Wednesday, July 14, 2010

By Request...

Comes this blog entry. A fellow Crow at training requested I blog about my, well, totally awesome goal at training last night.

It was 5:30pm, raining and windy, when I decided to go down to the oval to warm up for training. You know, run a few laps, do shuttles, sprints, just a little warm up. Rest of the team started rocking up at 6ish and training was underway, with more laps and shuttles. But with me being tough, it was nothing to me. After some hand-ball drills and some lane work, it was time to head to the goals.

The drill started off as per usual, no biggie, people having shots at goals. Some scored, some missed, but I believe the overall atmosphere of the drill was low. The team needed a spark, and this is where I enter the story.

Leading towards the goal, my fellow team mate kicked it over my head, towards the boundary, forcing me to run hard to get the ball, but also putting me on a impossible (ha! impossible, no such thing) angle. With the rain belting down, wind almost sending me flying, I paddled the ball until I got a good bounce up to grab hold. Without even thinking I put it on my boot, left foot, left side of the goals, a vertical floating barrel, soaring right through the middle of the big sticks!

The team was now sparked by the effort, the determination, the poise, the overall skill of the one. This goal will forever go down in history as the best goal at Crows 2s footy training on a Tuesday night. The goal had everything, adverse weather conditions, a terrible set-up kick, a snap shot, and a goal.

So Dazza, this blog is for you, hope you enjoyed reliving that special moment, I'm sure you will never forget it.


From The One They Call Anthony, This Is The Life And Times

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