Ok, home safe and sound. Here is the after action report:
The Good...
My mighty mite and her partner earned a bid for the National Tournament later this Summer with their performance. They are both 12 and played against 14 year olds.
The Bad...
They actually came in 2nd place out of 20 teams! Oh the horror. But pretty impressive considering the age gap and the fact that they had never played together before and her partner was on crutches Monday with a badly sprained ankle. They will get better. And damn my kid is a shrimp. But a fast, sneaky, feisty one. She’s heartless out there.
The ugly...
Man, that place wasn’t bad before noon, but continually got more crowded with as my daughter said, ‘sketchy’ looking people of all persuasions. Looks like an equal opportunity place for wayward souls. By 4:30 when we left there were groups of drunks, thugs and simply sad looking lost people wandering amongst the living. I’d say our local experts have a very good feel for their domain. Early in the day I felt relaxed. As things went on my head swivel got much more active. I don’t want to be there after dark that’s for sure.
Off to Spartanburg next week for an indoor tourney. Should be a little better.
The Good...
My mighty mite and her partner earned a bid for the National Tournament later this Summer with their performance. They are both 12 and played against 14 year olds.
The Bad...
They actually came in 2nd place out of 20 teams! Oh the horror. But pretty impressive considering the age gap and the fact that they had never played together before and her partner was on crutches Monday with a badly sprained ankle. They will get better. And damn my kid is a shrimp. But a fast, sneaky, feisty one. She’s heartless out there.
The ugly...
Man, that place wasn’t bad before noon, but continually got more crowded with as my daughter said, ‘sketchy’ looking people of all persuasions. Looks like an equal opportunity place for wayward souls. By 4:30 when we left there were groups of drunks, thugs and simply sad looking lost people wandering amongst the living. I’d say our local experts have a very good feel for their domain. Early in the day I felt relaxed. As things went on my head swivel got much more active. I don’t want to be there after dark that’s for sure.
Off to Spartanburg next week for an indoor tourney. Should be a little better.
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