MHC Dish From the Pitch 2013 MHC Dish From the Pitch 9
WEEK 9- July 21, 2013
“CAN WE DO IT?” YES WE CAN
by Aislinn Leonard
photo credit: Aislinn Leonard
Sitting alone on the far west
side of the pitch is one of the MHC’s
major fixtures. No, it’s not the
Marsolek’s Wisconsin Badger tent;
it’s the equipment storage unit! It
might not be as fancy as some, but
it’s ours to call home. For two and a
half seasons now, we’ve been able
to house equipment, sliothar racks,
goals, extra helmets, important
paperwork, and our scoreboard in
the container. We’re no longer using
Dave Olson’s truck as the sole
equipment holder.
This may not seem like a big
deal, but this is a stepping-stone for
the MHC. As we move ahead to the
20th anniversary of the club we are
able to put our small mark on Brown
Deer Park. It gives us the opportunity
to organize equipment and keep it at
the pitch for club wide use. We move
things around like a game of Tetris
every week and we add new
equipment – it’s always changing
because just as the club is growing,
so is the amount of equipment.
Having the can at the pitch is so
much easier than trying to drag the goals out of a truck each week. It’s pretty amazing
considering that despite the fact we don’t have the amazing amenities other clubs have,
we still make it work with our “can-do” attitude.
Our eight-foot by thirty-foot container holds up our 300-member club week in and
week out.