Why only now you are interested in this vigorousand agressive sports called futsal? That's what my other half queried me when I mentioned that I am participating in the upcoming Inter-Dept Futsal Tournament. What are you trying to proof and isn't it too late for you according to him. Guess, he must be too worried about me getting injured. Well.. what can I say. I have fallen in love with futsal!
I myself could not believe it the first time I tried futsal way back 2 years ago. Not that I am very good at it, but the fact that the game is more for the younger generation really suprises me and the family. My mom and sister even told me that I maybe out of my mind. My doctor even tried to discourage me from moving ahead with futsal. But alas... everybody gives up. My son Alistair have to accept the fact that his mom can play futsal. Well.. nothing is impossible, right?
Yep.. I am playing futsal and I am enjoying every minute of it. I am lucky though as my ladies team (by the way our team is called 'HONEY') comprises of all my close friends. So, we all have common interest in futsal. Honestly, why I tried futsal 2 years back because I was so curious about it. It was a new game in town and it is played under a shade, where I don't need to worry about getting dirtied by the mud. So, I gather all my closed friends and form our 'Honey Team'.
The first time I tried to kick the ball was the worst kick I guest. I thought I did make a strong kicking but to my suprise, the ball didn't even move an inch. That was a good laugh!! But still it didn't stop me from trying, trying and keep on trying till the ball move forward.
Futsal is just not a sport but along the way it actually taught me a few things. One of them is definitely 'Skill'. I never played football before in my life. So, it took me about 6 months to learn how to kick a ball the right way. Skill itself is not sufficient. I must have sufficient stamina and for that it force me to exercise more. Yep.. it requires me to run a lot and indirectly it help me to lose some weight which is actually good coz at my age now it is very very difficult to maintain the ideal weight. Now, I have the skill and I have the stamina, still it is not complete. Along the way, I have learned that I also have to play some strategy especially when we are playing against another team. Infact, I don't really need to exert my energy, I just have to learn the other team way of playing and to revise our strategy to match theirs. Isn't it interesting? Not that we always win in any of the friendly match but what most important is the lesson learned.
So, what happen to the recent tournament? Well, the first tournament was damn good. My team won the 2nd placing (actually we already won by 2:1, but somehow the referee refuse to acknowledge the 2nd goal because his eyes is too blur I guess..). So, we lose by penalty kick. Anyway, I don't think it is happy winning to the other team either. As for the 2nd tournament last week, again, we only won 3rd placing. But then, to me, winning or losing is part and parcel of the game. What matter most is I enjoyed everytime I played futsal.
So, what's next? We are going to appeal with those teams that beat us. We want to play full time with them, and this time, its gonna be held in our court. No out, No referee but just us and them. This time, am sure, we gonna beat them!
My true thoughts about futsal is that it has given me an opportunity to know that nothing is too late, nothing is impossible and that what matter most is I can do it (this is what I want to proof to my other half & the son). My only hope is that I would still be able to play for many more years and that I don't need to see my orthopedic too soon, hopefully.
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