Ultimate steps; jasmine
We've wrapped up some truly excellent seasons for my Ultimate frisbee teams.
Ultimate divides the year into quarters. The are two summer/outdoor seasons, and two winter/indoor seasons. I tolerate outdoor: I actively enjoy indoor.
This has been our first winter/indoor season using the new Wellington indoor recreation centre (the ASB Stadium). It's been fantastic. Just an all-round excellent facility, and using it is a pleasure. It also has the advantage of being five minutes from home rather than the half hour it used to take to get to Tawa or Karori to play. Much appreciated: my rates dollars at work!
We've been playing Monday night C-grade and Thursday night B-grade. It's felt like we've had the same core team for both, although when I analyse it there's overlap but also difference. Team composition is hugely important for my enjoyment of Ultimate, and we've had it pretty much right this season. Looking forward to carrying on very similar teams next season.
The summer before last I changed from playing in conventional sports shoes (for outdoor that's mountain running shoes for me: I still don't own sprigs) with ankle braces, to wearing some of my Fivefingers. That's changed how I feel about the game: how running feels to me. It feels a bit silly to talk about the sensuousness of using one's arches... but it's true. I'm not a fantastic sportsperson, but this is definitely my sporting experience of choice.
I unpacked my solid shampoo after our last mini-travel. The bathroom now smells of jasmine.
Ultimate divides the year into quarters. The are two summer/outdoor seasons, and two winter/indoor seasons. I tolerate outdoor: I actively enjoy indoor.
This has been our first winter/indoor season using the new Wellington indoor recreation centre (the ASB Stadium). It's been fantastic. Just an all-round excellent facility, and using it is a pleasure. It also has the advantage of being five minutes from home rather than the half hour it used to take to get to Tawa or Karori to play. Much appreciated: my rates dollars at work!
We've been playing Monday night C-grade and Thursday night B-grade. It's felt like we've had the same core team for both, although when I analyse it there's overlap but also difference. Team composition is hugely important for my enjoyment of Ultimate, and we've had it pretty much right this season. Looking forward to carrying on very similar teams next season.
The summer before last I changed from playing in conventional sports shoes (for outdoor that's mountain running shoes for me: I still don't own sprigs) with ankle braces, to wearing some of my Fivefingers. That's changed how I feel about the game: how running feels to me. It feels a bit silly to talk about the sensuousness of using one's arches... but it's true. I'm not a fantastic sportsperson, but this is definitely my sporting experience of choice.
I unpacked my solid shampoo after our last mini-travel. The bathroom now smells of jasmine.