onsdag 31 december 2008
Happy new rugby year
Lots of things happening in 2009...I move back to Sweden to play with my old team, and we've got a new coach which will be an experience. A fair few friends (english birds too) are playing in Stockholm 10's, and it's my first year there, will be good. And of course the tour of all tours, my reunioun with Saints in Belgium! Look out for the party train from St Pancras! Finally, I hope to do my very best at the swedish ladies annual training camp in October... Lots of things to look forward to!
söndag 14 december 2008
Second row
Just wanted to mention something we did on wednesdays training, partly for fun and partly to be able to appreciate what the others do on the pitch, be more aware of the position everybody else should be in und so weiter. We were doing some game play with pretend opposition, and all forwards played as backs and vice versa - I had a great time! It was all a bit confusing to start with, as you can imagine, the pods weren't really working as they should =) Lineouts didn't include spectacular lifts and scrummaging was appalling (but since the only one pushing against us was Glyn the Coach it didn't really matter). I have done one training session as a second row very early in my career, so when it was time for the scrum I tried grabbing my props shorts because I've been told that's how you do it. Apparently my "prop" was not prepared for such a intimate grip and KP bounced off shouting not there, not there! Hilarious!
Anyway, it's something I wouldn't mind doing again. Try it. (not the grabbing, the whole exercise!)
Anyway, it's something I wouldn't mind doing again. Try it. (not the grabbing, the whole exercise!)
onsdag 10 december 2008
Fullback
Söndagens match blev verkligen värsta möjliga scenario (eller ja, inga brutna nackar - men en usel dag för laget och för mig). Med flera spelare på ovana eller helt nya positioner (jag! jag!) och utan att ha tränat ihop oss var vi stundtals inget vidare motstånd för Woodbridge. De hade två bra spelare som deras spel hängde på och vi lyckades inte stänga ner dem. 12an bröt igenom gång efter gång och jag som fullback var inte glad. Efter att ha klappat ihop totalt tacklingsmässigt var det bara att jaga varje gång och olyckligtvis var hon nästan lika snabb som jag. 20 meter till så hade jag nog tagit henne innan linjen, men idag var inte en sån dag. Cookie kom in som avbytare i andra halvlek och åkte till sjukhuset strax efteråt när hennes axel dragits ur sockeln. Flanker Kat fick flytta ut på vingen, men haltade av snarast när hon fick vristen avtacklad och blev hämtad av ambulans. En usel prestation nästan alltigenom - vi hade en bra session på kanske 20 minuter i andra när vi gjorde tre försök och hoppades kunna komma ikapp, men förgäves. Jag hoppas kunna få lite positionsspecifik träning innan jag går på som fullback igen, typ en mot en-situationer please.
onsdag 3 december 2008
Have you ever played fullback?
No. Big fat no. The thought of it scares me a bit, partly because I'm not sure where to be or how the hell to catch the kicks, and partly because I still don't think I'm ready for all the bossing around. I still think about myself as a newbie, why would the back line listen to me - I don't know WHAT I'm doing! Coach tried to sweet-talk me into it today by calling me "a good tackler" (obviously low on numbers for sunday). Well, this might be the time to man up and do it. Ask me the question again next week and we'll see.
ps. Have also completely missed out on info about this week's 60's theme social. Am a bit short on flowery dresses so might have to go completely body painted. Free love, right?
ps. Have also completely missed out on info about this week's 60's theme social. Am a bit short on flowery dresses so might have to go completely body painted. Free love, right?
fredag 28 november 2008
Äntligen hemma
Har missat träningen i en vecka nu eftersom jag åkte hem på jobbintervju...så att helgens match blev inställd kanske inte var en personlig katastrof. Tråkigt ändå, kanske åker jag med A-laget och hejar när de spelar mot Saracens istället.
Har också försummat stackars rugbybloggen, men får man ingen input är det svårt att vara rugbyrelaterat rolig. Några funderingar kring de nya reglerna nästa svenska säsong finns ju, eftersom vi spelar med dem här redan så kanske ett litet omdöme kan dyka upp så småningom.
ps. Jag fick jobbet!
Har också försummat stackars rugbybloggen, men får man ingen input är det svårt att vara rugbyrelaterat rolig. Några funderingar kring de nya reglerna nästa svenska säsong finns ju, eftersom vi spelar med dem här redan så kanske ett litet omdöme kan dyka upp så småningom.
ps. Jag fick jobbet!
måndag 17 november 2008
Fusk
Idag är jag så sjukt irriterad på det mesta. Det som till slut fick mig att skrika inuti och anamma lämna mig ifred-syndromet var något halvoskyldigt som rugbyträning. Varför måste vissa fuska på träning, det är så jävla onödigt och gör mig galen. Tränarn briefar en övning, drar reglerna och sen utbryter kaos. Till er som är förvirrade: spelar man touch bör det inte förekomma några tacklingar - speciellt inte över struphuvudet på motståndare. Man brottas inte om bollen och man fortsätter inte springa om man blir touchad. Aaarhg!
söndag 16 november 2008
Herts v Bucks
Short of players but less hungover than last time Hertfordshire ladies took on Buckinghamshire on a muddy pitch in Ealing earlier today. With a scrumhalf bribed out of retirement, a flanker on the wing and after a warm up routine that could be written down on a post-it, we performed magic, ladies and gentlemen. Sure, we dropped the ball, we slipped in the mud, we missed tackles and we let them score...but just once. After five tries, two conversions and one penalty of our own we were bronze medalists - not badly done even if the number of county teams entering the championship wasn't impressive in any way.
I suprised myself a couple of times during the game:
1) the alarm bell in my head finally went off: look, our fullback is out of place, someone else really should cover behind us. Wait, that's me!
2) kicking, high and straight and everything...me booting it in a game happens once in a blue moon - but apparently all I need is for someone to bellow KICK IT, KICK IT! really close to my ear.
Right now I'm just sitting on my bed, looking at my medal and eating some sweets. Happy as a clam.
I suprised myself a couple of times during the game:
1) the alarm bell in my head finally went off: look, our fullback is out of place, someone else really should cover behind us. Wait, that's me!
2) kicking, high and straight and everything...me booting it in a game happens once in a blue moon - but apparently all I need is for someone to bellow KICK IT, KICK IT! really close to my ear.
Right now I'm just sitting on my bed, looking at my medal and eating some sweets. Happy as a clam.
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