The first home game I had the opportunity to attend. Not much was different from Ruggerfest. There were a couple things that I learned from the last game, like keeping the stats myself WHEN THEY HAPPEN. When I was at Ruggerfest, I didn't think to do that, I was too worried about the pictures and audio. Then I discovered how hard it is to get stats like that after the fact. Plus, it really helps the flow of the game report when you know who scored when. So I had my little notebook with me, and stopped what I was doing and recorded the scores and names of people.
I also had a better idea of when things were going to happen and where, so I was able to position myself around the pitch more. Then I got a fun surprise. Eric Wright, the head coach, told me the refs don't mind if I wonder out on the field, as long as I stay out of the way. And the players for both teams didn't seem to mind either. So I had a much better position to take pictures from, though I quickly backed away when action flowed my way. I'm not too worried about getting hit or anything, but conversely, those guys aren't too worried about hitting my camera...
The sun was a nice out that day, and I had some pretty good pictures. Plus, I think I was able to write up a better report of the game and how everything went than I was last time. At the end, they asked me if I wanted to play in the third half, which is like a scrimmage after the game. If I could go back in time, I would have worn shorts and a shirt I didn't care about so that I could, because I think that would have been an interesting perspective to write from, but I was in jeans and a polo, so it was a no go.
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