Getting back into organized sports

It's been a while since I've played any organized sports. Not since before I left for my trip actually. That's almost 2.5 years ago! This summer, I made a conscious effort to be more active and to start playing sports again. With that in mind, I signed up for Urban Rec's coed flag football league as an individual.

The reasons for this are as follows:

1) I've never play flag football but always wanted to

2) I used to play beach volleyball and love it but when I went traveling, I lost my spot on the teams I play on and so signing up as an individual was a lot easier than trying to find a team

3) I pride myself as a pretty good athlete and wanted to see if I can play a sport that that predominately male oriented

So I commit myself to 8 weeks of football every Tuesday a UBC. Last week was my first game and let me just say it did not start off well.

First of all, I got lost. I went to the arena instead of the stadium and the people I asked didn't really know where the stadium was! It is quite interesting to note that I ALWAYS get lost at UBC. I don't know whether it's because I went to SFU and it's the rivalry but I don't like UBC. I never have and never will!

After wandering around for 15min, I finally found the stadium. By then I was warmed up, having jogged and walked around campus. I found the team I was playing and jumped right in.

It was really fun! Our quarterback, Erik, knew what he was doing and did a great job there. I had a chance to play both offence and defense and I definitely preferred to play offence. :D

I went 2-for-4, making 2 catches and scoring one touchdown, not bad for my first game! Bear with me while I do a little touchdown dance!

It was a thrilling game as we exchanged touchdowns back and forth and we actually won with a last-play touchdown! Woohoo! Oh yeah!

For a team with a bunch of strangers, we gelled quite quickly. I am definitely looking forward to tomorrow for a double-header. It should be fun!

Next sport, beach volleyball. I've always wanted to get back into beach volleyball again, but since all my friends who play have teams already and with me being out of the loop for over 2 years, trying to find a team will take a lot of energy that I just wasn't ready to tackle. Thank goodness for the Urban Rec's Facebook page where people can post to look for teams or players. I found a team that is looking for a female player on Sunday nights so I jumped at the chance to join the team.

I wasn't able to play yesterday as I had already committed myself to work but definitely from this Sunday onwards. I am definitely looking forward to getting back into beach volleyball as that has always been one of my favourite things to do in Vancouver during the summer. It is fun and you get to be on the beach in the summer and it is a great workout.

Looks like it's turning out to be a pretty active summer. Now if I can motivate myself to start going to yoga again, it will be perfect! :D