Alright, so we might be back.
It will take a couple of weeks to tell for sure however good things are happening down the bottom of the pond.
Our slow start to season 2 is reminiscent of our slow start to season 1. It will be interesting to see if our competitiveness holds up against the competition leaders. Although this season the competition leader is a fairly fluid term with many teams 'leading' the competition at different stages.
Tonight's game showcased how we can play when things click. The Hero boys struggled to get into the contest after putting in the first point of the game from offense after a double turn. From there the Bugs locked things down in the tricky wind and scored 8 consecutive to get to half.
In the second half the Heroes put in 3 goals to the Bugs 7 for a final score of 15 to 4. The game involved plenty of junk defense with hammer throws being popular despite their questionable value and conversion rate.
There were some really bright spots in the Heroes night, however they were not frequent enough and skill errors regularly derailed some quality momentum. They have some good elements in the team and it really does just seem like a mater of time and exposure to quality training before they become consistently competitive. The question is do they have the fortitude and passion to last the long journey from beginner team to BPL champions that they are on? I hope they do.
So the bugs are back to basics, we are starting to learn how to use our weapons, and we might have found our belief and passion. The big Bug is out, and we're pumped to see what happens next.
1 comment:
Yea Mike I think you summed it up pretty well, our bright spots were really encouraging but our dull spots were just so disappointing. Our intra club emails have reflected just how committed we are to improving. I just hope for our sake it comes soon rather than later.
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