Where for art thou?
For Elizabeth (and anyone else who might care): I am back. Sorry I haven't blogged in a while, but the weeks leading up to Nationals were crazy busy, and then I was at Nationals in Atlanta for the entire 10 days. The recap:
My nerves really got the best of me in my epee events, and I did terrible. It was a bit better the second day, but I know I can do much better if I get my head under control. I actually did better in the sabre, which was a complete surprise since I really don't practise the weapon at all. I had a wonderful time though.
My teammates did very well bringing home the bronze medal in Div. 1A Men's sabre, 8th place in Div. II Men's epee, and the GOLD in team Men's sabre!!!!!! I was so proud of our boys.
I had several fantastic coaching moments, bringing people back from behind and such. I've actually been considering quitting the competition part of fencing, and just concentrating on coaching and refereeing, since I'm much better at those aspects of the sport. I guess time will tell.
I took the National referee exam, and passed all 4 sections on the very first attempt!!!!! I'm really excited about that, and I can't wait to take my practical exams and get my rating up. I know I'm a great referee, so I should have a much higher rating than 10 in no time.
Our hotel was terrible. I even found a used crack pipe in my bed. Very scary.
Tomorrow, I go to the hospital for my pre-op bloodwork and tests before Friday's knee surgery. I'm pretty apprehensive about the whole thing, but I'm hoping the knee will be fixed once and for all, and I'll come back as a stronger and more agile fencer. I'll be out of the sport for 2+ months, but I'll be continuing to blog about my recovery and therapy while I'm not fencing.
I'm running a referee development class in my area in August, so hopefully, it will keep me from going stir crazy while I'm away from almost all other things fencing related.
My nerves really got the best of me in my epee events, and I did terrible. It was a bit better the second day, but I know I can do much better if I get my head under control. I actually did better in the sabre, which was a complete surprise since I really don't practise the weapon at all. I had a wonderful time though.
My teammates did very well bringing home the bronze medal in Div. 1A Men's sabre, 8th place in Div. II Men's epee, and the GOLD in team Men's sabre!!!!!! I was so proud of our boys.
I had several fantastic coaching moments, bringing people back from behind and such. I've actually been considering quitting the competition part of fencing, and just concentrating on coaching and refereeing, since I'm much better at those aspects of the sport. I guess time will tell.
I took the National referee exam, and passed all 4 sections on the very first attempt!!!!! I'm really excited about that, and I can't wait to take my practical exams and get my rating up. I know I'm a great referee, so I should have a much higher rating than 10 in no time.
Our hotel was terrible. I even found a used crack pipe in my bed. Very scary.
Tomorrow, I go to the hospital for my pre-op bloodwork and tests before Friday's knee surgery. I'm pretty apprehensive about the whole thing, but I'm hoping the knee will be fixed once and for all, and I'll come back as a stronger and more agile fencer. I'll be out of the sport for 2+ months, but I'll be continuing to blog about my recovery and therapy while I'm not fencing.
I'm running a referee development class in my area in August, so hopefully, it will keep me from going stir crazy while I'm away from almost all other things fencing related.
posted by Karen @ 10:38
1 Comments:
At 7/11/2006 3:45 PM,
Elizabeth McClung said…
Congrats on passing the exam - but I was puzzled - Refs have ratings? How do you tell?
I think finding a used crack pipe in the bed indicates a VERY BAD hotel experience - I would definately send a letter to the hotel owner about it (if it is a chain) - Best Western: For crack in Bed, we're number 1!
Good luck on quick knee recovery!
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