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Spring Break and The Voice
Mar. 26th, 2013 09:57 pmNext week is spring break time for schools in Central New York and already we have a nearly-full agenda, owing mostly to the grandson's participation in winter league soccer. He'll have his usual two practices during the week and up to four games over the weekend. (The really big deal is that, right out of the blue, his dad said that he would pay for the week-long soccer camp being staged at the Jones Road indoor facility by the Syracuse Silver Knights pro soccer team.)
I'll have more of the details after his soccer practice tomorrow night, when I actually register him for the camp, but it runs from 9 AM to noon, Monday through Thursday, and the kid is AMPED! We had a chance to watch one of the Knights' practices, which was held on field #2 during the last holiday tournament that Jason was in, and it was really impressive. Jason was especially amazed at the speed at which the game is played, at that level, even during scrimmages.
This afternoon, we actually had decent enough weather that we were able to drive over to the high school athletic complex and practice the drop kick that he needs when he plays goalie. Of course, we had to compete for space with the high school girls' track and field teams, the boys' track team, and the girls' lacrosse team, but we still got in some decent reps.
But I'll tell you what, ol' Poppa ain't what he used to be. I didn't even do that much running and everything that I own HURTS, even my damn shoe laces. Which probably means that it's time to start actually DOING some conditioning, instead of just talking about it. Then again, I think that's how it's always worked--I just don't remember intense pain being the main incentive.
Which is probably another function of the aging process. You and your body both know that you're never gonna see those 6-pack abs again, so your body says, "Oh, you need motivation? OK then, how about a little jolt of THIS!"
Then, after you stop the uncontrolled sobbing, you go and crank out a dozen of those from-the-knees push ups that you used to laugh at the girls for doing. To which the voice, which has no mercy, responds, "You know, no self-respecting girl even does those anymore...Wus." [Renewed sobbing.]
And they wonder why some of us choose to live our lives through our children and grandchildren...
LPK
LiveJournal
3.26.2013
I'll have more of the details after his soccer practice tomorrow night, when I actually register him for the camp, but it runs from 9 AM to noon, Monday through Thursday, and the kid is AMPED! We had a chance to watch one of the Knights' practices, which was held on field #2 during the last holiday tournament that Jason was in, and it was really impressive. Jason was especially amazed at the speed at which the game is played, at that level, even during scrimmages.
This afternoon, we actually had decent enough weather that we were able to drive over to the high school athletic complex and practice the drop kick that he needs when he plays goalie. Of course, we had to compete for space with the high school girls' track and field teams, the boys' track team, and the girls' lacrosse team, but we still got in some decent reps.
But I'll tell you what, ol' Poppa ain't what he used to be. I didn't even do that much running and everything that I own HURTS, even my damn shoe laces. Which probably means that it's time to start actually DOING some conditioning, instead of just talking about it. Then again, I think that's how it's always worked--I just don't remember intense pain being the main incentive.
Which is probably another function of the aging process. You and your body both know that you're never gonna see those 6-pack abs again, so your body says, "Oh, you need motivation? OK then, how about a little jolt of THIS!"
Then, after you stop the uncontrolled sobbing, you go and crank out a dozen of those from-the-knees push ups that you used to laugh at the girls for doing. To which the voice, which has no mercy, responds, "You know, no self-respecting girl even does those anymore...Wus." [Renewed sobbing.]
And they wonder why some of us choose to live our lives through our children and grandchildren...
LPK
LiveJournal
3.26.2013
