I got home from hockey about 50 minutes ago and I still feel a little too amped to try and go to sleep so I thought I would write up a little post.

Hockey turned out to be a good time today even though it got off to a rough start. We had a guest coach again (the same guy that skated us into the ground a couple weeks ago) and be worked us hard for the first hour. At one point I got so frustrated I had to take a break and get my emotions under control (figuring crying wasn’t going to help my situation). I kept plugging away and even though I was pretty much always last I was proud of myself for not giving up. I guess it’s like I always say when I coach, “I don’t care if you screw up as long as you screw up 100%.” I gave it my all today so I had to feel good about something.

The last half hour was a 5 on 5 scrimmage. This was the first time I actually participated. I wasn’t the best but I held my own, made some great passed, received some hard passes, scored a few goals, fell down a lot and got lots of compliments about my stick handling skills. My coach said that I have the stick handling down and all I have to so is get the skating. He also said that I’ve come a long way on only 7 sessions.

So today I left hockey with some really tired legs and a feeling of improvement. As frustrating as hockey has been for me, I’m glad I’m sticking with it. It could take me 40 sessions before I become at least competent on skates. Maybe it will take less, but I’m going to stick with it and figure it out eventually. I will never be an NHL caliber player but maybe I’ll be able to really hold my own with the boys one day