Team Canada Tryout in Davis

The tournament this weekend went well. The weather in California was gorgeous for ultimate this time of year. Saturday was sunny, 20+ degrees, and a little windy. I'm especially glad the weather was good because we played 5 games.

A few people have asked why I was trying out for Team Canada in California. Fury (from the Bay Area) is team USA this year, so it was a great opportunity for the two teams to meet. Traffic and Fury were both using the tournament to try out players. Both teams split into 2 squads. There are many Vancouver players trying out, plus 10 'out of region' players from across Canada.

Overall, I was happy with how I played. I did have one really stupid mistake (a drop) in the last game of the day on Saturday, which happened to be the showcase game (Traffic and Fury each combined their respective two halfs for this game). It was really hard, I'm still pissed about it, but think of how pissed I'll be if I got myself cut that way. That said, I'm not looking at it that way. It was just one mistake, and I was proud of myself for keeping my head up and handling well when I got back on the field. I'm not going to lie, it was hard to do after making the mistake.

I got fouled in the Fury pool play game and jammed my thumb. It's okay though, because it wasn't too bad, plus it was only Larry.

My team came 4th in the tournament, loosing the 3-4 game to one of the two Fury teams. Unfortunately, I missed all but one point of this game because of early flights. My flight wasn't until Tuesday, but teammates had to get back and I was the only driver on the way home. The point I did get to play was very exciting. It was an upwind point against Fury's zone, which fires me up. We scored! It was one of my favorite points of the tournament.

The other half of Traffic did very well, coming second in the tourney, losing the other half of Fury.

I'll find out if I make the team by the 19th, and I'm having a hard time thinking about much else.

In other sports news, Canada women's soccer qualified for the Olympics tonight. Very cool. In Calgary sports news, the Flames won 3-2 in there first playoff game against the Sharks. Go Flames go!