Anyway, last night we had our 2nd and 3rd flag football game. It had rained all day, and it was the coldest it had been since I arrived to Jerusalem. I came down with a cold two days ago as well and had been resting all day, so I didn't anticipate playing to the fullest of my abilities. The first game we played was against supposedly the best team in the league. I didn't start at quarterback because our "coach" didn't want me to. Our QB threw three interceptions on his first three possessions and was noticeably upset at the way our team was responding to him (similar to someone from last week......). Up until late into the second half I had only played one possession, with my one drive ending a yard short of a first down inside the ten yard line. We tried running it on fourth and got mixed up ( one of the few times I didn't call the play, for whatever reason). My first drive back in action we drove down the field and I threw a touchdown to Mike, and then hit him again for the one point conversion after( in flag football, you can either go for a one point conversion from the 5 yard line, or a 2 point on the 10 yard line). That would be the only time we would score that game, although we showed signs of our capability. We lost by 25+, but other team could tell that with some more experience and practice we'll be a tough matchup. The next game was against a old/not so good team. They scored the first touchdown of the game, and on the conversion we intercepted it and took it to the house for a one point score. I'm not going to go to in depth about the game, basically we dominated. I played QB the whole game and quieted any naysayers about whether I can play Q successfully or not. We scored on every single possession, and until late in the game when we tried to get the ball to people who hadn't got that many touches, I don't think I incompleted more then two passes. We won 45-6, 45 unanswered points. I had 7 touchdown passes, no interceptions. A huge difference in the game was Benny. Benny Bursztyn, who I mentioned won the world championship for flag football about 5 years ago, got to play with us in the game. There's no doubt he was the best receiver on the field and anchored the defense, but it was the intangible factor he brought that was huge. Let me tell you a little bit about Benny Bursztyn: the kid is a cool customer. He's smart with a calm demeanor, although after playing with him you know he's got some fire to him. When he spoke, we listened. In turn, when I spoke up and took control, people listened. That's the funny little cycle: I needed Benny, but the team needed me. I talked to Mike after the two games, and he told me he learned a lot just from watching Benny, which was great to hear because it means he knows he can get better. Mike is the best receiver on the team, and he's the only one trying to learn and get better? I think the willingness to improve will define how the rest of the season goes. I've made my intentions very clear that I don't want to lose, so we'll see how people respond next week.
Tomorrow is the last day of class for the week. Ohad and Neitzan are staying with us this weekend; I haven't seen either since I left Bat Yam, and I'm so stoked to see them! Things are going pretty good for me. I've been trying to keep in touch with friends and everyone sounds like they're doing well. I start playing frisbee on Friday!! It should be loads of fun, I feel like my old self again with the gym, football, frisbee, and we're organizing a Basketball league at the Hostel. I've been lacking on my emails, so I apologize to those who expected a timely response.
Lots of Love
Jakey G
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