The lesson learned from the day was that it is actually a lot easier to have a good time a sport you completely suck at - because any small improvement you make as the game goes on is a big boost to the ego... although that can quickly be squelched by giving up a 10-point lead when you are on the court. Oops!
A quick update for those of you who may not know... The school where I teach - Eagle Rock School - has kind of a Harry Potter feel to it in that there are six "houses" where students live, and each house is named after a different native tree (Aspen, Juniper -- that's me! -- Spruce, Ponderosa, Lodgepole, and Pinon) has its own color (White, Yellow, Green, Blue, Red, and Black, respectively), cheer, and flag that hangs in our main lodge (as well as the gym). Staff members are assigned to each house for advisories, and every Wednesday classes are suspended in order to have a long community meeting and intramurals. Each team plays two other teams, and refs one game. As students and staff donning full uniforms of white, tellow, green, blue, red, and black can be seen all around the court, field, or pool (depending on the time of year), one can help but have Quiddich pop into thought. It's pretty awesome, and it is one of the best things I get to do every week as part of my job.
Here are some photos from Ultimate:
The Pre-game Pump Up led my Ultimate Team Captain Jasson
Some of the Juniper staff watching from the sidelines
(Me, Karen - houseparent, and Libby - another Fellow)
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I love that first picture - and I love Libby pointing. J-Tooown!
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