My thoughts on this are sortve rolling so I’m gonna be a loser and comment on this to continue my thinking.

There is no season. There isn’t a distinguishing difference between practice and a game, because it is all practice. It starts as practice and ends as practice. There is no development phase or instructional league. It is entirely self taught. It is the same intensity all of the time, whether someone is there to witness it or not. These traits are so unlike traditional sports. The world around you, architecture, stairs, rails, curbs, it all becomes a medium for you to play on. To participate in some sortve ballet. No one encourages you, most people discourage you!

I could wax lyrical about it and philosophize all night. If anyone’s reading this congrats you’ve listened to my bullshit thanks for playing