Martin would say there's no need for me to explain why I'm writing about football again, but just in case you don't know, this season I joined a football (or soccer) team for the first time since I was eight years old.
I was extremely nervous turning up to my first practice and was convinced I would never go back again. But I loved it and thoroughly enjoyed increasing my fitness and skills with every game.
I happened to be lucky enough to join a club (Port Hill United) that had three women's teams in competition this year; something that no other club in Hawke's Bay currently has.
The team I joined didn't exist before this season started and there was some doubt that we would amount to anything. But we exceeded our own and I think everyone else's expectations and won both the Division 2 League and Plate.
With our medals hanging proudly around our necks, my team attended the Port Hill prizegiving on Saturday where many people were rewarded for their great efforts on and off the field.