All through my trip, I've played some sports here and there, whenever the opportunity came up, but it was never a big part. I actually took up running (or in reality, jogging!) when I was in Australia. I felt this impulse to go for a run by the river in Melbourne, so I did. It was nice and I guess my body felt it needed to do something to keep active while traveling. Of course, I haven't been on a run since I got back to Vancouver! :/
When I came back to Vancouver in 2008, I didn't feel like I was really back, I felt like I was still traveling. (Now that I think about it, I still don't feel like I'm back! :/) That year was a year of adjusting; trying to figure out if I should stay in Vancouver or move to a different city, what I want to do, work wise, etc etc. In fact that year went by in such a blur that I still wonder where it went! Needless to say, sports were not high on my priority list.
Now, halfway through 2009, I felt the urge to play sports again. There was this restless feeling in my body that started a month ago. Summer is in full swing and I really want to be active again. When I left in 2007, my friends all found players to fill my spot and so now, I don't really have a team to play with. The most difficult part about playing sports for me is finding a team to play as most teams have been together for years.
So I did the easiest thing and that was to check out Urban Rec's website to see if they have any teams looking for a sub or player. While on there, I found out that they have a flag football league at UBC and they accept individual players! Yes! That was exactly what I was looking for plus I've always wanted to play flag football. So I signed up and as you know from my previous posts here and here, it has been super fun, the team is great and we're 5 and 0! We all get along and we gelled really quickly so it is fantastic! After the success of finding a team for flag football, my next task was to find a beach volleyball team. As you read in my previous post, I found a team that was looking for a female player for the Whistler tournament AND a team for league play. Whistler was fun and I am glad to be playing volleyball again. :)
The beach volleyball team I play with is actually coed 4's in the "A" pool at Urban Beach. I was quite excited because I much prefer playing 4's to 6's AND this would be the first time I've played with a team that is in the competitive "A" pool! The only down side is that we're playing at Urban Beach, which I've nicknamed "Pseudo Beach" for it's in the middle of an industrial area and it's basically a layer of rough sand over concrete! But it is still beach volleyball so I can't complain too much. I've played for the past two weeks and both times, the second girl didn't show up!!! So not only are we only playing with 3 players, we have to start each game down by 4 points! :( Let me tell you, playing with only 3 players is hard, I don't care how good you are because there is more open court for the other time take advantage and more difficult to set up good plays. Of course, it could simply be the fact that we are playing in the "A" pool or that I haven't played in years but I don't think so, I am not that bad!!! :P Sure hope this mystery girl shows up this Sunday!So now, I am playing flag football every Tuesday until the end of August and pseudo-beach volleyball on Sundays. It's not too much and I actually would like to play one more night, preferably at Jericho or Spanish Banks so I'll keep checking to see if anyone is looking for a sub or something.
In the meantime, I'm enjoying my return to sports and I hope to get better, fitter and healthier by the end of the summer. :)
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