Right, so I’m trying to document my upcoming season of pick-up soccer. Sessions are most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from now until mid-April. One either pays $6 per session or $150 for the season. I plan to do the latter and hopefully blogging this will help me track that magical break even point of 25 sessions. Ideally, I’ll hit that point before the first of the year but that means I would need to have both the time and endurance to manage three sessions per week.

I’m also planning on judging my own performance using the following scale awarding stars and half-stars:

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— Titus Bramblesque performance; couldn’t put a foot right
— Awful; unable to trap, dribble, pass and shoot
— Bad day; general play best described as “crap”
— Average; good and bad touches, occasional glimpses of talent
— Quite good; Scoring goals, clever passing, good on the ball
— Ronaldinoesque; Threading passes through alternate dimensions, scoring from the half-way line, general box-to-box domination

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In case you can’t tell, I’m really looking forward to getting back into a regular playing schedule. It may take a few weeks for the regulars to start showing up, though.

I would describe my current health as fair. I am in better cardiovascular shape as I have been using the elliptical trainer for the last couple months, which also helps strengthen the legs so hopefully they don’t go dead as quickly. My feet are blister free. I have mild aches and pains and occasional stiffness in my ankles, feet, and toes. I sprained each of my ankles last year; I would put them at about 85-90% healed. I am 3 months away from being 34.