A long time coming....
Nutty Soccer Mom here.
A lot has happened since I created this blog, I think it was 4 or 5 years ago. Both pf my boys have graduated from high school and are in college. My then 49 year old husband had both a stroke and pulmenary embolism at the same time. My Moter passed away from lung cancer and my father has take up with a woman who wont let us see our father and hell bent on suing or filing charges against me and my borthers for things we have never done. So it has been quite a ride.
As for soccer, my career as a Nutty Soccer Mom is over. Both my boys have stopped playing on teams and only play pickup now. I spent from the time my oldest was 9 on the sideline of some soccer game, somewhere in the world. That is 14+ years taking pictures and cheering on travel, premier, high school and college soccer games. 14+ years of tryouts, successes and failures, of jubilation over my oldest making varsity, while consoling my youngest when he didn't make any HS team. GOD, that was the hardest day of my Nutty Soccer Mom Life.
I have taken over 65,000 soccer, lax and football pictures with my trusty Nikkor 70-200 AF F2.8 lens that is probably from 1990. It is one awesome lens. I use it on a Nikon D7000 I purchased when my oldest started playing for the high school varsity team. I love it.
This has turned into an unofficial gig for me. I don't take many soccer pictures anymore, but I do photograph the local high school football and boys lacrosse teams.
I've been taking LAX pictures (that's lacrosse for those who don't know) for the last 4 years. What an amazing sport. So quick. It took me 2 games to catch up with the ball. And speaking of the ball. It's small, hard and the whip it to each other. So, my biggest concern, how many times I will get hit while taking these pics. Little did I know it would take 4 years before I would feel that ball hit my back side. Thank GOD it was during warmups. I got complacent and wasn't paying attention. Won't do that again.
Last fall was my first foray in to football photography. WOW is it hard. You never know where the ball is going. Will it be a pass or a run? Who to I concentrate on? AND LOOK OUT, you might get run over. Despite all these consistent questions, I have to say, the boys and coaches were wonderful. They accepted my existence on the sidelines with kindness and respect. They even protected me when they thought I was going to get unintentionally involved in a play. Over went the benches instead of me. Phew.
Anyway, my hope is that this blog will allow me to share to interesting stories and cleanse my soul of some hurtful things that have happened over the last 14 years. Both in and out of the Nutty Soccer Mom world. From dealings with coaches and getting into college sports, to issues with my father and my picture taking.
I hope you will find it interesting.
Please be kind with your comments. :)
A lot has happened since I created this blog, I think it was 4 or 5 years ago. Both pf my boys have graduated from high school and are in college. My then 49 year old husband had both a stroke and pulmenary embolism at the same time. My Moter passed away from lung cancer and my father has take up with a woman who wont let us see our father and hell bent on suing or filing charges against me and my borthers for things we have never done. So it has been quite a ride.
As for soccer, my career as a Nutty Soccer Mom is over. Both my boys have stopped playing on teams and only play pickup now. I spent from the time my oldest was 9 on the sideline of some soccer game, somewhere in the world. That is 14+ years taking pictures and cheering on travel, premier, high school and college soccer games. 14+ years of tryouts, successes and failures, of jubilation over my oldest making varsity, while consoling my youngest when he didn't make any HS team. GOD, that was the hardest day of my Nutty Soccer Mom Life.
I have taken over 65,000 soccer, lax and football pictures with my trusty Nikkor 70-200 AF F2.8 lens that is probably from 1990. It is one awesome lens. I use it on a Nikon D7000 I purchased when my oldest started playing for the high school varsity team. I love it.
This has turned into an unofficial gig for me. I don't take many soccer pictures anymore, but I do photograph the local high school football and boys lacrosse teams.
I've been taking LAX pictures (that's lacrosse for those who don't know) for the last 4 years. What an amazing sport. So quick. It took me 2 games to catch up with the ball. And speaking of the ball. It's small, hard and the whip it to each other. So, my biggest concern, how many times I will get hit while taking these pics. Little did I know it would take 4 years before I would feel that ball hit my back side. Thank GOD it was during warmups. I got complacent and wasn't paying attention. Won't do that again.
Last fall was my first foray in to football photography. WOW is it hard. You never know where the ball is going. Will it be a pass or a run? Who to I concentrate on? AND LOOK OUT, you might get run over. Despite all these consistent questions, I have to say, the boys and coaches were wonderful. They accepted my existence on the sidelines with kindness and respect. They even protected me when they thought I was going to get unintentionally involved in a play. Over went the benches instead of me. Phew.
Anyway, my hope is that this blog will allow me to share to interesting stories and cleanse my soul of some hurtful things that have happened over the last 14 years. Both in and out of the Nutty Soccer Mom world. From dealings with coaches and getting into college sports, to issues with my father and my picture taking.
I hope you will find it interesting.
Please be kind with your comments. :)
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