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It has been a while since I have written on here. Mainly due to how much has been going on recently. I now find myself with more time on my hands then I care for, but I will start from the top.
I have been playing a lot of Basketball since Christmas, mostly for the University, and in return have been coaching again. It has been so rewarding that for the last 6 weeks I have been playing 6 days a week and coaching 3. It has introduced me to a lot of new people who I won't have known had I not had this sport driving me forward. One group of people I was looking forward to getting more involved with was the new outfit for the Birmingham Bullets, now known as the Northwood Bullets. They seem to be doing what a lot of people are struggling to do and commit to something, and follow through. It was great to see how enthusiastic they all are down there as well as how many people there actually are that want to play, and can play well!
Mean while, University is coming to an end relatively soon, and that will be the end of 3 years (plus a gap year) or my life, and the end of my formal education. I don't really know how to feel about it. If you had asked me last year, I would have said that I didn't want to go back to university, and that I didn't see the point other than to finish what I started. However, a week ago I found myself thinking about the great things going on here, not only with Basketball, but how I much opportunity there is around here. I could have possibly seen myself staying for another year and doing an extended course or even a masters.
Which brings me on to my main point, you can never really plan to far ahead. I am the worst person for this, as I cannot stop myself from thinking where I want to be in 6 months, a year or 5 years. Things happen which mean that you don't end up where you thought you were going to be, or when you get there you don't feel how you thought you would. My example above proves this point. 3 years ago I didn't think I would be playing basketball again, 1 year ago I thought I wouldn't be able to stand being at university for my final year, and then I find myself having a great time and playing a ton of basketball, and changing my whole perspective. The only problem with this is that you still can't see around the corner, which for me turned out to be another dislocated knee (the right this time) making finishing off my education a hard task, ignoring the fact that I will miss the last games of the season.
It is disappointing, but this time I have an idea of what to expect, and I know that I can bounce back from this injury a lot quicker than I did last time. I just have to keep my head up and see what is in front of me, and try not to look to far into the distance.