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A Life In Sport
A blog by Ian Hyde-Lay
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Ian Hyde-Lay is a teacher who lives and works in Victoria, BC. He has been heavily involved in sport his entire life, as a player, coach, referee and administrator.
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The Foreboding
Tuesday June 10, 1986. I am in my living room when the phone rings. The digital clock on a side table indicates the time is 10.14pm. For...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Jan 1, 20214 min read
The Epic Collapse
I love the holidays. After a busy school term, they are a precious time to relax and decompress. To watch sport on TV, to fiddle with a...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Dec 23, 20204 min read
One Word
The clock ticks on a high school coaching career closing in on fourty years. I am blessed, been given a box seat to countless memorable...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Dec 18, 20204 min read
Croatian Joe
It was just before Christmas, years and years ago, at a cozy pub in northern Vancouver Island. When gatherings, minus Covid masks, social...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Dec 13, 20203 min read
A Horse's Ass
Late May 1993. The final practice of the term comes to an end, a slick 45 minute session without a single dropped pass or mental error....
Ian Hyde-Lay
Dec 6, 20204 min read
The White Moment
With his team’s NFL season teetering on the precipice, the Dallas coach has a novel idea. In advance of a recent game vs Minnesota, he...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Nov 30, 20204 min read
The Retake
Fall 1974. Only 46 years ago. Yet, various memories from my senior year in high school remain vivid. The old pavilion has seen better...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Nov 22, 20204 min read
Prime Time
He sets off, ten months ago, to study in Australia. It is fair to say things do not quite unfold as anticipated. Almost immediately,...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Nov 15, 20204 min read
Underdog
I reach out and try the basement door. To my complete surprise, it opens. I hesitate, but then venture inside, inching carefully along a...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Nov 8, 20204 min read
Don't Widen the Plate
He is neatly dressed, other than for the fact a full sized, stark white home plate hangs by a cord from his neck.
Ian Hyde-Lay
Oct 29, 20204 min read
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