Monday, February 5, 2024

Game Overview

 The Empire Strykers played a good game yesterday and the competition was balanced, although we didn't win. I realized that the upper bowl seats have a nice view of the game in comparison to ones close to the field because it's easy to lose track of the ball in the ones close to the field. Also, there aren't as many distractions as there are on the seats close to the field. Nonetheless, my kids like to sit as close to the players as possible. Those are their favorite seats. As for me, as a blogger, the upper bowl seats were nice. 

There was an announcement made at the arena that everyone in the upper sections could move to lower seats if they wanted to, so naturally, we moved to the lower seats than where we were. I love that we were given that opportunity as fans because it makes the entire experience more exciting! In retrospect, we decided where we were in the upper bowl was full of a great view of the game with a bigger perspective. A kind lady gave us tickets to the game when we were outside of the stadium. She had a stack of tickets and was happy to share. We remain very thankful for her kindness and generosity. 

Anyway, in the soccer games I've watched lately, I've recognized the fact that the leading strikers shoot the ball whenever they have a good foot on it. It can be from outside of the 18, close to the goal, etc. as long as it's worth a shot, they take the chance. Scored goals happen that way, by chance. Rarely do we know when shooting the ball if it's actually going to hit the net or not. We give it our best shot and sometimes the seemingly impossible strikes actually make it as a goal. The unpredictability is what makes it so much fun! The off the ball movement has been more of what is fascinating to me in recent months. It's what I want to study most. 

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