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Editor's note: Chris Fetterman is the boys' water polo
coach at Hoffman Estates High School and a journalism major at Roosevelt
University. He will be contributing articles and assisting in the running
of Illpolo.com for the 2009 season.
ENTRY #4 - "The Poolside Blog: Part I"
by Chris Fetterman
3.11.09
Ok, so,
with one game down and, for some, 36 more to go, what have I noticed so
far? I’ve come up with a top ten list (boys side only...I'll have a girls'
Top 10 next week):
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Fenwick looks like “Clubber” Lang in Rocky
III. At the beginning, he is unbeatable. It could play out where an
underdog team gets whooped by them during the regular season…but sneaks
in at the end and knocks them out cold. Makes me wonder who would be
playing the Hulk Hogan/Thunderlips part though. Good luck with all of
that.
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Schaumburg is like your son or daughter that
can now beat you at anything. You hate to admit it because you’ve spent
years trying not to let it happen. But it’s too late; they’re bigger,
and stronger… it had to happen eventually.
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Hinsdale South? Interesting win over H-F.
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There are a lot of new refs; the old refs
are trying to catch them up quick, keep up the good work! I am a head
coach, so naturally I have some resentment toward refs... so, let’s
just say I’m clearing some space on my office wall so I can frame the
multiple red cards I get this year. It's ok newbies, you’ll get it
eventually. (I am inserting a virtual pat on the back here)
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A lot of teams this season so far as I can
tell, are like when you get a new hair cut, and it’s a really good one.
But, all you really care about is if anyone notices (not that I would
know; but I’ve noticed).
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My migraines have started a week earlier
than usual. It’s more annoying than White Sox broadcaster Hawk
Harrelson’s catch phrase, “He Gone!” which gives me the shakes.
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The Naperville area teams look pretty good
so far. They remind me of the Cobra Kai dojo- they’re all pretty good,
and you don’t really know which one is the best, but you’re kind of
afraid of them all.
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There are a lot of high scores this week. I
am not judging or assuming anything, but I do know that in Major League…
everyone beat up on the lowly Indians… Until they got some motivation
and all they did in the end was win the Division Championship. If you
hear the beginning of “Wild Thing” at any point during your games, I
would be worried if I were you.
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The anticipation for the first week of games
was kind of like waiting for Watchmen to come out. You hear so
many good things that you’ve built this idea in your head and you come
out of it thinking… “You know… that was a pretty darn good movie. It
didn’t blow me away. But it was just really, really good.”
Ok, so
the first week has been pretty great so far. That is all for now… stay
tuned at the end of the week for an article featuring ex-Brother Rice
All-American Mike Grund.
And
ladies, don’t panic. I'll have your top ten next week. In the meantime...see
you 'Poolside' this week!
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