by sutherland | May 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
T’s regular lesson in learn-to-play today and not much new, except that I’ve decided not to jump into the current adult learn-to-play session. I’d like to, but I’ve watched it a couple times now and I’d be the worst skater in there. Instead, I’ll be taking...
by sutherland | May 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
No, this list will not be everything that T and I need to work on, just the most immediate couple of things I can see right now. There’s not enough room on the interweb for the complete list. One thing I’ve noticed observing both the kids’ and adults’...
by sutherland | May 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
There are a lot of things I need to work on as far as general skating skills before I’ll really feel ready to play, so each new accomplishment is a big milestone for me – one step closer to that first game. On Sunday, I watched the adult learn-to-play class, the one a...
by sutherland | May 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Today’s skate-and-shoot had very few people at it, so there was a lot of ice for T and I. We started out with T skating with the puck and taking shots on goal while I poked the puck away once in a while and gave him something to worry about to keep him on his...
by sutherland | May 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
One thing I didn’t realize before starting all this was how much you sweat in hockey – I mean, ice, right? Cold? Sweat comes from heat, right? Well, once all that gear’s on and you skate for forty-five minutes, you find out different. And even I know that leaving the...
by sutherland | May 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
I go looking for T after his skating lesson today to give him the wristband he needs for public skating, but he’s still on the ice where the lessons are. I figure they’re just taking advantage of some extra ice time until the zamboni is finished cleaning the other...
