Played Connecticut at home. It was a close and heated game the whole way, but we pulled out a 24-20 win to seal our #1 spot in our division. I didn’t play.
Played Connecticut at home. It was a close and heated game the whole way, but we pulled out a 24-20 win to seal our #1 spot in our division. I didn’t play.
Played in Buffalo against the Hunters. We jumped out to an early lead and won the game in every way. Their offense struggled (even with John Hassel) and their D only scored one or two breaks. We had 16 total turnovers the whole game, just missing our target of 14. Personally I think this was my best game so far (maybe tied with the first game in RI). 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 Ds, no turns. Also I was cutting very well, not rushing the cuts and waiting for the right time.
Worked on playing in our units (O1,D1,D2). D2 struggled during the first scrimmage to 7, but killed it in the second one. I guess team chemistry really means a lot.
Did some exercises from this workout and mixed in a few of our own.
Went to Southpaw tryouts. We warmed up and ran through the baseball drill. Then we split into four teams and played a round-robin with games to 8. Wirst game, I played fairly well on d but threw a bunch of turns. Second and third game, no bad turns and a lot of caught goals. I did have one turn on a huck to Christian, but it was a good look and if I’d put a bit more distance on it, it would have been a goal. The real lesson, though, is that I usually cut too frantically. I did a lot better when I waited for my turn and set up real cuts than when I just ran around all the time. I think with all this time on defense, I’m forgetting how to play O.
I didn’t play.
Interesting article on the science of choking. Here’s how to avoid it:
Worked on marks and scrimmaged. I really see how stepping back on the around mark is important.
Using a 65lb bar, for time:
Every minute, on the minute, stop where you are and do 4 burpees. Then continue where you left off.
My time: 9:45. Beat my previous time by 2 minutes. Gonna have to bump up the weight soon.
Had practice for a few hours at Edgley. Worked on breakside hucks and scrimmaged, then ran 3 hari-karis. Five guys for lunch.
Played mini with some of the spinners guys. We played two sets of first-to-seven-wins. We started off with me, Billy and Jaffe vs Patrick, Brando and Dbaer. My team won the first set 7-3. We were down 3-2 or so in the second set when Glazer showed up and we started to sub. They went up 5-2 or so, but after some subbing, they all rotated to the other team and my team ended up winning 7-4. I learned that I have pretty good throws in mini.
Squat theory: Jaffe said my squats may be messed up because my hamstrings are weak relative to the rest of my muscles. Sounds reasonable.
Played the Columbus Cranes. The word on the street was that they are athletic and looking to huck it on O and lay out on D. That’s exactly what they did. We started off strong (because we didn’t give the O line a chance to get broken first point :-p) but went down a break or two at the end of the first and stayed there till halfway into the fourth. We ended up winning by 3 but I think it was our worst game yet.
Went to Edgly with Patrick and did part 1 of Kung Fu Throwing. Then watched some games and played 500 with Norm for about 15 minutes. Finally, opened the season with a strong grilling/chilling/spikeball session with the team (I think I was elected coach).
Worked on break side dump poached cut, then scrimaged a game with three-minute quarters. Worked on waves against a vert and a split stack. On offense, worked on beating black.