After playing some basketball with some friends today and being utterly unable to make anything further than 5-10 ft away. I decided to re-evaluate the athletic abilities in order from best to worst.
1. Ultimate Frisbee
2. Touch Rugby
3. Soccer
4. Football
5. Racquetball
6. Volleyball
7. Aussie Rules Football
8. Basketball
9. Tennis
10. Bowling
11. Golf
12. Cricket
Pretty much after this point, I'm completely relying on basic athletic skill, and have no reasonable experience or familiarity with the sports, or in some instances, lack a necessary skill (ie skating) in order to be able to participate in these sports.
So that's pretty much it, if it's on that list, I'll probably play, if it's not, I probably will still play, but don't expect much of me.
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
The other football
Today, I went and watched the BYU women's rugby game. It was interesting to watch to say the least. It's funny cause it's the same rules as men's rugby, but it plays quite a bit differently. Almost like how men's and women's soccer turn out quite different. It's still definitely a great sport no matter who is playing it.
Then we got a bunch of people together to play some pre-thanksgiving football. It was fun, although it just reinforces to me why rugby is so much more fun. In football, you run and run and run, and usually have no influence on the play. It all depends on the quarterback to throw you the ball, while in rugby, at least touch rugby, you get to be as involved in the play as you put the effort in for. It turns into some great fun. Sadly, it's hard to get people to play, and admittedly it's frustrating for the first bit of learning, but mostly just because you haven't grown up with it in most cases.
Unfortunately, waking up early, and a few other late nights, resulted in me being basically asleep the rest of the afternoon, and missing out on some friend's things. :(
In other news, I'm getting old, and it definitely takes more effort to stay in shape, and recovery is slightly more painful. The good news is that I"m still in good cardio shape. 55 bpm heart rate even still.
Life is good, and I'm looking forward to slowly sharing with people the glory of rugby.
Then we got a bunch of people together to play some pre-thanksgiving football. It was fun, although it just reinforces to me why rugby is so much more fun. In football, you run and run and run, and usually have no influence on the play. It all depends on the quarterback to throw you the ball, while in rugby, at least touch rugby, you get to be as involved in the play as you put the effort in for. It turns into some great fun. Sadly, it's hard to get people to play, and admittedly it's frustrating for the first bit of learning, but mostly just because you haven't grown up with it in most cases.
Unfortunately, waking up early, and a few other late nights, resulted in me being basically asleep the rest of the afternoon, and missing out on some friend's things. :(
In other news, I'm getting old, and it definitely takes more effort to stay in shape, and recovery is slightly more painful. The good news is that I"m still in good cardio shape. 55 bpm heart rate even still.
Life is good, and I'm looking forward to slowly sharing with people the glory of rugby.
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