I just wanted to address how extremely disappointed I am in the team right now. I'm not really mad....but I'm more so extremely sad and upset.
Obviously, it's not mandatory to play rugby and when you're on the team you're obviously not forced to go to practices, games, and other work outs or events. But I guess I just really thought that people would WANT to go to these things out of the sheer desire to have fun and work hard. I have always thought of us as such a knit tight family, a team bond like no other. I absolutely refuse to believe that this team doesn't embody the love, the ambition, and the skill that Canisius Women's Rugby always has had for rugby and all the other people on the team. But right now, I am just so incredibly disheartened.
At the rugby camp today, literally only 5 people (including myself) came. I sent out an email earlier this week saying how fantastic it would be to make it to this rugby camp that was held only 15 minutes away from us (and it really was phenomenal). I also stated in that email for everyone to please email me back about whether you were coming or not. I literally got ZERO emails. Not one. And this is mainly what I'm upset about.
I mean obviously people are busy and can't make every single thing we have for rugby, but if you cannot make something TELL ME OR A DIFFERENT OFFICER IF YOU CAN'T AND WHY. I talked to some people in person or through text or something, but there were some people, A LOT of people, that literally fell off the face of the Earth and did not tell me a single thing. Many of you....I have absolutely no idea where you were today.
It was extremely embarrassing to show up to a camp with only 5 girls from a school 15 minutes away while schools drove hours in ridiculous snow conditions to have WAY more players go to the camp. We only have 2 practices scheduled for the rest of the semester (one already done), so any sort of
time we can get to play rugby somewhere should be considered an absolute blessing....especially one that is local! And the camp was in no way overly strenuous, we were in a gym and had such a super great time. It wasn't so much about fitness as it was learning about different skills, and the coaches there were phenomenal in breaking every little thing down for you, helping every single person to their specific needs, and making sure every question and issue was attended to full heartedly. For people old and new to rugby, this was seriously a treat to attend.
I took notes on a paper towel during the camp (seriously) of things that were reviewed and new points that sometimes people forget and need to remember while playing rugby. I typed them up and attached them to this email. Please read them and just keep them in the back of your brain when you're playing!
Going to these things should not be considered a chore or something that you haaaaaave to go to, you should WANT to go to it. No one can make you do any of this, but instead you should WANT to. We're all such good friends, and we all love each other and always have a blast when we're together that we should be super excited to play a sport we love with the people we love! How can it get any better than that?!
So to just finish this off, please just try and think about how much you truly love rugby and the people on this team. Remember how much fun we have, and how fulfilling it always is to either finish a practice together, learn something new, make a good move, achieve a personal goal, have a team behind you and supporting you when you need it, and all the other things you have loved and enjoyed about this team. Do not take it for granted, and please keep it all alive with your own personal effort, love, and ambition.
Love you all, but I am still incredibly sad.
Big Blue
Obviously, it's not mandatory to play rugby and when you're on the team you're obviously not forced to go to practices, games, and other work outs or events. But I guess I just really thought that people would WANT to go to these things out of the sheer desire to have fun and work hard. I have always thought of us as such a knit tight family, a team bond like no other. I absolutely refuse to believe that this team doesn't embody the love, the ambition, and the skill that Canisius Women's Rugby always has had for rugby and all the other people on the team. But right now, I am just so incredibly disheartened.
At the rugby camp today, literally only 5 people (including myself) came. I sent out an email earlier this week saying how fantastic it would be to make it to this rugby camp that was held only 15 minutes away from us (and it really was phenomenal). I also stated in that email for everyone to please email me back about whether you were coming or not. I literally got ZERO emails. Not one. And this is mainly what I'm upset about.
I mean obviously people are busy and can't make every single thing we have for rugby, but if you cannot make something TELL ME OR A DIFFERENT OFFICER IF YOU CAN'T AND WHY. I talked to some people in person or through text or something, but there were some people, A LOT of people, that literally fell off the face of the Earth and did not tell me a single thing. Many of you....I have absolutely no idea where you were today.
It was extremely embarrassing to show up to a camp with only 5 girls from a school 15 minutes away while schools drove hours in ridiculous snow conditions to have WAY more players go to the camp. We only have 2 practices scheduled for the rest of the semester (one already done), so any sort of
time we can get to play rugby somewhere should be considered an absolute blessing....especially one that is local! And the camp was in no way overly strenuous, we were in a gym and had such a super great time. It wasn't so much about fitness as it was learning about different skills, and the coaches there were phenomenal in breaking every little thing down for you, helping every single person to their specific needs, and making sure every question and issue was attended to full heartedly. For people old and new to rugby, this was seriously a treat to attend.
I took notes on a paper towel during the camp (seriously) of things that were reviewed and new points that sometimes people forget and need to remember while playing rugby. I typed them up and attached them to this email. Please read them and just keep them in the back of your brain when you're playing!
Going to these things should not be considered a chore or something that you haaaaaave to go to, you should WANT to go to it. No one can make you do any of this, but instead you should WANT to. We're all such good friends, and we all love each other and always have a blast when we're together that we should be super excited to play a sport we love with the people we love! How can it get any better than that?!
So to just finish this off, please just try and think about how much you truly love rugby and the people on this team. Remember how much fun we have, and how fulfilling it always is to either finish a practice together, learn something new, make a good move, achieve a personal goal, have a team behind you and supporting you when you need it, and all the other things you have loved and enjoyed about this team. Do not take it for granted, and please keep it all alive with your own personal effort, love, and ambition.
Love you all, but I am still incredibly sad.
Big Blue
So we had another practice after the email was sent out, and there were 10 people that showed up. I mean, it's not a lot, but it's more than 5 and at least it's enough to run a back line and do some plays or something. This Saturday, we had a practice at Delaware Park, and although it was just the officers and one other person, a new girl came which was very exciting! We ran 3 miles, and then we did a little passing and practiced a few line outs. I wish we could've done more though; I was even prepared when I got the infamous question from people, "What would you want to practice? I can't think of any drills we could do." I had a bunch of drills lined up for them and I was ready to do them. Oh well, one step at a time I guess. I just wish we could take those steps a little faster!
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