ciroccoj | Soccer

Things I discovered/rediscovered today:

Sports rituals are comforting. The one where everybody stops while a player is hurt, and then both sides clap when she gets up after being hurt, is a good one. Especially since it was one of our players and she caught a ball with her face.
The ritual where both teams line up after a game and every player shakes hand with all the players of the opposite team, murmuring "Good game," feels better when you've won.
I am not, after all, too damn old to play an entire game without subs.
Soccer games really should have lines on the field. Playing to the whistle sucks.
Getting a knee in the uterus hurts.
Getting a ball kicked point blank at my groin makes me sing I Am Woman Hear Me Roar.
Even one week into this saga, two heavy days maxis are simply not enough when playing soccer.
Thank god for navy shorts.