It is said that necessity is the mother of invention. A more apt version of this truth when applied to me and my desire to play soccer would be “stupidity is the son of insanity”. Pictured here is the splint I made of duct tape and a cotton ball to isolate my injured and now very purple pinky toe so that I could play our semi-final playoff match this morning. We gave up an early goal and trailed well into the second half when we equalized with 20 minutes to play. With 3 minutes remaining I chased down a through ball from midfield to the end line and sliced it back to the penalty spot to a teammate who knocked it in for the win. It would be fair to say that this duct tape splint saved the day for without it I would have been incapable of playing at all.

After the game I raced back home for Maya’s soccer team end of the season party. The coaches reviewed the season accomplishments and recognized the girls for their effort, attitude and skill. Later we watched a slideshow of photos from the season and then by popular demand a video of Maya as she was first exposed to soccer (link here: Maya Goalie Practice)