Army West Point Athletics
Thursday, March 25 - Ramblings of a Would-be Cheesehead
March 25, 2010 | General
Good afternoon, readers. Dallas Miller back in the captain's chair for today's entry.
You know, it's a funny thing to be on the other side of a situation.
Working in the AC field, I've obviously seen a ton of live sporting events, and when I first got started it was a surreal feeling to go from athlete on the field to SID in the pressbox.
You go through something so many times from one side with little regard to what it might be like on another.
Sitting here today, I find myself in such a situation.
When I was growing up, I remember my parents being at almost all of my games. During high school, mom attended all but one game. She had Pink-eye, and we later agreed that a 45-minute drive at night with one good eye was not the best decision.
When I played football in college, they both made every game - including the second-to-last one, in which they had a car that was towed on the Mass turnpike and repaired at sunrise. They slept in the parking lot just to make sure they wouldn't be late.
Needless to say, I'll never forget what their support means to me. Ever.
Now, I'm on the other side. My mom, having been born and raised in Canada, likely learned to skate around the time she could walk. She's played hockey her entire life, and this weekend she's playing in the USA Hockey Women's National Championships in Green Bay, Wis.
After being the one under the lights, now I'm the fan cheering from the stands.
My mom's team, the Rochester Edge, have been prepping for months. At an age when lot of people start to slow down, I've heard stories of wind-sprints and suicides in an effort to put a better team on the ice after a disappointing showing last year.
So while I'll be busy this weekend with Army track & field (Military Championships at VMI), men's tennis (vs. Lafayette, Holy Cross, Colgate), and the spring football game, my mind will be 1,000 miles away in Green Bay - home of the Packers and host of the Women's National Championships.
Good luck, mom.
