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By: Brian
Maryland goalie Brian Phipps gives lacrosse fans an inside look at the Terp's season. Find out what goes on in the preseason and what it's like to be a top college lacrosse player.
Sorry about not posting anything lately, I have been real busy with practices and school work, and actually do not currently have the internet at my apartment. For some reason it is not working so I haven’t been able to get on here lately. My fault.
Anyways, lately we have had 2 weekends of scrimmages and practices everyday. We started off scrimmaging Loyola and
The following weekend (this past weekend) we headed up to
Our scrimmages are winding down and we are all looking forward to the season to start. We are really excited about our team this year and how we all came together. Should be interesting to see what happens when the season officially starts up and we will go from there: starting at
And the season begins.... We started actual practice this week and it feels good to get it going. But it feels pretty cold out too. We are starting up our stick drills and getting comfortable in full pads again. The freshman are getting accustomed to the usual routine and fitting in with the team. This has been a full week of practice with no classes for me. My winter class ended last Friday and now I am just waiting for the spring semester to start. This week has all been about lacrosse and getting focused on the season again. This week of no school has helped with the free time to relax and rest from practice. Nothing beats hanging out on the couch relaxing watching good television or a good movie. Not to mention having bags of ice all over my legs from bruises already. That is probably the best part about spring: bruises all over, not. The long practices gives the shooters more time to hit me and man it hurts. I am not going to lie, getting hit with the ball is not fun, especially in practice in the cold weather. The bruises, welts, and swelling never ends but it comes with the job. I would never trade my position on the field for any one them. I love being between the pipes and facing shots day after day. Why? I do not know. And yes, it hurts, but oh well. Although practices are tiring and drain me, I continue to look forward to the next one to get back on the field, between the pipes to face the next shot that comes at me.
The last week of winter session is windy down. We are getting in shape and looking forward to the season which is right around the corner. As we are all preparing for finals of our January term class, we are pushing ourselves even harder on the field. We haven’t gotten used to waking up at 6am but we know it’s well worth it. The veterans on the team call this week Christmas with lacrosse. Every morning we come in for running and there is a new type of gear in our lockers. Whether it is new G22 gloves, stx armpads, shoulder pads, heads, stringing sticks, or under armor gear, we are excited to get it. Everyone is stringing up their sticks, dying their sticks, adjusting their helmets, or lacing up their cleats. The excitement is building and we are ready for the 2008 season to come. Once this week is over, all the new gear that we get is going to be put to use on the fields and we will be going at it full throttle. We have a bad taste in our mouths’ from last year and ready to take on whoever comes in front of us. This past month of waking up before the sun is even up is for the next couple months to come. We have put in the hard work with the conditioning part, now here comes the fun part of laxin’ it up on the field.
After my first half week of practice, I couldn’t wait for the weekend to just do nothing. The weekends are valuable during winter term because it allows you to finally be able to sleep in. Having to get up at 6am every morning and work out then go straight to class is no fun. On the weekends though is a good time for our team to hang out and bond. During the winter term, there are not many students on campus so it is mainly just our team and a few other students. This allows for our team to hang out together and develop a strong bond right before the season starts up. This past weekend we all hung out and watched football. Nothing is better than NFL playoffs. And the BCS championship is on tonight. We all get together and watch the games together and some of the kids on our team are big
One day after New Year’s Day and I am back in
I am very excited about this new lacrosse website forming, laxspot.com. I love seeing the game continue to grow and this website is perfect for people throughout the lacrosse nation to stay in contact and see what’s new in lacrosse. I will be posting weekly about what goes on at a top college program during the season. We start our pre-season practicing on January 2nd, so that is right around the corner. We have already been real busy during the fall and look forward to the upcoming year. I will let you all know what goes on at practices, pre-games, games, and even the college life of school and classes to let you all know what a typical student-athlete goes through during lacrosse season. I am looking forward to using laxspot.com and GO TERPS!
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