Chifukwa Chake Azimayi Ambiri Aku America Akusewera Rugby

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Emma Powell anali wokondwa komanso wosangalala pomwe mpingo wake posachedwa udamupempha kuti akhale woyimba pamisonkhano yawo Lamlungu-mpaka atakumbukira kuti sangathe kuchita izi. “Ndinayenera kukana chifukwa chala chothyoka pakali pano,” akukumbukira motero. "Nduna itandifunsa kuti zachitika bwanji ndipo ndinamuuza" kusewera rugby, "adati," Ayi, kwenikweni, waswa bwanji?'

Mlongo wopita kutchalitchi, kusukulu yapanyumba, mayi wa ana asanu ndi mmodzi wa ku Kyle, Texas, amamva zimenezi kwambiri akamauza kuti chilakolako cha moyo wake ndi rugby, masewera amene anthu amalumikizana nawo kwambiri omwe amadziwika kuti ndi msuweni wachiwawa kwambiri wa mpira waku America.

Kwenikweni, sizowona. “Anthu amaganiza kuti rugby ndi yoopsa chifukwa mumasewera opanda ma pad, koma ndi masewera otetezeka,” akutero Powell. "Chala chofiirira cha pinki ndi choyipitsitsa chomwe sichinachitikepo kwa ine, ndipo ndakhala ndikusewera masewerawa kwanthawi yayitali." Akufotokoza kuti kuchita nawo rugby ndichinthu chosiyana kwambiri ndi kuthana ndi mpira waku America. Chifukwa osewera samagwiritsa ntchito zida zotetezera amalimbikitsidwa kuti aphunzire kuyendetsa bwino (monga momwe ziliri, osati ndi mutu wanu), njira zophunzitsira zomwe zingagwiritsidwe ntchito m'malo mochita, ndikutsata malamulo okhwima achitetezo pazomwe zimaloledwa pamunda ndi zomwe siziri. (Kunena zowona, chitetezo cha rugby ndi mutu wotsutsana kwambiri ndi kafukufuku wamkulu ku New Zealand kupeza kuti rugby ili ndi "kuvulala koopsa" kanayi kuposa mpira waku America.)

Rugby ndi masewera othamanga kwambiri ku US ndi makalabu omwe amapezeka m'mizinda ikuluikulu mdzikolo komanso m'matawuni ang'onoang'ono mazana. Kutchuka kwake kudalimbikitsidwa pomwe rugby sevens idawonjezeredwa ngati masewera ovomerezeka a Olimpiki munthawi yamasewera achilimwe ku 2016 ku Rio. Pempheroli limawonekeratu mukangowona rugby yamasewera ili ndi malingaliro a mpira, chisangalalo chofulumira cha hockey, komanso masewera othamanga a mpira-ndipo ikukopa ena mwa osewera pamasewera amenewo.

Powell mwiniwake adayamba ngati wosewera mpira wa sekondale. "Ndidali nazo zoyipa," akutero. "Nthawi zonse ndinkalangidwa chifukwa choyang'ana thupi, chifukwa chosewera movutitsa kwambiri." Choncho mphunzitsi wake wa sayansi atamuuza kuti azisewera m’timu ya rugby ya mnyamata amene ankamuphunzitsa, iye anasangalala kwambiri ndi maganizo amenewa.

Zinathandiza kuti mchemwali wake wamkulu Jessica adaseweranso timu ya rugby ya mnyamatayo zaka zingapo zapitazo ndipo adadzipangira dzina pamasewera. (Jessica apitiliza kupeza timu ya azimayi ya rugby ku Brigham Young University ku 1996.) Ngakhale kuti Powell anali wocheperako komanso wopanda nkhanza kuposa mchemwali wake wamkulu, adaganiza zotsata mapazi ake ndipo adazindikira kuti amakondanso kugundana kwamwano. masewera. Chaka chotsatira adapeza malo pagulu la rugby la atsikana oyamba ku U.S.

Zinthu zinamuvuta kwambiri atamaliza sukulu ya sekondale, ngakhale kuti ankavutika kuti apeze ligi ya akuluakulu oti aziseweramo. "Ndizovuta kupeza malo ochitira masewera omwe angalole ngakhale rugby." Magulu a rugby a azimayi anali osowa, zomwe zimafunikira maulendo ambiri kukasewera, ndipo adayenera kusiya kwa zaka pafupifupi makumi awiri. Chaka chatha, atangobadwa zaka 40, adatenga ana ake kuti akawonerere masewera a rugby aku Texas State ndipo "adalembedwa" kuti azisewera The Sirens, gulu la azimayi akumaloko. "Zinkawoneka ngati zamtsogolo," akutero, "ndipo zinali zabwino kwambiri kusewera kachiwiri."

Kodi amakonda chiyani pa izi? Powell amakhala pansi nthawi zonse kuti apeze mwayi "wopeza thupi," ponena kuti zoperewera zazing'ono zimamumva kukhala "wolimba komanso wamoyo." Amayamikira rugby pomuthandiza kuti akhale wathanzi atataya mapaundi a 40 chaka chatha pomuthandiza kukhala wathanzi komanso wathanzi. Kuphatikiza apo ndi wokonda maluso, mbiri, komanso masewera omwe akukhudzidwa. (Rugby yakhalapo kuyambira 1823.) Koma makamaka akuti amakonda mzimu wocheza nawo pamasewerawa.

"Pali chikhalidwe chamasewera, koma mumasiya mphamvu zonse pabwalo," akutero. "Magulu onse awiri amapita limodzi pambuyo pake, pomwe timu yakunyumba nthawi zambiri imakhala ndi kanyenya kapena pikisiki kwa osewera onse ndi mabanja. Aliyense amayamika ena ndikubwezeretsanso masewera osewerera-mbali zonse ziwiri. Ndi masewera ena ati omwe mukuwona akuchitika? gulu la abwenzi apanthawi yomweyo."

Amaonanso kuti masewerawa ndi opatsa mphamvu mwapadera kwa amayi. "Mpikisano wa rugby wa amayi ndi chithunzithunzi chabwino cha ukazi wamakono; mumayang'anira thupi lanu ndi mphamvu zanu," akutero. "Chifukwa palibe malingaliro amakalabu anyamata pali kuzunzidwa kocheperako kuposa m'masewera ena achimuna."

Izi zikuthandizira kufotokoza chifukwa chomwe azimayi omwe akusewera rugby adakwera ndi 30% pazaka zinayi zapitazi, poyerekeza ndi mpira, womwe ukuwonjezeka kutengapo gawo pazaka khumi zapitazi.

Koma ngati mungamufunse Powell, pempholi ndilokonda pang'ono. "Masewerawa satha kuti achite," akutero. "Imangoyenda, ngati kuvina kwankhanza, kokongola."

Mukufuna kudziwa nokha? Onani USA Rugby ya malo, malamulo, makalabu ndi zina zambiri.

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