Indoor soccer

I’ve been playing indoor soccer the last few weeks. I didn’t play last year because it was kind of pricey and I wouldn’t have been able to play enough to get my money’s worth out of it (classes were cutting into my free time then). This year it is about half the price and I have the free time to actually play. It is a lot of fun and should help me stay in relative shape over the winter months. Right now we are playing on Tuesday and Thursday nights from about 8:00-9:30 PM at the local YMCA. Once it gets cold (or the time changes) we’ll start playing there on Sunday afternoons as well. The last two weeks I played outdoor pick-up on Thursday at 6:00ish in Lynchburg and then drove straight to the YMCA in Bedford to play indoor pick-up at 8:00 PM. I eat a late dinner and I am tired after that, but I can tell my legs are getting stronger. I won’t be able to do that this week unfortunately, but maybe next week. After that we probably won’t be able to play outdoor pick-up on weekdays anymore.

I might start running once I’m down to only indoor games. If I monitor what I’m eating a little better, I might actually be able to lose a few pounds in the process. I wouldn’t mind that.

There is an adult winter league that plays at Lynchburg College, but I don’t know if I can afford to play. I’m trying to find out what the cost is, when they play, etc. That way I can see if it makes sense for me to play. Troy says he is probably going to play, so I’d like to piggy-back onto a team with him. Troy is a former semi-pro player. He’s a few years older, but still in great shape and we have a great competitive camaraderie going. He makes me play harder and better and I give him some good competition. He’s easily one of the best players in the area, even in his 40’s. Also, Troy is helping encourage me to put together the team I mentioned in a previous post for next summer (he was one of the first to commit and is very interested in making it happen). We think we’ve found another player for that team I'm putting together. If so, that brings our core up to seven or eight guys.

I love soccer.