(S22) - PT2 - Lazy Days

[Colabear]

It's always dangerous to talk about outside interests when you play in the NSFL. Fans can be pretty unforgiving at the idea that a player on their favourite team, earning the kind of money we're lucky enough to earn, might spend any of their time doing anything other than playing, training or studying film. However the truth is that outside interests are essential, precisely because our work is so intense.

Around the locker room there are a lot of group interests, plenty of video game lovers play FIFA or Madden and there's a lot of trash talk among teammates who think they're the best. There are some food lovers and lots of beer lovers trading their favourite craft beers. Activities which get the team together for something not directly related to football are great to help guys get to know to one another at a deeper level, and build a real closeness in the team.

That's why I've been getting our defensive back groups into board games. They're great for all the competitive guys to have some fun in a nice social way. And there are so many out there to fill the tastes of the guys or just the time we have available. There are small portable card games we play between meetings or big tabletop games we break out in the evening at someone's pad.