The time has finally come,
Or it should have, if not for the freak snowstorm that left the fields covered in the white stuff. I guess we will just have to wait a few more days to start the season. In the meantime, we've been busting our humps to get in shape for the beach on spring break...or for lacrosse, hard to see what the top priority is at this point. With our first games this Saturday at JMU, the Terps need every day they can to knock the rust off their legs, pot bellies and the ole' twigs that have seen nothing but the back of our closets and chipotle burritos for the past two months.
February also brings the promise of new swag that each and every Terp has been longing for since the fall. New shorts, new helmets, long-sleeve Under Armor, and last but not least the coveted custom King II's. Everyone knows that just playing lacrosse is not enough; looking good while doing it is what every true lacrosse player should strive for. Plus, half of the allure of the Club Lacrosse Team is the gear that each player gets when they join the team. The sloozies of college park will come running when they see you wearing your Terps Lacrosse Gear on campus, so get prepared to be a hot commodity. Personally, I have lost a pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt to the female vultures that swoop down and snag your swag right from under your nose, and once that happens you can kiss your gear goodbye. To prevent future theft, as everyone should, I have created a disposable wardrobe of old high school swag and various other articles of clothing that can be offered to the scavengers so that my Terps gear stays safe and in my possession.
As for lacrosse, the team really has been busting their asses to get in shape after winter hibernation. With multi-lingual exercises led by Maseeh and ab workouts by Eddie Harris, the team is starting to look like the preview for 300. At the very least we've been looking good for all of the girls' club teams that come to Cole to check us all out. Might I say they have also been displaying unusually high levels of talent this spring which could be utilized in future social events. As for actual practice, the Terps have been limited to Tuesdays on the Cole Field House mini turf fields and outside practices have been out of the question. At least if we can't catch and throw, we will be able to run circles around the competition.
There are high hopes for the Maryland Club Lacrosse team this spring. After a disappointing finish in the playoffs last year, the Terps are looking to rebound with their second NCLL National Championship title in three years. This is a lofty goal, but also one that is well within the team's reach. With almost an unlimited amount of talent in the dozens of returners paired with extremely skilled incoming freshman and new players, it is hard to think of a single team that can match up with the Terps. Of course they will have their first test of ability this weekend in the beautiful Harrisonburg, VA in the middle of the Shenandoah Valley. The Terps will play at least three games with the possibility of five or six assuming that UMD will trounce the competition as expected.
The Terps are better prepared, better led, in better shape and more skilled than any team in the NCLL... and perhaps the world. So let's go out a b some l's on some t's boys!
And as always,
NEVER PULL OUT!
Your faithful brethren,
Andrew "Born Ready" Sotak
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