Our field has finally dried out from the soggy soup it has been all winter, and we celebrated by running and laughing all day long!
We started the day off with two class games. The first one went rather quickly, but the second one lasted for some time.
We had five new players today! Combined with our other new-ish players, we have had a wonderful increase in new members lately. Which is always helpful - new blood keeps the game really fresh!
During the second class game, both teams pushed hard and played for all they were worth. At one point in time, Adahay, who has a habit of going all-out in any game he's in, ended up taking a dive. Literally. He died a terrible death a few seconds after this shot, but he really enjoyed doing so.
After a water break, we decided to play a game of capture the flag. One team decided that the best way to fend off the other team, which was notedly larger, by running at them in an all-out attack that ripped through their ranks... for a minute. When they recovered, all hell broke loose on the field.
When capture the flag was over, we took another break. Running around the field chasing a flag is a lot of cardio!
Then, we circled up for several rounds of a minion game. The starting circle was so large that some players started in the middle, back-to-back with each other, so that everyone could be close enough to get the fight going quickly.
Eventually, the ditch line needed a little shaking up. As Riken stood on the sidelines and yelled "Everyone on your knees!" ...everyone listened. (I'm still not sure why). But when lay-on was called, there were many giggles and plenty of laughing as the game went on.
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