A very subjective look into AWFC

A lot of the tours I have done have been split in two or three legs. Let’s just say that you spent a month in the USA, then a couple of weeks off and you do a short run in South America, come back for a few days and then go to Europe for a few shows too.

The days in between are precious because you can sleep in your own bed, handle whatever errand needs to be handled and of course: REST. You need to recover right? But I’ve always felt that the rest is not to recover per se, but to prep for the next leg. I usually promise myself to do nothing and rest and clear my mind but I always end up working on the material, practicing and staying sharp.

Normally, as it relates to football, I would write and/or speak about how desperate I am for the season to resume. I would make a “funny” comment about how it’s unfair and ask WTF am I supposed to do with my life while there’s a long break in the WSL season.

Don’t let me horribly under par comedic attempt confuse you. There’s absolutely nothing negative about this break and as a matter of fact I wish it was longer, I truly do.

The break is not only need for the year that was, but if women’s football follows the predicted path, then this break will be needed for what’s to come. More and more football matches, more competitions and more injuries, drama, emotional toll, etc etc etc. Not a good thing necessarily, is it?

I totally understand the Nation’s League, for example. Yet now I kinda miss friendly matches where at the very least, there might have not been that mental exhaustion of every single match counting, all the time. Like that has to be brutal in every way.

Yeah in music every gig counts but it’s not like if you don’t have an amazing gig the next leg of the tour is suspended. It’s wild to me that the stakes are so high, all the time, every day. AAAAAND add to that the grueling training, studying, etc.

Never not admiring these women.