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Supply and demand
According to Auckland Football's website, at least five women's teams, including four in the Auckland championship (2nd tier of club soccer in Auckland - I play at the 4th) are looking for a goalkeeper. It's nice being on the right side of the supply-demand equation. If only I could kick the ball off the ground with any reliability - and if I had more self-confidence - I would be seriously tempted to take them up on their offer.
I am of course a rabid perfectionist, and it is difficult for me to take up any hobby or pursuit without seeking excellence in it. I know that I'm 35 years old - about the age when most women soccer players are retiring - but I am quite fit, quite strong, and because I haven't been playing since I was 11 my bones and organs aren't all worn out as yet.
Perhaps the biggest issue with wanting to play at a higher grade than I am now is that it would take up more time and energy to train, and that would really knock holes in my careers as rock star, Bolshevik pamphleteer, indexer, cultural theorist, sensitive girlfriend, and person who bums around on the Internet a lot. Well, maybe my team will kick ass and win our league this year and be promoted to 3rd tier next year, which I could happily handle.
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This blog seems to have degenerated into the Going On About Football blog. This is because I tend to talk about my music on the MySpace blog or Facebook, and the angsty stuff in friendslock. Those of you who have absolutely no interest in soccer are welcome to suggest other topics of conversation.
I am of course a rabid perfectionist, and it is difficult for me to take up any hobby or pursuit without seeking excellence in it. I know that I'm 35 years old - about the age when most women soccer players are retiring - but I am quite fit, quite strong, and because I haven't been playing since I was 11 my bones and organs aren't all worn out as yet.
Perhaps the biggest issue with wanting to play at a higher grade than I am now is that it would take up more time and energy to train, and that would really knock holes in my careers as rock star, Bolshevik pamphleteer, indexer, cultural theorist, sensitive girlfriend, and person who bums around on the Internet a lot. Well, maybe my team will kick ass and win our league this year and be promoted to 3rd tier next year, which I could happily handle.
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This blog seems to have degenerated into the Going On About Football blog. This is because I tend to talk about my music on the MySpace blog or Facebook, and the angsty stuff in friendslock. Those of you who have absolutely no interest in soccer are welcome to suggest other topics of conversation.