We played another ball hockey game. I would say this is my best game ever. I had about 5 good chances to score. I shot on the goalie just once, and missed the net by 4 feet on two occasions. The other times, I could not get a shot because too many guys trying to get the ball. Most of the times, I positionned in front of the goalie and tried to block his view. On the defense aspect, I covered my men pretty well. I forgot about the ball, and tried to make contact with them. For instance, there was that guy with the ball on the board trying to go for the net. I put my arms around him without holding him, and hit his stick, and it worked very well. I was very happy the way I played. Once again, the centerman of the other team was always uncovered in front of the net. I had enough of this, and decided to take the draw, and try to cover him to see if it is that easy. It's not. You just need to forget about the ball and concentrate on him. The centerman got me once, though. He must have realized that we discovered their strategy, and he switched with the winger. I followed the now winger, and the centerman was once again by himself! I was the only covering the centerman. When I realized that, I went to the centerman, but it was already too late. They scored... Anyway, I've learned alot tonight. What killed tonight is also the stupid passes in our territory, those passes right in the middle, without even looking who was around. I could not believe it.
The good news is that all the teams make the playoffs. Our last game of the regular season is this Sunday when we face the second worst team, us being the worst one. They beat us 2-1 a few weeks ago. If we can play like we did tonight, cover the centerman and avoid stupid passes in the defense zone, we should get our first victory. Last point: You'll get your best performance when you play for the win, even there is not really any hope for the victory. Give the maximum you can, desire to be the first on the ball, and use your body to annoy the opponent.