My Day - September 8, 2010

Waking up today was one of the greatest feelings I’ve had in quite some time, the feeling of going back to school and getting my Kinesiology degree. I was up at 5:45 this morning for speed and power training which started at 7. After that I showered and took my time getting ready for English 1900 which started at 9. We went over the course outline and we got our first assignment, all it is is to read a poem which we’re going over on Friday. Next I had my coaching in sport class; again we went over the course outline and discussed a few things that will be coming up in the course. Part of the class is going to be a practical section where we have to get 20 hours of coaching time, piece of cake. My last class of the day was my Kines 1000, which is basically an intro into kinesiology. From my past school experience this will be a walk in the park. I’m guessing it will basically be like a review for me.

Practice at 4:30 this afternoon, which I am so pumped for because last night I sent my coach an email telling him that I want him to start yelling and getting mad at me when I mess up because it doesn’t help me when everyone is supportive of mistakes. And it actually makes me up my tempo when someone is yelling at me and getting mad because I know then that I’ve done something wrong and it needs to be fixed and if I don’t fix it then I’m getting taken off the pitch. I just booked an appointment with a dietician. Next Tuesday is going to change my life forever (or at least until next year when I see the dietician again).

I don’t know what’s going on with me right now. I get all amped up for training before I go and then I get there and we start getting into things and it seems like my mind just starts to wander. I hate it! I want to be playing like I used to, balls to the wall and full of intensity. I have to overcome this somehow. I need to get the bad stuff out of my head and be thinking of soccer when I’m playing soccer, nothing else. Before university I was playing in a way so I would be ready for university. Now it’s time to get rid of that sissy way of thinking and just go all.

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING