The Workermonkey

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Amerikansk Fotboll 

# posted by Damon @ 2/12/2006 02:46:00 PM

Booyah! I return to the gridiron as practice began yesterday for Djurgården IF Amerikansk Fotboll, and I could barely walk today. I didn't think the conditioning was as hard as HK's, but hey, I'm pushing 25, not 18, and I'm sore. I was told I am probably one of the top 3 speed guys on the team, and I guess I am one of the 3 lightest, so I will probably switch to CB and may try some return work. This is fine, since supposedly there is a lot of passing in this league, and it was only the lack of it that led me to Safety/RB in high school. It is also cool here, because the team plays in the second division and fully intends to win the championship and change to the top division for next year. That is a bit ambitious for my taste, so I was pleased to hear they have a D-3 team as well. The two practice together, so I will play wherever they need. We have a receiver that is probably 6'4" and 190lbs, and the linemen are 300-400lbs, so yeah that D-3 team looks pretty good since I was down to 150lbs after college. And it's kinda crap, but not surprising given the lack of support for the sport, but I have to buy my own equipment. I wonder what they do with the money from sponsorships, as the jerseys do have a few logos on them. Looking to be #21 this time around. So yeah again, I will be here until Sept. just playing football, working less than 25 hours a week, and maybe doing a little thesis pre-work, but mainly enjoying 18.5 hours of daylight and the hot-as-you've-heard Swedish women (with whom so far I am not accomplishing anything whatsoever if you are wondering.)

2 comments

Better hit the weights Lane! (for fotbol and the ladies)

By  Brancibeer, at Sunday, February 12, 2006 5:48:00 PM  

I've been resistance training since Dec (ok it was for skiing, but strong legs, good balance, and ACL protection help in football too,) and probably have at least 5lbs back on, but today in just the second day of practice, I slightly strained my hamstring. Luckily next practice isn't until Sunday, so it should be good to go.

By  Damon, at Tuesday, February 14, 2006 5:57:00 PM  

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