I love this. I took it quite hard when I quit with the injury and immediately tried coaching but it was not the same. The feeling of being part of a team, getting mocked at the end for mistakes or praise for good. Beer in the clubhouse afterwards etc. it is what makes sport great. Now my lad is...
It isn’t. I am midlands based. I like the review though so will pretend in my mind.
The chap who runs the over 40s asked me if I would play for them next season but they are seriously good so I don’t think I will even consider that. Risky getting too competitive as an injury now could damage golf.
The loss of pace was the real killer for me when I played a cricket match a few years ago. I was sharp back in the day when I was involved with county as a youth but then after the back I was just a total dobber off a few paces. When a batsmen danced down the pitch and deposited me over my head...
This weekend I played my first hockey match outfield for 19 years and I am only 42 years old. Two days later I can hardly move, it is actually agony. When I was younger I was pretty good at hockey and cricket playing at a very decent level in both but then a back injury when I was in my early...