(S18) - PT4 - Fall

[Rising Equinox]

Wow, I can't believe it's that time of the year again. The weather can definitely have a huge impact on the game of football. It's one of the biggest aspects of home field advantage, because some teams have the opportunity to practice in the bad weather, while others don't. In Orange County, we don't really have terrible weather very often, so it's hard to prepare for those types of situations. Although, we do have our ways. One thing we do to prepare for the elements is create our own simulated environment to train. By this, I mean that our GM dumps buckets of ice cold water on us and makes us stand in the nude. This prepares us for cold weather environments. Sometimes it can get a little awkward though, when he watches and asks us to start doing drills... still fully nude. All around though, it's a great way to prepare for the elements. I don't know if anyone specifically gets "better" in cold weather games. I think other players just get worse, so it makes the players that are fully prepared look just as good as usual. I like to think of myself as one of those types of players though, one that isn't limited by the weather of the day.