Ouch Ouch

Over the past two weekends, I've been taking my United States Soccer Federation D License course to get my certification License. Essentially, in the US (and especially in VA), you're supposed to hold a certain license in order to coach players at certain ages. Up until 14, you're supposed to have an E license. 14-16, D license. 16-19, C License. etc. etc.

So last weekend and this past weekend, I spent a total of 36 hours doing soccer. 3 hours on each Friday in a classroom doing lectures, oral exams, etc. Then on Saturday and Sunday, 10 hours each day on the field going over coaching techniques, topics, and exercises.

Today, after completing this course, I awoke to a severely tight lower back. It was painful to stand earlier today. And now, hours later, as I walk, I get stinging pains in my back as I take each step sometimes.

I've learned from all this that a) I'm not as young and spry as I once was... b) I can no longer laugh at people who use Ben-Gay excessively.

All in all though, it was a fun experience, I met a lot of cool coaches, and hopefully *fingers crossed*, I passed my field exam yesterday and should receive my National D License diploma in the mail in like 3 weeks.

Aside from beating myself up in soccer, concert season is here. I went to Nissan Pavilion last night and saw 311 and Snoop Dogg. 311 is a concert I've been trying to see for like 10 years, and they were awesome. They played all their hit songs so I was singing all night. Snoop Dogg was surprisingly awesome too. I normally don't like rap concerts cuz rappers tend to suck when it's live, but Snoop actually put on a ridiclous show. It was cool.

Next week is my 2nd year of Projekt Revolution. Looking forward to seeing Linkin Park again, along with Busta Rhymes, the Bravery, Chris Cornell, and Atreyu.