot-stopper, John 'the hands' Ramsburg, in goals then the game might have been closer. In a very impressive debut, Ramsburg made a number of crucial saves and silenced any potential critics with a great display. Great hands John!
After the match, manager Jimmy R summed things up nicely, saying: 'That was great. We were great. Let's get to the XXXing pub'.
Quite.
END of QUOTE
As you may or may not know, I had to buy all new kit for the game. Kit is English for crap/stuff/equipment. I now try to exercise my new vocabulary as much as possible. Aside from my new AstroTurf shoes (turf trainers) I went for the best prices. I am now the Umbro kid - shinguards (shinpads), shorts (bottoms), t-shirt (top). My socks (socks) are not Umbro, as I bought the .99 pair. My goalkeeper gloves were selected as they were the only ones in my size. My new turf trainers are wicked (flash). They are bright electric blue. I figure I can at least distract players with the flash that are my feet.
The game itself was a lot of fun. We played on half of the field (pitch) sideways. The sidelines are now goalines. The goals themselves are smaller than regulation and there is a semicircular zone around the goal where the keeper lives, and all shots on the goal must be made from beyond the zone.
I learned some crucial points:
- After stopping a corner kick with my face, I learned not to be afraid of the ball as it doesn't really hurt that much
- After stopping afore mentioned corner kick, I learned not stop balls with my face, as the goal only comes up to my waist.
- Screaming helps
- American football gave me the wonderful skill of stopping immediately when I hear a whistle - unfortunately the only whistle on the pitch was being used on another game. I was confused a lot.
- Diving on AstroTurf is ill advised.
To end this post, I will leave you with the salient bits (parts) of the company email describing the game:
QUOTE (edited to remove names)
Indeed, one feels that if the opposing team had our shot-stopper, John 'the hands' Ramsburg, in goals then the game might have been closer. In a very impressive debut, Ramsburg made a number of crucial saves and silenced any potential critics with a great display. Great hands John!
After the match, manager Jimmy R summed things up nicely, saying: 'That was great. We were great. Let's get to the XXXing pub'.
Quite.
END of QUOTE
posted by Jamie & John | 3:58 AM
2 Comments:
GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!
Do you go all Brandi Chastain and rip off your shirt when you win?
Will you be trading in the Guitar for the "Football" ? Say it isn't so! Or maybe a sports writer :)
Glad to hear your still making the most of your time in London..
Enjoy!
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