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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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Curiosity and Controversy
No question about it. I am curious. November 14, 1987. Shortly, I will take up residence underneath the grandstand at Royal Athletic Park...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Feb 15, 20214 min read
Albert Park
Middle of February 2000. I arrive in Fiji, set to officiate at a long awaited Rugby Sevens tournament, the sixth of ten events that year...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Jan 7, 20214 min read
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
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 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
Le Voleur
The engine is running, our car primed for departure. We pull away under cover of darkness. I feel like a thief in the night.
Ian Hyde-Lay
Oct 9, 20203 min read
Midnight Plane to Georgia
In our Heathrow departure lounge, rumours circulate. That the scheduled London to Tbilisi flight is to be cancelled.
Ian Hyde-Lay
Sep 25, 20204 min read
Sent To Coventry
I am left all alone in the corner of the bar. For nearly an hour, no one talks to me. Not a single soul. I have been ostracized.
Ian Hyde-Lay
Aug 21, 20203 min read
The Right Guy
I cannot keep the grin off my face. He just never saw it coming.
Finally, the right guy!
Ian Hyde-Lay
Jul 31, 20203 min read
The Millionaire and the Kid
Only his eyes betrayed him. Quite simply, they sparkled.
Ian Hyde-Lay
Jul 23, 20202 min read
Bottle of Red
And I drink it happily, fortified by the powerful memories of a sweet, unforgettable August evening twenty years ago.
Ian Hyde-Lay
Jul 16, 20203 min read
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