Executive Decision.

"My body can stand the crutches but my mind can't stand the sidelines..." ~Michael Jordan

This May, what will have seemed ages will only have been officially two years since my life as I knew it changed. You see--it was a sunny Friday afternoon, our team was out sporting dresses on the rugby field (meant as a team bonding exercise which is an entirely different story unto itself) as we competed against several other teams in the province. At one point, the day seemed like it couldn't have been going any better--the team was bonding and as a result, playing exceptionally well on the field together. We had gone undefeated in our eight games as we had one game left before we were headed to the gold medal match that night. Little did I know then what that one game would have meant not only to my life then, but my life now. It took one person on the opposition who was frustrated with her teammates play--just one person and one intentional kick to the head to end not only my season that year but my future seasons and scholarships at university. The month following my accident involved many struggles as I overcame many visual and motor difficulties in my recovery. The choice at hand was clear and I knew what was the right choice for me then--pursue only my education for it has far greater rewards then rugby could ever give me.

You never really know what you have--until it's gone.

I never fully realized then how much God had blessed me with a gift for rugby, I never realized it until I could no longer play. Now here I am, nearly two years later--missing the game more that I thought I would. With this, I have decided to get involved in rugby again--in May club teams kick off their season and I am pretty confident in saying I will be lacing up my cleats and hitting the fields for tryouts. Why club and not provincial again? I have desire to play but at the same time, I know where to 'draw the line'--with a substantially increased competitive environment will come an increased liklihood of head trauma. Simply said, club rugby will fufill my dream of getting back into the game without risking too much!

I am so excited!