It’s been quite a while since I last played football, I mean really played football. I realized this after playing goalie at a shootout practice in the varsity training this afternoon.

You see, because I had to wait for all my students to go home before doing so myself, I was left with no choice but to keep a close eye on them. It just so happened that the only ones left were the varsity players, so I kept a close watch on the soccer field.

When it turned out that they had no keeper, I knew I had to play the role. It was then that I realized that I was rusty. My reaction time wasn’t at all what it used to be. My arms and feet were not moving as fast as I’d want them to. Not to mention, my toes and fingers were also having a difficult time getting re-acquainted with the impact of the ball as my students fired away at the goal. But all in all, I still think I did a pretty decent job. Maybe not as good as I’d done before, but pretty decent nonetheless.