Yesterday was National Compliment Day. How many of you knew that? Not many I'm guessing because, I, myself had no clue until my Humantities teacher, Mrs. Love, informed my class. I tried my best throughout the day to give compliments to those I normally didn't talk to. It didn't work out so well.
Compliments shouldn't have to have a holiday to be given, or received humbly. Everyone deserves a compliment every once in awhile, right?
I'm not the type of girl that goes out of my way to look pretty and receive millions of compliments a day. So when I receive one I like to tell people thank you, even if I didn't actually hear them say it.
The art teacher, Mrs. Cook, told me yesterday that Coach Servis was telling another teacher about how well I taped. It honestly made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside and I went and thanked him. He gave me a big hug and said, "Well it's true."
Thosetype of compliments make me feel so much better about myself than any kind of compliment based on my physical appearance could. Isn't that how it's supposed to be? Tell me your opinion.
Don't be shy, I don't bite... Hard. I'm kidding! But seriously. What has been your favorite compliment that you have ever received?
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Shin Splints
Coach Knoblock wasn't here today so they didn't practice. All the soccer team did was sit in the gym and gossip about the various things of the day. I went home. There was no reason for me to be there when nothing was going on.
I didn't know that we weren't going to be practicing until practice was supposed to begin. So I had went and talked to Coach Servis about taping shin splints anyways. We discussed two different ways that I could tape Miguel.
The first way included making tape ropes to put along the muscle, then applying pressure with tape that went completely around and up his shin.
The other way was a way that I knew about because I had been taped the same way before. Coach Servis didn't know what I was talking about so we looked it up on YouTube. Good ole YouTube. It actually didn't have the first way and it had a lot of other ways but I was quickly able to find the one that Servis had never seen.
If you are plagued with shin splints here is a simple way to tape your shin splints to get some relief. Another way to get some relief from your shin splints to actually sit on the floor or a bed with your legs straight out in front of you. Point your toes towards your face and hold them there for five minutes. You'll know it's working because you'll feel that all to familiar muscle burn in your shin. You can do this for however many days as you like or until your pain subsides.
Good luck with your shin splints!
Andrea
I didn't know that we weren't going to be practicing until practice was supposed to begin. So I had went and talked to Coach Servis about taping shin splints anyways. We discussed two different ways that I could tape Miguel.
The first way included making tape ropes to put along the muscle, then applying pressure with tape that went completely around and up his shin.
The other way was a way that I knew about because I had been taped the same way before. Coach Servis didn't know what I was talking about so we looked it up on YouTube. Good ole YouTube. It actually didn't have the first way and it had a lot of other ways but I was quickly able to find the one that Servis had never seen.
If you are plagued with shin splints here is a simple way to tape your shin splints to get some relief. Another way to get some relief from your shin splints to actually sit on the floor or a bed with your legs straight out in front of you. Point your toes towards your face and hold them there for five minutes. You'll know it's working because you'll feel that all to familiar muscle burn in your shin. You can do this for however many days as you like or until your pain subsides.
Good luck with your shin splints!
Andrea
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Victory Lap
Today it was freezing cold, like, FREEZING, and I am a person who hates being cold. But thankfully our soccer coach, Coach Knoblock (AKA Knobby), decided it would be a bright idea to go to one of the elementary schools and use their gym for practice. THANK YOU KNOBBY! I really do hate being cold with a burning passion.
Anyways, to warm up the soccer team jumped rope. I love jumping rope. It's awesome cardio and it works your whole body. So I jumped along. Only for like ten minutes though (my pants kept falling off, I needed some shorts).
After warming up and doing a couple drills, Coach Knoblock decided that they were going to play six on six and all of our coaches would each be the captain of a team and every time Knoblock made a goal he ran a victory lap. He also looked very sporty with his sweater tucked into his sweatpants, at least five people got pictures of it, sadly I did not.
So tomorrow I have to tape my loverly friend Miguel for shin splints. Taping actually doesn't help much but he seems to think that it is the only thing that will help him. Sadly I do not enjoy taping shin splints.
There's actually multiple ways to tape shin splints and I'm going to talk to Coach Servis (the coach/science teacher who mainly takes care of injuries) to try and discern the best way to tape them for Miguel. Hopefully he can help me with this connundrum. I'll let you know how it pans out tomorrow.
For now,
Andrea
Anyways, to warm up the soccer team jumped rope. I love jumping rope. It's awesome cardio and it works your whole body. So I jumped along. Only for like ten minutes though (my pants kept falling off, I needed some shorts).
After warming up and doing a couple drills, Coach Knoblock decided that they were going to play six on six and all of our coaches would each be the captain of a team and every time Knoblock made a goal he ran a victory lap. He also looked very sporty with his sweater tucked into his sweatpants, at least five people got pictures of it, sadly I did not.
So tomorrow I have to tape my loverly friend Miguel for shin splints. Taping actually doesn't help much but he seems to think that it is the only thing that will help him. Sadly I do not enjoy taping shin splints.
There's actually multiple ways to tape shin splints and I'm going to talk to Coach Servis (the coach/science teacher who mainly takes care of injuries) to try and discern the best way to tape them for Miguel. Hopefully he can help me with this connundrum. I'll let you know how it pans out tomorrow.
For now,
Andrea
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
"I am the trainer, not the athlete."
Ah, the reason for the name of today's post... Whenever I say those few words the conversation usually goes as such:
*Usually in the situation of the boys(or now girls) doing an impossibly hard drill or running a million miles*
"Come on guys!" -Me
"I'd like to see you do it." -Annoying athlete
"I am the trainer, not the athlete." -Me
Today was my second day of soccer I'm happy to report. I'm loving it already. I think I didn't like wrestling because I never did ANYTHING. I did so little during wrestling practice, I would catch some Zs. But now with soccer I'm fetching harnesses, stretching hamstrings and calves, and running after balls.
My first day of soccer was definitely something that I enjoyed. For some reason the other managers weren't there so I was doing most of everything, which I didn't mind too much. There wasn't all that much to do. Soccer right now is all about conditioning so mostly they are running or doing drills. Nothing too funny to report on for yesterday.
Today though (before I left early) they were all in a giant circle doing drills and the freshmen who was standing across the circle from where I was standing was doing every exercise wrong in every possible manner.
Other than that, much didn't happen today. The wrestling pictures are posted on the web though.
Here's mine:
Oh I guess I could report that I talked to one of the football coaches, Coach Servis, about my quitting wrestling. He doesn't blame me and I guess that is more than I could ask for. I really didn't want to disappoint him. I actually feel better about it now, too. No more worries for Andrea.
Gooday to y'all, as we say here in Oklahoma (and Australia sometimes),
Andrea
*Usually in the situation of the boys(or now girls) doing an impossibly hard drill or running a million miles*
"Come on guys!" -Me
"I'd like to see you do it." -Annoying athlete
"I am the trainer, not the athlete." -Me
Today was my second day of soccer I'm happy to report. I'm loving it already. I think I didn't like wrestling because I never did ANYTHING. I did so little during wrestling practice, I would catch some Zs. But now with soccer I'm fetching harnesses, stretching hamstrings and calves, and running after balls.
My first day of soccer was definitely something that I enjoyed. For some reason the other managers weren't there so I was doing most of everything, which I didn't mind too much. There wasn't all that much to do. Soccer right now is all about conditioning so mostly they are running or doing drills. Nothing too funny to report on for yesterday.
Today though (before I left early) they were all in a giant circle doing drills and the freshmen who was standing across the circle from where I was standing was doing every exercise wrong in every possible manner.
Other than that, much didn't happen today. The wrestling pictures are posted on the web though.
Here's mine:
Oh I guess I could report that I talked to one of the football coaches, Coach Servis, about my quitting wrestling. He doesn't blame me and I guess that is more than I could ask for. I really didn't want to disappoint him. I actually feel better about it now, too. No more worries for Andrea.
Gooday to y'all, as we say here in Oklahoma (and Australia sometimes),
Andrea
Friday, January 14, 2011
Procrastinating... Again.
Today was a long day at school, I must admit... I didn't even go and start my job as soccer trainer today.It's not that I didn't want to... I decided to go and pick up my little brother from school instead.
I'm a horrible procrastinator, and I don't know why. Hopefully I won't procrastinate again Monday or the coach just might give up on me.
When I start soccer trainers I'll be one out of two trainers and managers that take care of both boys and girls soccer. Sounds like a ton of work, right? I'm used to it though. It sort of reminds me of just last summer when I about had a mental and physical breakdown because of football two-a-days.
If you are reading this and don't know what two-a-days are...
Two-a-days are defined by UrbanDictionary.com as "sometimes known as Hell Week, is a term in football to describe when a football team has practice twice a day: in the morning, and in the afternoon or evening. Two-A-Days are usually done the beginning of fall, such as the end of July or mid-August, but are sometimes done on a daily basis for some teams".
"Hell Week" is an understatement. During Hell Week last summer though, it was Hell Week for everyone, including managers and trainers. Our girl that was in charge, Shelby, wasn't there so it was just Bailey, one of the other trainers, and I taking control in this sticky week. The temperature was in the triple digits and we were going through about five ice chests full of ice a day.
During two-a-days though, Bailey was taking more charge and running more errands and such than I was. So one day I just sent her home because she looked downright exhausted. I'm a nice lady, huh? After sending her home though I wanted to kill myself. I had to time ice baths, unload our golf cart we used to transport needed equipment, cut tape off people, make ice bags, and treat injuries with only the help of two sophomores and 4 freshmen who had NO CLUE what they were doing. I definitely wanted to die that day, but here I am, well and alive. Thankfully I had Bailey and Shelby back the next day to help me out.
Hopefully the manager for soccer that they have now will be a help and the work will be shared pretty equally... Because I am not quitting soccer. No way, no how, and if I do I will feel horrible and probably never post another blog in my whole entire life.
Anyways, I'm off for now, I have to prepare to go to my friend's house for the weekend and the dance we are having Saturday night.
Good evening to all you happy readers out there,
Andrea
I'm a horrible procrastinator, and I don't know why. Hopefully I won't procrastinate again Monday or the coach just might give up on me.
When I start soccer trainers I'll be one out of two trainers and managers that take care of both boys and girls soccer. Sounds like a ton of work, right? I'm used to it though. It sort of reminds me of just last summer when I about had a mental and physical breakdown because of football two-a-days.
If you are reading this and don't know what two-a-days are...
Two-a-days are defined by UrbanDictionary.com as "sometimes known as Hell Week, is a term in football to describe when a football team has practice twice a day: in the morning, and in the afternoon or evening. Two-A-Days are usually done the beginning of fall, such as the end of July or mid-August, but are sometimes done on a daily basis for some teams".
"Hell Week" is an understatement. During Hell Week last summer though, it was Hell Week for everyone, including managers and trainers. Our girl that was in charge, Shelby, wasn't there so it was just Bailey, one of the other trainers, and I taking control in this sticky week. The temperature was in the triple digits and we were going through about five ice chests full of ice a day.
During two-a-days though, Bailey was taking more charge and running more errands and such than I was. So one day I just sent her home because she looked downright exhausted. I'm a nice lady, huh? After sending her home though I wanted to kill myself. I had to time ice baths, unload our golf cart we used to transport needed equipment, cut tape off people, make ice bags, and treat injuries with only the help of two sophomores and 4 freshmen who had NO CLUE what they were doing. I definitely wanted to die that day, but here I am, well and alive. Thankfully I had Bailey and Shelby back the next day to help me out.
Hopefully the manager for soccer that they have now will be a help and the work will be shared pretty equally... Because I am not quitting soccer. No way, no how, and if I do I will feel horrible and probably never post another blog in my whole entire life.
Anyways, I'm off for now, I have to prepare to go to my friend's house for the weekend and the dance we are having Saturday night.
Good evening to all you happy readers out there,
Andrea
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Late Night Thoughts
As I was on the phone with my boyfriend, Joseph, I was forced to think about what all the repercussions of quitting wrestling are. It's been only been a day but I miss the boys already. They are hilarious.
My favorite though was this one freshmen(who will remain unnamed) that whenever he saw me he would compliment me. I know that sounds conceited but I really felt in a better mood after seeing him. Sounds pathetic, huh? But I had to tell him today that I had quit, when I saw him in the hallway, and he was so upset. It killed me.
Anyways, the boys are slowly finding out and it's kinda killing me that they are disappointed. I said before that I don't quit easily. Did I quit too easily this time? Only time will tell.
I'm still excited for soccer. Tomorrow brings some new beginnings for me. I hope it's the change of pace brings me what I wanted.
Well, I should be off to bed so to be bright eyed and bushy tailed for tomorrow.
Signing off for now,
Andrea
My favorite though was this one freshmen(who will remain unnamed) that whenever he saw me he would compliment me. I know that sounds conceited but I really felt in a better mood after seeing him. Sounds pathetic, huh? But I had to tell him today that I had quit, when I saw him in the hallway, and he was so upset. It killed me.
Anyways, the boys are slowly finding out and it's kinda killing me that they are disappointed. I said before that I don't quit easily. Did I quit too easily this time? Only time will tell.
I'm still excited for soccer. Tomorrow brings some new beginnings for me. I hope it's the change of pace brings me what I wanted.
Well, I should be off to bed so to be bright eyed and bushy tailed for tomorrow.
Signing off for now,
Andrea
Out with Wrestling, in with Soccer!
Okay, first post time!
I'm Andrea, seventeen years of age.
A junior in high school.
I'm a student athletic trainer.
This is how it goes from day to day(when I remember to post) with the different sports that I work.
I'm starting with the soccer players tomorrow, and farther into the spring I will be continuing my football career. I've been working with football players since 8th grade(that's 4 years under my belt now).
My athletes mean everything to me and most of them are boys. Soccer is actually going to be the first sport where I have worked with girls. I just don't seem to get along very well with girls. I don't know why, just don't.
In the past four years I have managed: Football, basketball, wrestling, and now soccer.
Basketball was a one year thing my 8th grade year, and I didn't make the cut when I applied freshmen year. It didn't bother me, I didn't like it too much.
Wrestling season isn't over yet this year, and this was my first(and last) year. I actually quit just yesterday. Most athletic trainers in high school are girls. The other two girls just got on my nerves and I couldn't take it anymore. To avoid conflict, I just quit. Football is my main sport and I will stick with that through thick and thin. I already miss my wrestling boys though.
Just to set things straight, I don't usually start anything that I think I might quit. I quit wrestling for other reasons then just the girls. I wasn't getting home until 7pm on a good night and on nights when I had concurrent college classes, not until 10pm and I was still keeping my 4.0gpa!
I'm a busy girl, what can I say?
Something needed to be done to clear up my schedule and the only thing that was able to be dropped was wrestling. Which freed up my schedule a ton. No regrets here at all.
I'm ready to start soccer and see how it all pans out.
For now, I'm signing off... As time goes on I'll add more posts and include some stories and pictures from years past that I remember and love.
For now,
Andrea.
I'm Andrea, seventeen years of age.
A junior in high school.
I'm a student athletic trainer.
This is how it goes from day to day(when I remember to post) with the different sports that I work.
I'm starting with the soccer players tomorrow, and farther into the spring I will be continuing my football career. I've been working with football players since 8th grade(that's 4 years under my belt now).
My athletes mean everything to me and most of them are boys. Soccer is actually going to be the first sport where I have worked with girls. I just don't seem to get along very well with girls. I don't know why, just don't.
In the past four years I have managed: Football, basketball, wrestling, and now soccer.
Basketball was a one year thing my 8th grade year, and I didn't make the cut when I applied freshmen year. It didn't bother me, I didn't like it too much.
Wrestling season isn't over yet this year, and this was my first(and last) year. I actually quit just yesterday. Most athletic trainers in high school are girls. The other two girls just got on my nerves and I couldn't take it anymore. To avoid conflict, I just quit. Football is my main sport and I will stick with that through thick and thin. I already miss my wrestling boys though.
Just to set things straight, I don't usually start anything that I think I might quit. I quit wrestling for other reasons then just the girls. I wasn't getting home until 7pm on a good night and on nights when I had concurrent college classes, not until 10pm and I was still keeping my 4.0gpa!
I'm a busy girl, what can I say?
Something needed to be done to clear up my schedule and the only thing that was able to be dropped was wrestling. Which freed up my schedule a ton. No regrets here at all.
I'm ready to start soccer and see how it all pans out.
For now, I'm signing off... As time goes on I'll add more posts and include some stories and pictures from years past that I remember and love.
For now,
Andrea.
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