As you may have noticed, I'm far behind on blog posts. As a result, I've decided to tell this story in flashback because there are tales and stories to tell about the last six months. I will tag posts and title them with Past/Present as we jump back-and-forth.
I begin with a jump to the present after my last post about the Super Cup almost 12,000km away.
It's hard to say goodbye sometimes. This was by no means an exception. My last game in the league I started only a year ago. I couldn't help but be nervous. I had strategically looked at things I needed to work on from reflections on my Futsal officiating and wanted to ensure the little details were handled as best as possible.
The football season is over so it meant I needed to re-strategise. With football and futsal running keeping me active all year round, I could use my officiating in both to work on areas of improvement common to both sports.
More assigning to do at the start of week to complete the rest of the season as the quiz closed on Monday night for my referee roster. Finished that off so I won't have to worry about much for a while.
It was hard not to look forward to these set of games and hard not to dread it.