Breakfast Club, Winter 2010: Week 1 with Laura
OK. Admit it. You missed me, right? I know I sure missed me. I just wasn't "me" without being here at the Breakfast Club. Luckily for me, not only did it just feel right coming back, but the gods blessed my return by leaving me the dollar bill that I found right next to my car when I got out of the rink. Either that, or someone was trying to bribe me to go away.
Some things changed, while others remained the same. In the pleasant surprises department, there are eight sisters of the ice in the Thursday session! Seeing as there were about two dozen participants, that gets the chicks-to-dudes ratio approaching 1:1. Will wonders never cease? I will scout the Wednesday class next week and will report back on the X-to-Y chromosome distribution for that session.
But some things never change. Like Joe quietly reminding me that there hasn’t been anyone around who screws up the drills quite the way I do. Or Lyle explaining to the class that the Breakfast Club is all about getting better, and that he’ll never make an example out of anyone... other than me. Yep, feeling the love all the way around, from the parking lot gods to the coaching staff.
So what did we do this week, anyway? Let’s see: we warmed up with some open ice lane “moves”. Then split off into groups and had some small area game situations. Some paired-up one-on-ones to the slot, to the boards. A little of this, a little of that, all with a more or less common theme of how to gain the advantage in one-on-one situations. Both offensively and defensively. Which we got to put into practice at the end with some full ice one-on-one battles. Courtney and I used the class to have some fun beating up on each other. Seeing as we’ve gotta pretend to cooperate on our travel team, it’s always good to turn the tables and compete against ourselves.
I didn’t get a chance to beat up on Brad this week, though. Good thing there’s nine more weeks. So many boys to taunt, and so little time... sigh...
So, if you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time. And if you have already signed up, I’ll see you on the ice. Keep your head up and your eyes on the goal!
Some things changed, while others remained the same. In the pleasant surprises department, there are eight sisters of the ice in the Thursday session! Seeing as there were about two dozen participants, that gets the chicks-to-dudes ratio approaching 1:1. Will wonders never cease? I will scout the Wednesday class next week and will report back on the X-to-Y chromosome distribution for that session.
But some things never change. Like Joe quietly reminding me that there hasn’t been anyone around who screws up the drills quite the way I do. Or Lyle explaining to the class that the Breakfast Club is all about getting better, and that he’ll never make an example out of anyone... other than me. Yep, feeling the love all the way around, from the parking lot gods to the coaching staff.
So what did we do this week, anyway? Let’s see: we warmed up with some open ice lane “moves”. Then split off into groups and had some small area game situations. Some paired-up one-on-ones to the slot, to the boards. A little of this, a little of that, all with a more or less common theme of how to gain the advantage in one-on-one situations. Both offensively and defensively. Which we got to put into practice at the end with some full ice one-on-one battles. Courtney and I used the class to have some fun beating up on each other. Seeing as we’ve gotta pretend to cooperate on our travel team, it’s always good to turn the tables and compete against ourselves.
I didn’t get a chance to beat up on Brad this week, though. Good thing there’s nine more weeks. So many boys to taunt, and so little time... sigh...
So, if you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time. And if you have already signed up, I’ll see you on the ice. Keep your head up and your eyes on the goal!
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