Hello again!  I am writing to you tonight now that I have completed another week of schoolwork, preparation, and extracurricular activities.  On Monday we were granted the day off from lacrosse practice in part because of our performance on Sunday and also due to the intense week of practice which was to come.  In what seemed to be an act of divine intervention, my schedule was completely cleared.  Due to the holiday of President's day, the public library in which I am currently interning at was closed.  In addition to this, the professor for both of my political science courses was out of town serving on a panel at the International Studies Association's conference in New York City.  

       Although the weather conditions were short of ideal (a sunny day of 50 degree temperature with a ferocious wind chill of -20 degrees), I decided that this would be a great opportunity to brush up on my golf game.  At Salisbury University we have a Club Golf Team of which I am a member.  As a member of this club, a student is given a yearly pass to a local golf course for a discounted price.  Those on the roster may also participate in tournaments both within the club and against other schools.  Since I finally have a formidable set of clubs, I signed up for the club in hopes of taking my game to the next level.  After working out, shooting, and doing some homework, I teed off on the course around 2:00 PM.  As I walked towards the first tee, I realized that I had become an impromptu member of a threesome comprised of two Division 1 golfers who work at the course and myself.  Thankfully, they only played through the first three holes.  Despite struggling to find my swing early in the round, I was able to finish the day with a couple of respectable bogeys, a few impressive pars, and some holes that may have served as better performances with a similar scoring card to gymnastics.  In order t o avoid frostbite in my fingers, I only played a round of 9 holes.

       The rest of this week has been devoted to preparation for our game against Lynchburg College.  Wednesday saw a slight downpour of rain as well as freezing temperatures.  Normally, these types of elements would not deviate us from our daily routine because we practice on the convenient, expert drainage system of the field turf in Sea Gull Stadium.  However, our #3 ranked Women's Lacrosse team had a home contest against Christopher Newport University in which they were victorious by a score of 18-8.  Therefore, we were forced to hold practice in our gymnasium at 2:30 PM.  After practice, I drove to the public library in order to give a tour to a group of English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) students for part of my internship.  Later, I attended the Salisbury University Men's Basketball game.  The Sea Gulls fell to Marymount in a heartbreaking 62-60 final. 

       We will be departing for Lynchburg, Virginia tomorrow morning at 7:30 AM.  Our ETA is 2:00 PM.  At this time, we will hold a pre-game practice at Shellenberger Field.  Since many of us will be missing our classes for this trip, we were required to communicate to our professors that we would not be in attendance.  At this point arrangements are made to take quizzes/tests or turn in assignments earlier in the week.  Some professors ask that student-athletes acquire notes from their coach in order to be excused from class.  I handed in the excuse to my professor who gave me a word of encouragement "WIN!"  I will be waking up at 5:30 AM tomorrow morning in order to make sure my things are ready to go for this weekend.  I'll give you an update tomorrow night from Lynchburg.  

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P.S. In response to the Zarch's inquiry, it's known as an offsides penalty and an earful of unpleasantries.