Indoor Soccer A Blast!

Rain has been tough on the athletic schedules this fall, including on the Hopper-Cricket and Crow-Canary games in the Lower School. The soaked fields forced last week's 9th Age Hopper-Cricket soccer game inside, to the Middle School Gym. The boys played two games simultaneously, and I must admit I found the games to be more exciting than the outdoor versions. Balls were flying around the gym and, because of the walls and center dividing curtain, there was rarely a stoppage in play. The crowd was really into the action, and it was just an action-packed afternoon for all involved. The setting reminded me of watching a Baltimore Blast game! The somewhat fuzzy picture below (taken by my Blackberry) gives you a sense of the environment. I was standing on the bleachers at a point where I could see both games at the same time.