Soccer's New Gear
Louisville women's soccer released photos of some of their new gear that they will be wearing for the 2020 season. Adidas and Louisville have had a strong contract for many years and they constantly bring out top-of-the-line gear for everyone in athletics.
We often see student-athletes, coaches, and staff repping nice Adidas gear. Even us here at Cardinal Couple have been known to enjoy some swag.
Here are a few pictures the team released of some of the gear we will see the players wearing on the pitch:
Also, if you were wondering what happens with the old gear such as uniforms and cleats, the players usually do not get to keep them. Either UofL or Adidas holds onto those for reasons I am not sure I understand.
The t-shirts, shorts, tennis shoes, and backpacks are for the players to keep forever. With how high quality the material is, they can last a long time.
WNBA Protests
If you were expecting to see WNBA games last night, you probably already know that those games did not happen. In protests against current events in the United States, the teams refused to play, and wore shirts spelling out "Jacob Blake" with bullet holes in the shirts.
Jacob Blake is one of the more recent stories right now as police shot him in the back seven times with his children in the car witnessing the event. Thankfully, Blake survived, but he is permanently paralyzed from the waist down.
Besides the WNBA, we also saw teams in the NBA, MLB, MLS, and individual tennis players refuse to play in protest of recent events.
We are not here to discuss politics on the Cardinal Couple site, but we would be happy to openly discuss politics and the current situation through our various platforms of social media.
No matter your stance on the situation, please understand that these athletes are within their rights for freedom of speech to make their voices heard. I expect to hear more from some of our UofL alums as they release their own personal statements in the coming days.
COVID-19 Testing
Have you experienced a COVID-19 test yet? Everyone associated with UofL has. I know Paulie and Sonya took one shortly after their visit to Gatlinburg. Due to my interaction with the public on a daily basis at work I took my second test yesterday.
So, what's it like?
The test I take is the one where you sit in the car and run a nasal swab in each nostril. It goes as far up your nose as possible and is not a pleasant feeling, although it does not hurt. If you're like me, your eyes water and your nose is a bit runny.
For a process that takes less than 30 seconds, I would gladly take the test everyday if it helped us have faster results on who is positive as well as give us a chance of truly having sports again.
Happy Thursday and Go Cards!
Jared
I take a test every two weeks because of work. I still haven't gotten used to that nose probe.
ReplyDeleteCurtis "Be Kind" Franklin
I've done the drive-through self administered test twice and did not find it a bit painful, little eye watering is all. Like you, I would do that daily if it helped.
ReplyDeleteFWIW - I support the athletes.
Let them walk and stay out, I say. Until they are recognized as more than just professional athletes, that's stereotyping and discriminatory. They are fathers and mothers, concerned citizens, black, white, tax payers and civil activists.
ReplyDeletePeople look at you as Cardinal Couple writers. You are so much more than that. You are employees, sons or daughters, and much more.
Nick O.
As much as I would miss not reporting on Angel, Myisha, Kylee and Jaz's game action, I understand, support and applaud the WNBA's actions
ReplyDeletePaulie
NBA resuming play. Expect the WNBA to follow...
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