Spirit Circle

Josh, the head coach of Boston Ironside, asked me to put together a quick clip of the huddle after the game, something in WUCC known as a “Spirit Circle.” This is a chance for both teams to hash it out and come together to talk about the game, and congratulate the other team on a hard-fought battle. After being eliminated from the tournament in the pre-quarters in this game against the Buzz Bullets, I was incredibly impressed by how poised, calm, and collected those who spoke in the circle were. This was such a hard loss on universe point (tied game, next point wins situation), and the fact that Ironside was able to come together and congratulate Japan’s team on a good game was the epitome of why we play this sport–for the hard fought battles on the field, and the camaraderie off the field, no matter what country you may be coming from. This type of sportsmanship transcends cultural backgrounds, and can translate into any language. The full video of the circle can be found here, but the audio is slightly soft, so turn your speakers up!