So, as much as it makes me crazy I have been a good little girl and sat out pretty much all the drills lately as I am not allowed to do contract yet or anything that may cause a fall.
Yes, I know that I can't put weight on my knee while it's bent yet. Yes, I know I can't even take a knee safely yet. Yes, I know that I can't fall small enough to not be a danger to the other girls yet. And yes, I know that in time it will come and this is only temporary...but it still sucks to miss out on some of the fun (and drills I really need to learn).
The silver lining I am sticking to is that my crossovers are going to be fierce when I get back in. And I am starting to concentrate on my starts and my sprints. And Lord knows I need all the endurance work I can get my hands on (especially after a month off skates) so the constant lapping is good for me.
Oh, and the money we're getting from Aflac for my physical therapy is going to buy me new skates, pads, and gaskets. So that rocks.
But I still wanna hit people! And right now Coach has the girls really focusing on footwork, positional blocking, and partnering strategies. I am absorbing as much as I can from the outside but I am really itching to get in there and try it out firsthand.
So, it comes towards the end of practice and Coach has the girls start doing some pack drills...and they are working on one where you gotta pull yourself up through the pack keeping all eight on the floor. At first I told Coach that I should sit it out because I'm supposed to avoid anything that has a fall risk (Hell, my ortho wasn't really comfortable green lighting my skating yet at all but I talked her into it). But then I watched them make one go round and jumped in.
Coach sent every girl around me to the front one at a time, I got the sense he was timid about sending me up until we were near the end of the drill to keep me safe. But he did finally call me out and I made it up to the front with no issues. Well, apparently Lyte 'Em Up was following me up through the pack and I hadn't realized it. I had no sooner gotten up and plowed back to pack pace when she grabbed my hips to whip in front of me.
Totally not expecting that. And down I went.
I spun around 180 degrees and totally whiffed. I went down flat. According to Smash it was a graceful and small sprawl that was easy for the girls behind me to avoid. I was instantly scared I was going to cause a pile-up behind me and hurt someone because I kept my legs straight for fear of bashing my knees (still using the old pads and since I wear them over my brace I am unsure of what type of protection they offer for my bad knee). I tried my best to get out of the way of the pack and back up as quickly as I could then went to skate the outside and do a damage assessment. No pain at all, which was both surprising and awesome since moving my knee certain ways around the house causes furious pain. I guess my brace does serve a purpose other than causing my calf to cramp after all.
Lyte 'Em Up felt bad about it, she hadn't realized it was me from behind...not that she really should have. Actually I feel like a complete douche for not having myself planted enough to have given the hip whip...lesson learned: ALWAYS be fully aware of what your pack mates are doing.
I'm really glad I fell though. It scared the shit out of me since I expected massive amounts of pain to follow...and there was none. So now I can go to practice Tuesday with less trepidation knowing that while I can't fall small enough to be safe in a large pack, I can join in on some of the smaller group drills and know that even if I fall I'll be fine. So, thanks for taking my ass down, Lyte 'Em Up! (:
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