Spring Sports Already?

Hockey season isn’t even over yet, and we’re already getting wind of spring sports. The time has come to get our names into the mix, though I tend to stress unnecessarily about these sort of things because if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that all these deadlines are really just for administrative purposes and people show up throughout the season, even at season’s end. Sure, this isn’t ideal, you really want to be there from the get-go to bond with your team and get the most fun out of the season, but on the other hand, no need to stress about it. Things will happen as they may.

I’ve seen this in t-ball, and it’s what we’re doing with A’s hockey. She literally joined with only a few weeks left in the season. To her credit, she jumped in without hesitation, knowing full well that the rest of the team had been playing together without her up to this point. She’s great in that way, not worrying too much about being the new kid and just joining the fun and having a great time with it.

Anyway, the concept of lacrosse has entered into the lexicon of our sports lives, and there are many positives about this development. First off, a bunch of N’s buddies from hockey are playing, so there is some continuity in his social environment. Second, N has mentioned in the past that he’d like to try it, so this works out well. And finally, I’ve been told that lacrosse is a good crossover sport for hockey, since hockey is really what life is all about.

As I mentioned, a year ago, before hockey was even an idea formulating in our heads, N said he’d like to try it. I have no idea where this came from, but we’d seen lacrosse players practicing in Quechee, and there is a certain air of coolness (or at least thinking you’re cool) to being a part of that group that I’m guessing speaks volumes to any young boy. This is true even more than hockey, because hockey players are generally incognito except when they’re on the ice, whereas lacrosse players walk around the parking lot with their sticks screaming to the world, “Look at me, I’m a lacrosse player.” Hockey players are a little more cool and coy about it all, and let their skating do the talking.

Either way, this brings up another challenge in our lives, and that is the gathering of equipment. Where to begin? Over the years I’d seen a fair share of stuff at the Listen, but never even considered getting it because we are not a lacrosse family, we just play one on TV. Our good friends the Es were playing, and I thought this would be a good intro into the sport, but then they sort of stopped before we had a chance to try it. However, they might be a good place to inquire about borrowing equipment, at least to just try the sport before we jump in like the sports junkies that we are.

The season begins in a few weeks, so I need to get my act together. Like all things in our lives, this is going to be an adventure, mainly because we tend to make it so.

Until the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to WC Lacrosse League for the pic.