This past weekend, Saucy went to the first tournament of the year: Grinnell. As a rookie, I felt a bunch of emotions leading up to it: nervousness, excitement, even pure confusion. The vets told us that Grinnell was one of the most laid-back, fun tournaments of the year. And that it was.
The first game was against Macalester. They were a great team with a lot of fun players. As a rookie handler, my goal of the first game was to get situated. Figure out what was going on, and see how an actual game differs from a scrimmage against friends. It was different. The intensity was higher, and it was harder to figure out where I had to be when there weren’t stops at every turn. Overall though, I loved the atmosphere. The Macalester team was nice, and the vets on both teams gave me great advice. Next we faced Truman State. We lost that one, but it was more experience gained. Plus, the harder team challenged us in more ways. Then we faced Nebraska, and it was one of the most fun games of the weekend. The Cuddle Raptors were a great team to play. The last game of the first day we had started to lose players, and everyone was tired. For me, it was a lot harder to play the Grinnell team and keep my spirits up than it had been before. We ended the day by forfeiting our fifth game, fearing injuries and exhaustion the next day. The second day started off with a weird warm-up on an odd field. But we faced off against WUWU, and they played us hard every point. We had our first spirit circle, and at that moment I knew that I loved the sport wholeheartedly. The atmosphere and environment was unlike any other sport I had played before. We wrapped up the day with two more games, against Macalester and Grinnell. Macalester was full of marathon points – we didn’t even reach half before hard cap (I understand these words now!). Grinnell was a fun turnaround from Saturday. We weren’t as tired as we were the day before, so we played better against them than we had. Overall, the Grinnell tournament was one of the most fun experiences in any sport I’ve ever played. I learned so much about handling and playing the game. But sometimes, the sidelines were just as fun, too. I can’t wait for the next tournament. I can’t wait to play again!
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Denise Meyer
10/2/2018 03:40:09 pm
Thanks so much for the synopsis - I am Claire Meyer's mom ( 2nd year veteran) & I was there for some of the first day but reading about makes it easier for me to understand. I love watching you guys have fun!
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