Day 30
Not much happened today. Stayed at home recovering from the night before and planning sessions for the rest of the week.
Day 31 -34
Still feeling rough from NY these four days consisted of work, eat and sleep :)
Day 35
Was on tryouts for the town of Livingston as I have a team there. At least 200 kids turned up and I had a group of 23 boys to assess. I had to mark them from good to bad which was a lot more difficult then I thought. Picked the 10 I thought should be in the A team, 9 for B team and 4 I thought were NTQ (not travel quality) as in should stick to playing park football or choose another sport. (harsh i know)
Day 36
Had Cougar academy 9-12 then refereeing games from 3-5. Got back home, changed & took a trip to the Giants Stadium to see the NY Redbulls vs Real Salt Lake. Nice stadium and hopefully i can watch an American football game there but the NY Redbulls game was terrible. Felt like i was watching Leyton Orient.
Day 37
Had two games to go to. My Tenafly game was first which I managed to win 3-2. Then had to rush to my Livingston which I also managed to win 3-2. Rest of day just chilled.
Day 38
11:30 meeting at Dome. Go to my session but it ends up getting canceled due to the bad weather so as 5 of us have travelled all this way we deciding t spend the next hour having a few drinks in a bar.
Day 39
Session canceled again due to bad weather. (Luv it) With the day off decided to take a trip down to Willowbrook Mall. Spent most my day there just loitering and looking around.
Day 40
Once again my sessions were canceled (maybe there is a god out there). As there was footy on TV most of the day, we all stayed in like couch potatoes watching TV and playing computer.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Some Useful Info
Hey all
Thought I'd put a few links on my blog that you could have a look at.
www.sports-domain.com (this is the company I'm working for)
www.ncsanj.com/standings.cfm (select B14D, Tenafly is one of my teams)
www.mnjysa.org/SeasonStandingsClubWiseReport.aspx?ClubId=25&SeasonId=23 (my other team is the Livingston Leopards)
I'm not sure if the sites are updated but my current record for both my teams put together is
Played 10
Won 8
Drawn 1
Lost 1
Thought I'd put a few links on my blog that you could have a look at.
www.sports-domain.com (this is the company I'm working for)
www.ncsanj.com/standings.cfm (select B14D, Tenafly is one of my teams)
www.mnjysa.org/SeasonStandingsClubWiseReport.aspx?ClubId=25&SeasonId=23 (my other team is the Livingston Leopards)
I'm not sure if the sites are updated but my current record for both my teams put together is
Played 10
Won 8
Drawn 1
Lost 1
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Day 22- 29
Hey all!!
Sorry that its been a while since i updated but been keeping myself busy with work. Hopefully get my laptop in the next few days so I'll be updating on the regular and be easier to contact me online.
Day22
Had a kinderkickers sessions for 3 hours in the morning, which is basically coaching 4 year olds and acting like a clown (insert your comment here). Back at home managed to watch my first Newcastle game since i been over here and as usual, what a load of crap. Night was still young so a few of us decided to go down into Montclair and shot some pool at a billiard hall.
Day 23
Game day and i had to attend the games for both my teams. First game was my Tenafly team who only had 10 players so i struggled to do anything with them and lost my first game of the season. Next was my Livingston team who won 4-2 keeping there 100% record.
Day 24 -27
Was on a mid term team camp in Tenafly which meant me waking up at 5.30am everyday to get to camp. Camp days consisted of camp from 9am-1pm, back home, eat food, watch tv and sleep. Tiresome four days
Day 28 (Good Friday)
Metting at 9am at the Dome and then had a session with my Livingston team but only four players turned up with it being Good Friday.
Day 29
My sessions were cancelled today due to the weather so that meant the whole weekend off as there were no games on Sunday due to Easter Sunday. Weekend off means PAAAARTTYYY!! As theres no early Sunday NEW YORK HERE WE COME!! Caught the 8pm train into Penn Station, grabbed a slice of Pizza and had a few drinks there before catching a taxi to midtown Manhattan (East 53rd St). Started of in a tradional pub and had a few (or 2 or 3 or 6) and then moved onto Metro 53 a club just up the road. Left about 1am and caught a taxi to lower east Manhattan to a bar called Pianos. Stayed till closin time which was 3am and took a stroll round Manhattan looking for some grub. Ended up in a Mc'D's which was'nt your average McDonalds. There was a guy in there who had unbelievable Beatboxing skills and every person who walked in he'd ask if they could freestyle and would beatbox while they kicked a freestyle (dont get that down Oxford Street after clubbing). As there were nop trains back home till morning we catch a train to Hoeboken from 7th AV and wait around half asleep till 6am for a train home. My first night in NY ended up being a great night and im sure theres more to come :)
Sorry that its been a while since i updated but been keeping myself busy with work. Hopefully get my laptop in the next few days so I'll be updating on the regular and be easier to contact me online.
Day22
Had a kinderkickers sessions for 3 hours in the morning, which is basically coaching 4 year olds and acting like a clown (insert your comment here). Back at home managed to watch my first Newcastle game since i been over here and as usual, what a load of crap. Night was still young so a few of us decided to go down into Montclair and shot some pool at a billiard hall.
Day 23
Game day and i had to attend the games for both my teams. First game was my Tenafly team who only had 10 players so i struggled to do anything with them and lost my first game of the season. Next was my Livingston team who won 4-2 keeping there 100% record.
Day 24 -27
Was on a mid term team camp in Tenafly which meant me waking up at 5.30am everyday to get to camp. Camp days consisted of camp from 9am-1pm, back home, eat food, watch tv and sleep. Tiresome four days
Day 28 (Good Friday)
Metting at 9am at the Dome and then had a session with my Livingston team but only four players turned up with it being Good Friday.
Day 29
My sessions were cancelled today due to the weather so that meant the whole weekend off as there were no games on Sunday due to Easter Sunday. Weekend off means PAAAARTTYYY!! As theres no early Sunday NEW YORK HERE WE COME!! Caught the 8pm train into Penn Station, grabbed a slice of Pizza and had a few drinks there before catching a taxi to midtown Manhattan (East 53rd St). Started of in a tradional pub and had a few (or 2 or 3 or 6) and then moved onto Metro 53 a club just up the road. Left about 1am and caught a taxi to lower east Manhattan to a bar called Pianos. Stayed till closin time which was 3am and took a stroll round Manhattan looking for some grub. Ended up in a Mc'D's which was'nt your average McDonalds. There was a guy in there who had unbelievable Beatboxing skills and every person who walked in he'd ask if they could freestyle and would beatbox while they kicked a freestyle (dont get that down Oxford Street after clubbing). As there were nop trains back home till morning we catch a train to Hoeboken from 7th AV and wait around half asleep till 6am for a train home. My first night in NY ended up being a great night and im sure theres more to come :)
Monday, April 06, 2009
Day 14 - 21
NOTE : I've had a few people, well actually one say there's not enough gossip (a woman obviously). Well there's 2 reasons for that.
1. Work and meetings take most of my time at the moment
2. The gossip i do have is for certain ears only :)
Day 14
Meeting at Dome 9am-12pm. Had my Livingston team to train. Was given feedback about my assessment, good news is i was told I've put on the best session out of all the newcomers. :)
Day 15
Had a birthday party at the Dome which usually results in getting $20 tips. As i had the rest of the day off, a few of us deciding to go for a few drinks down the local and watch the England game on TV.
Day 16
My BIRTHDAY :) Had a game with my Tenafly team winning 3-1. As i got back late from my game we all chilled at home having a few drinks for my b'day.
Day 17
9am meeting at the Dome. Had renaissance today, which is basically a local school in Montclair who have their PE lesson done by us cause they have no gym facilitys in the school. As its only an 1 hour lesson the kids do PE in what they wear to school which can be anything from Ugg boots to jeans & skater shoes. Was assesed again at my Tenafly session, which went ok.
Day 18
9am meeting at the Dome. Had another assessment at the Dome in front of all the other coaches. Had to cover a session 10 minutes from my house in South Orange.
Day 19
Went to the social security office in the morning to get a social security number (kinda like a NI number). The office felt like the job centre back at home, with staff looking suicidal cause they work there. Finally managed to open a bank account once i got my number, which means i dont always have to walk around with cash in my wallet. Had a session with my Livingston team in the pouring rain, which bought back memories of coaching in the UK.
Day 20
Boring thursday. 9am meeting at Dome then off to coach my Tenafly team.
Day21
3 weeks gone already and feels like its been 3 months. Had the friday meeting as usual but the difference was we were told that everything for the day had been cancelled due to the rain and thunder (woohoo). Me, Chris & Ricky decided to go visit a mall and have a wander around so ended up at Willowbrook Mall in Verona. Decided to have dinner around Verona so went to Hooters :) (for the chicken of course).
1. Work and meetings take most of my time at the moment
2. The gossip i do have is for certain ears only :)
Day 14
Meeting at Dome 9am-12pm. Had my Livingston team to train. Was given feedback about my assessment, good news is i was told I've put on the best session out of all the newcomers. :)
Day 15
Had a birthday party at the Dome which usually results in getting $20 tips. As i had the rest of the day off, a few of us deciding to go for a few drinks down the local and watch the England game on TV.
Day 16
My BIRTHDAY :) Had a game with my Tenafly team winning 3-1. As i got back late from my game we all chilled at home having a few drinks for my b'day.
Day 17
9am meeting at the Dome. Had renaissance today, which is basically a local school in Montclair who have their PE lesson done by us cause they have no gym facilitys in the school. As its only an 1 hour lesson the kids do PE in what they wear to school which can be anything from Ugg boots to jeans & skater shoes. Was assesed again at my Tenafly session, which went ok.
Day 18
9am meeting at the Dome. Had another assessment at the Dome in front of all the other coaches. Had to cover a session 10 minutes from my house in South Orange.
Day 19
Went to the social security office in the morning to get a social security number (kinda like a NI number). The office felt like the job centre back at home, with staff looking suicidal cause they work there. Finally managed to open a bank account once i got my number, which means i dont always have to walk around with cash in my wallet. Had a session with my Livingston team in the pouring rain, which bought back memories of coaching in the UK.
Day 20
Boring thursday. 9am meeting at Dome then off to coach my Tenafly team.
Day21
3 weeks gone already and feels like its been 3 months. Had the friday meeting as usual but the difference was we were told that everything for the day had been cancelled due to the rain and thunder (woohoo). Me, Chris & Ricky decided to go visit a mall and have a wander around so ended up at Willowbrook Mall in Verona. Decided to have dinner around Verona so went to Hooters :) (for the chicken of course).
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