PCTI XI RECAP

 

I want to start by saying how great a weekend PCTI XI was! I think everyone showed up not knowing what this weekend was going to look like and it turned out to be one of the best weekends we’ve had. Kudos to everyone that helped planning behind the scenes, which is usually not mentioned at best and ridiculed at worst. I am breaking this post into 2 parts to ride the momentum of the weekend (held on to this to let the initial high wear off). Part I – recapping the weekend, Part II – Looking to the offseason!

PART I – RECAP OF THE WEEKEND

I am well known for loving the social aspect of PCTI but the competition level of the hoops is what I love most about this weekend. It is hard to find games or any activities that let you compete at this level and not feel like an asshole. Honestly, I was worried about how the hoops portion would turn out. It far exceeded my expectations and I think there is a lot of momentum to each show up better for PCTIXII!

As much as the hoops passed my expectations, so did the social aspects. I feel like everyone does what they enjoy doing, whether that’s watching games at the house, going out to bars, sleeping, etc. The pressure to have everyone do the same thing is gone (except Saturday). There is always a chance the group splits up in cliques the entire weekend but I felt the whole group was engaged and enjoying the time we had together. The more I talk to others about their vacations/guys trips, I appreciate these trips and our time together even more. Enough of the rambling, let’s hit some #bulletpoints:

Lowlights:

·       Injuries – We have always had people hurting, especially when it goes 7 but having Bruiser and Joe struggle to finish sucked (even as an opponent). Of course Smooth got the worse of it. Hope everyone recovers quickly! T&P’s!!

·       Hangovers – OOF!

·       Traffic – Dallas traffic was brutal. Which is also included below in…

·       Travel – Retrograde is real!

Highlights:

·       Competition – Previously mentioned but especially a 7 game series is always a good sign for hoops. Each team had one blowout but the rest of the games were tight. I thought both teams were well balanced and got contributions from everyone on their teams. I loved the hoops this year!

·       Smooth’s reaction – Is it ok to make fun of him yet? I felt so bad at the time but my god was that reaction was all time.

·       Hangs – Watching football/baseball, at the bars, downtime at the house, golf course, restore, and all other places; the time spent together seemed more connected than in years past.

·       QuadPod Expansion – One of the biggest news stories to come out of PCTI in years! Dan took this well at the time but I have a feeling he will give us his true opinion soon enough.

·       SatNite – (Missed you Smooth!) My favorite night every PCTI and this one lived up to the hype. Dinner was top notch and the partying was great!