Sports in Austin

As I told you in my previous post son this blog, Austin is a city where you can do whatever you want to. This is to say, whatever may be your interests, Austin will always provide something to do that you will very much enjoy. It does not matter whether you are in group or alone, you can choose from all sorts of activities. In this post I will mention some things about sports in Austin.

Last Sunday, me and my fellow scholars had no planned activity. We had arrived lately on Saturday night after a day in San Antonio, where we enjoyed the Riverwalk, had lunch at Dick´s (a place where you are deliberately mistreated by the waiters and waitresses) and enjoyed a top level basketball match between Spurs, the local team, and the LA Lakers, at the impressive AT&T Center. As you can imagine, we were way to tired and might have woken up late on Sunday, so we took things lightly. As I mentioned previously, we had no plans for that Sunday apart from watching the Superbowl, but that was later.

I don’t know who suggested we could go to the minigolf to have some fun. For some of us it was our first time playing golf so we gave it a shot. We took the bus and went to the south of Austin, where the minigolf course was. I personally did not put much expectation but it was really a lot of fun. We divided into three groups and started playing. Minigolf itself is really fun, but what makes the difference is the time you spend with your mates making jokes and laughing with each other. Finally, we finished all 18 holes and really had some fun, we might also come back!

Another thing in Austin related to sports that really amazed me, specially comparing it to Argentina, is the University Sports Teams. While in Argentina we barely have some University teams and competitions among universities, in Austin, and all over the United States, university sports are very professionalized and are even sponsored by top sporting goods brands. It is even more amazing how people are really into these competitions as they support the different teams. “Hook em horns” is a really heard phrase in the different sports facilities by fans that support the Longhorns, the local team. It did really impress me the way Austinites truly feel their belonging to the city and that is expressed in the way they support the teams.

So, if you are a sportsperson, you will very much enjoy your stay here, as many sports are played here and you have plenty to choose from. Moreover, if you are not from the United States, you can even learn about some sports that more professional here than in other countries, such as football and ice-hockey.