Ulog #08 - The Fast and The 5 A Side Football
Hey Steemians & Uloggers
Me again, dropping in with my impromptu Ulog and first one for November 2018 and who knows, it might be the only one I drop during this month, so cherish this personal post for all its worth if you're so inclined that you enjoy stalking my whereabouts and my activities.
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I flop when it comes to fitness
In all honesty, I absolutely hate fitness, if you're going to tell me to train or run around a field or a track or a road just for the sake of keeping fit, I'm going to tell you to fuck off!
I don't get how people would just be motivated by being fit and looking good, sorry stuffed crust Pizza is way better than running in a straight line to even the best playlist on the planet.
So back to the football
The only reason I stay active is because I enjoy sport and my favourite sport is naturally football or for those of you who believe in the imperial system and spell the words favourite or Neighbour without the U, you probably call it soccer and you're probably not very good at it either.
Im terrible at taking photos
From 11's to 5's
So our full field season is done for the year and has been heavily disrupted by the lack of rain over the past 3 years so fields were pretty much trashed. Now that the stop/start season has come to an end my friends and I keep going with social and league 5 a side.
There is really no point in taking 5 a side seriously, I primarily use it to keep the heart pumping and get a little sweat going while I showboat my way up and down the pitch.
How success is measured
Showboating is a fundamentally important part of South African soccer and we value it even more than goals. Anyone can score a goal or make an assist but can you trip up your opponent simply by the way you shift your body? That in itself is a skill not many can master and is something to marvel when done correctly.
At the end of the match we don't really speak about how many goals were scored we're more focused on how many times did you slip the ball through an opponents legs or turn him around that he lands up falling over just to keep up with you
Dabb on em
Not sure what I mean? Then check out these clips - Showboating At Its Best - South African Football
It's very important that after the game you make sure to rub it in, banter is part of teamwork and character building and its to ensure you improve on your mistakes since you don't want that kind of embarrassment, trust me!
How to walk up to someone cocky AF after the game
How do you keep fit?
So how do you guys keep fit? Do you like training alone or training someone or as a team? Do you enjoy team sports? What kinda sports are you in to? Let me know in the comments fitfam!
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I enjoy a bit of soccer myself. 5 a side is a great way to get fit and it does take a lot of energy to keep going. Those games can be non stop. I can't commit to a proper team with my work schedule so golf is my favourite sport since I can play around my schedule which is all over the place. There are plenty of courses over here and lots of competitions which suits me as I am a competitive person anyway.
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5 a side is not really my favourite I do it for shits and giggles, like you say its super intense and guys like to just go for goal where i like to play around pass and move the ball around open up space, i guess its just the ozil/santi cazorla in me lol I just cant be bothered to try and rush the game
I do really enjoy 7 a side and of course full field footy which i will play until my knees say otherwise lol. I've tried my hand at golf but i'm just not yet that into it maybe when i really have to give up footy. I do like boxing, cricket and a bit or rugby now and again and when the weather allows for it a surf is pretty good too.
I used to play football a lot. For sure in my teen years. 6 days out of 7. Training, games and indoor soccer it was all part of the agenda.
When I do stop with football, something I did too late. I did switch to tennis. A few years later I did add golf to the agenda. The problem with both and with having 2 kids who do play football, it is a challenge to fit those into the agenda. For sure Golf.
Since this winter I do play winter tennis. With 6 mates we have reserved an indoor tennis field for 2 hours a week. Each Thursday from 8 p.m. till 10 p.m.. Just to keep in shape and for once to be prepared when the interclub competition start next year in April or May :)
Is that why the Belgians have started to become so good at football lately? They playing so much and also naturalising Africans to play for them :P. I told my cousin if her son becomes a good footballer his not allowed to play for Belgium he needs to play for South Africa, you guys have enough good players lol
Sounds like a busy schedule just getting to all those events seems like a sport in itself lol.
Truly strong =)
Truly has no context and vague
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This line is gold af, and should be made into an international saying 😂 😂 🙌
''sorry stuffed crust Pizza is way better than running in a straight line to even the best playlist on the planet.'' Even tho I'd choose the latter😉
omg and I can relate badly enough to the cocky walk
Okay now do it how you do it, go on and walk it out😉
I never walk it out, I only thot walk
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