i've got a pearler for you steve. if you don't like long breath-holds in your warmup... don't do them?


personally i like seeing old friends, playing proper hockey (ie where everyone on your team is fit enough to be in the right place and knows the gameplans properly)... and just like any tournament, hopefully getting a couple of decent smashes in on someone before the comp is through.

dislikes... muggy pool atmosphere, admin hiccups that stuff up or affect the competition, when theres not sufficient space for everyone to stash their gear properly on poolside. oh, and having slack players on the other teams paint their sticks poolside and leave black or white marks all over my sticks, meaning i have to paint mine as well.

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it's more polite on the grating than on the subs bench