We are getting ready to play our last regular season game on Saturday against the Porvoo Butchers. This game is important to us due to playoff seeding. We need a win in this game to ensure that we can host a first round game in the playoffs. I expect a physical contest with this team as both previous games have been that way. Practices are going well this week in preparation for the game.
Estalita and the kids have started packing for their journey back to the states on Sunday. It will be tough to see them off at the airport and head back to my empty apartment. They have enjoyed their time here in Finland and it has been an enriching time for our family. We have been able to spend a lot of time together and experience many unique things. I wouldn't have considered coming over to do this without them by my side. The team management has been really good to my family during our stay here and made all of us feel very welcome.
Football camp has also started up at Trinity where I coached for the last six years before coming to Finland. It is a strange feeling not being there around many of the guys that we recruited who are now upperclassmen. Summer camp always meant 16-18 hour days at Trinity, but it also represented a time of meeting new players, families, and growing together as a team and staff. I have always felt that summer football camp brings out the best and worst aspects of the game. The weather is usually hot and the hours are long, but the challenge of building a team and the excitement and expectations that come with a fresh season make it a very special time. I wish all the guys at TBC the best for the upcoming season both on and off the field. Keep working hard and the Lord will bless your efforts.
Lights out.
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