The leaves are starting to fall off the trees, the mornings feel a bit more crisp, and the season has gotten underway. We've jumped out to a 3-0 start to our season, amassing a total of 93 points (double that of second place) to decisively take first place. What points you say? Well over here it's not just the W that matters, it can also come down to how many points you won or lost by (when taking into consideration league rankings). Our first game of the season kicked off at home against Opladen, who we defeated by about 30 points. Then we made the 5 hour road trip to Berlin (incidentally where the Spurs were playing later that week) and won by around 40 points. Somewhere in between there, we also took down our first Pokal opponent, an in-league team by the name of Hagen.
Wondering what the Pokal is? Pokal basically means "Cup Games", so think the World Cup or any other series. I like to compare it to an extended NCAA tournament where you play to win and knock off teams throughout all of Germany. The games are quite spread out throughout the year though, so if you continue to win you could be looking at more games in your schedule and less time on the weekends for Bier and Bratwurst competitions. Our next game for the cup will be against another Osnabrück club, which is actually quite a lucky draw because they are a league lower than us and we don't have to take any long trips anywhere!
In other news, the weather is getting colder, my elderly neighbors are very rude, and I've lost hope on my game faces ever improving (those pictures will be conveniently left out of this blog). Our next game is this weekend against Göttingen, who by the sounds of it should be a tough opponent.
All the best :) and bundle up!
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