Winning Attitude

This past weekend was my league, the Arizona Derby Dames, season opener. It was amazing to watch my sister skate in her very first game as a Runaway Bride. Especially when the Brides put her in the last jam of the game and it ended up being a power jam in which she scored 10 points! What a feat! I was so excited I could hardly contain myself. For those of you that don't know what a power jam is, it is when one jammer sits in the penalty box eliminating her team's opportunity to score points during that jam. During this time the team without the jammer makes it their goal to keep the pack fast so the jammer has less of an opportunity to score since it's harder to catch up. Though this can happen, the team with the jammer makes it their goal to keep one of the opposing players behind them therefore capturing control of the pack. All the possibilities! So much to do!

Anyway, next month on January 21st it's my team, the Schoolyard Scrappers, first game of the season. I cannot wait. These past couple of months have been really good for our team. We're finally working together and understanding when to act and what type of strategy to use. I have a good feeling about this season since we spent last season in last place. The Scrappers finally feel like a team again and there's nothing more comforting about that.