Hitting the Hardwood

My friend and I figured it would be slow at Mackal today since a lot of students took the three day weekend to go home. We couldn't have been more wrong. When we first arrived, the main courts were closed because of the usual track practice. We made our way over to the secondary courts, where we found an entire court to shoot around on. That was short-lived as people started to poor in. Before you knew it, our shoot around turned into a battle for the court. We finally gave in and decided to play full court (it was either that, or get off the court). It went surprisingly well, considering the level of competition was quite high in this particular instance. Now don't get me wrong, my friend and I have been playing for awhile and can hold our own on the court, but we were outmatched physically and athletically. It didn't take long to develop a rapport with these guys, which was surprising because we had such different playing styles that typically would clash. We ended up winning all the games we played and worked up quite a sweat. You always expect to learn something about yourself when you play, but its an added bonus when you understand the players around you a little better too.