by sutherland | Apr 2, 2012 | clinic
Yes, Sunday. I’ve added a second clinic to my week, this one at the other ice rink in town. Conveniently, I live about the same distance from each, so can take advantage of both. This rink is more crowded, though, with about two dozen skaters on in...
by sutherland | Mar 27, 2012 | clinic, equipment, exercise, fall
Tonight’s clinic was a lot of fun and I’m happy with my performance, despite a number of falls. Since the falls were because I was pushing things, I’m good with that. Skating drill started with coach putting us on the goal-line and having us crouch as low as we...
by sutherland | Mar 20, 2012 | clinic, equipment, injury
I skipped blogging about the clinic the last two weeks, but might make the posts later. Tonight’s clinic was lightly attended with only nine skaters. Coach went easy on us for the skating drill, just a couple times up and down the ice and then on to...
by sutherland | Feb 28, 2012 | clinic, equipment
I made it all the way through tonight’s clinic, missing no reps; but it was a light crowd, so the coach went pretty easy on us – no end-to-end after the skating drill. I’m still happy I made it through the whole thing and I learned why we wear our facemask. So...
by sutherland | Feb 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Especially after my latest clinic experience, a friend or two has questioned why I write this blog. After all, it’s not like my kayaking blog, where I actually know what I’m doing; or my programming blog, where I’m writing about a field I have some expertise...