90’s Prime
filed in Nonsensical Ramblings, Sports on Sep.24, 2006
And here we all thought my soccer days were over…
I’ve went and joined some friends in an adult soccer league. It is a casual, co-ed league organized by Zog Sports. We play on Sunday evenings on a beautiful turf field with lights on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Our team name is 90’s Prime because the majority of our players were in their athletic prime in the 1990s (myself included). The best part is every team in the league plays for a charity of their choice. Our charity is Shiloh, Inc.
I’ve hesitated talking about this questionable move on my part for, well, several reasons. (1) I’m way out of shape (emphasis on WAY) and easily embarrassed. (2) My ball skills aren’t exactly what they used to be. (3) I was convinced that I would injure myself in our first practice and be out hurt the entire season – leaving nothing for me to talk about except why I was walking so funny.
Well, I made it injury-free through our two practices, our first real scrimmage (tied 1-1), our first game (lost 0-3), and now our second game (win 4-1). Unfortunately, we have suffered a few injuries in both our scrimmage and first game. I think I have taken a turn in every position on the field, including tonight’s game where I played goalie. It’s been so much fun to play soccer again. It brings back so many memories of high school and college soccer. I’m also enjoying the boost in exercise, which I sure needed.
There is video up on youtube of our first game that Jason made: HERE
If anyone is interested in coming out to cheer us on, I’d be happy to forward on our playing schedule.
September 25th, 2006 on 7:13 am
Too bad we didn’t have that type of surface at NF.
September 25th, 2006 on 7:16 am
what… you didn’t enjoy dodging rocks and ditches in the all dirt field at NF?
September 25th, 2006 on 9:28 am
I know you thougt I had a sweet first touch at NF…you should see me on a field like the one you’re playing on…lights out baby.
September 25th, 2006 on 9:34 am
Sweet first touch?? How hard is it to trap an almost flat, 20-year old soccer ball that was slowed down by a rocky dirt-covered field? The 12-year old campers had sweet first touches too!
September 25th, 2006 on 4:03 pm
uh…I guess you’re right, not when you consider all I really had to do was touch it by you and then go score at will. The only other obstacle was that rock that jutted out of the dirt and would have destroyed my foot had I kicked it. I reallly like you team name by the way…90′ Prime is a good one…kinda of like your Jets and soon to be Notre Dame…oh wait, the Jets and Notre Dame sucked in the 90’s too. Love you Kenny.
September 25th, 2006 on 4:40 pm
Boy, ya give a friend a compliment 10 years ago and he never lets go of it… Hey I think it was an overall good weekend. Jets won, Giants lost. Notre Dame won, Penn State lost. If only the Yanks hadn’t lost both Saturday and Sunday to Tampa Bay. Oh well, at least they’re winning 6-0 right now in the 1st inning.
September 25th, 2006 on 5:25 pm
I cling to what I can…at least we can agree on the Yankees.
September 26th, 2006 on 2:33 pm
Looks like you guys are having fun. I’ve never been any good at any sport. Even my parents, who are usually proud of anything I do, remind me that I was horrible at the one sport I thought I was semi good at – volleyball.