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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 Ins and Outs of Love
“To play is good, to win is better, but to love the game is the best.” Early March, 2024. Langley, British Columbia. The city readies to...
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Mar 15, 20245 min read
Dreamtime
Mid December. Pitch black. It is 450am. A cloak of darkness envelopes our family’s rental car. We edge our way slowly from the parking...
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Mar 6, 20244 min read
Bucket List
I can’t claim to know Taylor Swift. And she certainly does not know me. If we passed each other in the street, I wouldn’t recognize her....
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Feb 26, 20244 min read
The King
Early February in Cardiff. The opening weekend of the 2024 Six Nations, the world’s greatest rugby union tournament. The Millenium...
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Feb 5, 20244 min read
The House
“There are no strangers here; only friends we have not yet met.” So wrote WB Yeats, the brilliant poet and dramatist. One of the...
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Jan 21, 20244 min read
La Sociedad de la Nieve
The event, in the end a 72-day odyssey, takes place a half century ago. Nonetheless, the story and its extreme circumstances resonate...
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Jan 10, 20245 min read
Flashback
The coffee shop hums with conversation. Cups and saucers clink invitingly, the latte machine whirrs. A delightful aroma wafts through the...
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Nov 30, 20234 min read
Duality
Late October, 2023. Paris. La ville de l’amour. And, if one appreciates rugby union, as so many of us do, how appropriate that the city...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Oct 29, 20234 min read
Uncut Diamonds
On the one hand, it had nothing to do with sport. Yet, on the other, in some ways everything. Late morning, a sunny Saturday in late...
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Oct 19, 20234 min read
Lost Generation
Mid week, late September. The northeast of Scotland. A memorable three-week holiday continues apace. South from Aberdeen, along the A90....
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Oct 8, 20233 min read
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