Rugby

Tanner's been wanting to play Rugby since this time last year when the team got their matching jackets at school. He started practice a couple of weeks ago. The coaches are way laid back. That doesn't seem like a bad thing but it can be. They informed us that we would start practice the next day so we had to hurry and go buy shoes and a mouth guard that night. Then it snowed so it got cancelled. Then they added a day of practice from Tues. and Thurs. to Tues., Wednesday, and Thursday. Then they decided instead of getting out at 6 they would get out at 6:30 but they decided that at 6 so I was already waiting without a book in the car, drat! 

Then we have the first game last Saturday. We get there in time to see the last half of the 7th and 8th grade boys and then the Girls team gets on the field. It wouldn't be so bad but it's really cold and windy and we brought the whole family to support Tanner. Finally the 9th and 10th grade boys play but Tanner doesn't get to play which he warned us could happen since he's new. So after 2 1/2 hours of freezing and not getting to see Tanner play we decide to go home. Tanner said at the very end of all the games they're going to let the new players do a scrimmage but he'll find a ride home. Yay. Two hours later Tanner calls to say he can't find a ride home and he's hurt his shoulder and needs to go get x-rays. So Jon drove 40 minutes to go get him and then spent a couple of hours at the Instacare and pharmacy. He didn't break anything but hurt his rotary cuff muscle. Tanner is really frustrated. He had a lot of fun the first 20 minutes he was in the game and is sad he's out for at least 2 weeks. I asked him if he still likes Rugby and sadly he said he does. On a positive note, it is nice to hear Tanner get excited about something and he's getting a lot of exercise.