Boy-child’s First Skate and Shoot
Okay, that was fun. After checking out the skate and shoot Monday, I decided to bring T today. The rest of his gear arrived, so he’s well-padded and ready for some more ice time. Unlike last time, when I just skated around trying to control the puck, this time I...Looking for a Future Division
In a couple months T’ll be done with learn to skate and then we’ll both take a learn to play class. After that, I’m pretty sure he’ll be ready to play on a team, but I’m not so sure about myself. The kid’s picking things up and improving a lot faster than I can....My First Skate and Shoot
So how, exactly, do we get from the boy-child’s skating lessons to me being on the ice in full hockey gear? The progression of logic is as simple as it is horrifying: Boy-child needs ice time; Skate and shoot is recommended; I should be on the ice with him and should...I got my hockey stop
Now I haven’t skated much over the years … maybe twice a year since 1995 or thereabouts, so I’m okay, but not great. I can make it around the ice reasonably quickly, snowplow stop and if you watch long enough (or possibly use a time-lapse camera) you can see me making...Boy-child: Lesson Three
Proper shin and elbow pads, plus a jersey one of the coaches gave him last week and T is starting to look like he means business. At the public skate after class he keeps his shin pads on and starts going to his knees and sliding like they taught him in class today,...Book Recommendation
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