Under the knife and ramblings

After 9 long months of putting up with pain that seems to get worse by the week, I am having surgery again. Almost 2 years to the day. This time not the knee. It's the Achilles.
I have 3 bone spurs - 2 back by the Achilles and one in the arch. My left Achilles is now twice the size of my right. I have had to cut back to playing soccer only one night a week and it still hurts like hell after playing. It's gotten to the point where just walking around the yard starts the hurt. Surgeon believes that this is causing the planters fasciitis.
We will see.
I will be totally off of the foot for 3 weeks and on crutches, then into a boot for 4 weeks with physical therapy - AGAIN. Already had 6 weeks of that. Yes it worked. Foot improved about 50% but I still had to take the voltarin for the inflammation and pain.
Hopefully I'll be back in playing form around the end of October. Just in time for the next session.
I hate not playing. Watching is fun - but not as fun.

For any of the Pius players that still read this - 7 days until camp with the new coach.
Remember that this is the last and final year of St. Pius. The division will be changed next year and you will be playing the big schools twice - because PP2 will be a AAA school.
Play your best always.
Why is it that some of the problem children from last year send me friend requests from facebook? Are they really that dumb - or do they really think they are THAT smart?
Nah... just dumb. They got what they wanted. They are in for a eye opener when they grow up.

The Senior Nomads should have a good team this session. If everyone just talks, listens and passes the ball when they should (instead of trying to do it all by themselves) they will be contenders again. I know that some hesitate to pass the ball to some of us older members because yes - we do lose the ball. But guess what? So do you. Just as much. We are all out to play the game the best we can - for FUN. I want to win too. Please do not get me wrong - this is a great bunch of guys.

Another funny from coaching.
One of the smaller players on the varsity team got hit in the nuts early in the morning during warm ups. He goes down holding himself and moaning in pain.
Next drill is a trapping drill and - yes - you guessed it - gets nailed there again.
After said person recovers again and comes back to the playing field we switch to small sided 3 v 3 games.
Yeap - another player tries to meg him and goes high. Player falls over like a stone wall onto the ground. By this time he is really pissed and really in pain.
Then comes our mid morning break. I ask if he wants some ice for said area and he declines. Okay - I guess he is doing fine.
First drill after break is a passing/trapping drill and I fear that some wise ass is going to nail him again. Nope - we made it through that one.
Next we do spots never stop - so that he is safe.
Next drill is throw-ins doing 3 men moving.
Yeap - you guess it. He is checking to the thrower. The thrower 'misses' his feet and hits him square right there. Said player actually catches the ball as it hits him and falls to the ground.
He is sooooooooooo pissed that he takes the ball and wings it at the throwers head and hits him square in the head. The rest if the team is laughing so hard that it the 'injured' one is screaming to stop laughing because it's not funny and it hurts when he laughs.
I am almost in tears from laughing so hard.
I let the player sit out for the rest of the practice.
Two years ago we had one come this close to this one. But this one was funnier.