For the past week or two I have not been able to play soccer on my team because my coach doesn't want me to get hurt, but it is really upsetting to me because soccer is my favorite sport and always helps me think. Over the past few weekends I was going to the games but I was only allowed to watch which was very painful because all I really wanted to do was to go play. This past weekend we had another scrimmage where we played the U-16 boys for my club, Capital City United. In this game I finally came up with the courage to ask my coach if I was even going to play and if I could. He surprised me by telling me I could go warm up to play but I could not get hurt out there.
Playing for that little amount of time was amazing. Before when we were lining up I was literally jumping up and down because I had no idea how I was going to play. When I got out there my team mates supported me and they told me it doesn't matter how I played then because they knew that by the tournament in Houston I would be back to playing how I usually do. I felt supported and at the point I couldn't care less how I played as long as I got to play.
I completely understand how you must have felt. When I get an injury and have to sit out from dance for a while, boredom sets in and I get desperate for something to do. But everything feels so much better once you get back in the swing of things.
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