This past weekend the East Metro East had conferences in Hempstead NY. It was really amazing to start the series, but the weather was super crappy! If anyone has tips about how to get out of the defeatest mentality when the weather is bad, please tell me! So far my only ideas are practice more in the rain so that it doesn’t effect you anymore.
Even though Saturday was yucky weather, Sunday was BEAUTIFUL! That coupled with the fact that more Mona players came out on Sunday made playing (or rather watching since my ankle is still healing) much more fun. We replayed a bunch of teams that we had played on Saturday and did so much better against them because we had our confidence, the sun, and wonderful flow going on. Throughout the weekend, but especially on Sunday, I was really impressed with how newer players stepped up.
It’s funny being a senior and competing in my last college sectionals/conferences. It’s also really sad – especially since I’ve been working back from injury and still am not up to my full potential, I sometimes get disheartened with my playing and how I can give back to my team. However, it’s still impressive to remember how much all the seniors have improved. I watched our class of 2011ers playing this weekend and just remembered how timid we were this time four years ago and can’t help smile. Also, since our team this year is so full of rookies, I am SO excited to come back and see them playing when they’re seniors and see how much they’re going to improve too.