I played the worst soccer of my life this morning after missing two practices and a game last weekend while in Colorado. In all my years of playing, I cannot remember ever allowing a man I was marking to get an uncontested shot at the net, let alone score. Today I was so exhausted that I could not keep up with the man I was defending when he made a move to the goal and released a rocket from 25 yards out. Not only did I fail to block the shot, I shielded our keeper who had no chance of stopping a ball he could not see until the last instant. My only consolation was that we lost the match 3-1 which meant that my failure to defend was not the sole reason for our loss. My team also lost last weekend and we have moved from the top of the ladder to the bottom and must now fight for our lives to avoid relegation. This after winning the division last season. I was not in the mood for any photography after the dreadful morning and am posting a few gems from last week.