Focal Point

One of the main focal point of my field site, a pool, would be...well the pool. The actual pool, the hole with the water in it. Not the room, not the deck, nor the stands, but the actual pool. Blue walls and floors with black lane lines running throughout its length. The cool water splashing over the gutter. The reflection of the sunlight that is cast throughout the room. 4 feet to 12 feet. 25 yards long. Home in a way. This is where the winners win and the losers lose. Dreams are made and broken. The place where you practice at 5 in the morning. A place you hate, yet love.

There is no question that my perspectives influence the way I see my site. I have spent so much time there and know every piece of it. I painted the walls and the floor two years ago. My signature is on that thing...No seriously 12 feet down on the bottom near the drain is my signature. I look at the pool, like a said before, as both heaven and hell. There have been days I hated getting in that water, but for the most part I love it. I'm sure my perspectives would differ from that of a football player, who would probably consider a pool nothing more than "big hole with water inside"...sorry to demean any football players out there. No one knows my field site better than I do.