I’ve mentioned before that I still play in a men’s ice hockey beer league once a week. I wouldn’t trade it for anything because the benefits of playing have been amazing. I get some late night exercise, have expanded my social network to include some of the closest friends I’ve ever had, and get mental stimulation or a mental break from the rest of life for a couple hours.
Here has been the problem lately….though I will deal with it because I’m not ready to give it up anytime soon. Every team has at least one, some many, guys who still think this stuff matters. The goal of men’s beer league is for the reasons above I mentioned for those who get it. Some of these guys use this time to relive their failed sports youth or to let out pent up aggression on other adults (often targeting the smaller guys on the team) to make themselves feel better.
If you are playing or thinking of playing adult sports….I highly recommend it. Play hard, have fun, but keep things in perspective. Most of us have jobs to go to in the morning and we would like to be able to do so. So relax and have a beer with your buddies and chill out.
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