YEO’s Hockey Saga

The Young Extroverted One is doing very well at her G.O.A.L. hockey clinic. She is in her third week and starting to skate like a pro. Well, as professionally as a five year old can. If it were me and I had a week inbetween sessions I would be starting from scratch every week. Meaning I would be picking myself up off of the ice a lot. I would need to practice every day to get to the point where she is right now.

Week one: she was falling non-stop even with the walker-thingy. Week two: less falling and better with the walker (or should it be called a skater?). The instructors also showed the kids how to get up from the ice. Which seems very difficult and was for the YEO. Week three: “skating” without the skater, a puck handling skill session with Terry Crisp and a little better at getting up from a fallen position.

Being on the other side of the glass I have found it very difficult to watch my child fall or be knocked accidentally over by others. I have found that I need to peel my face off of the glass after such incidents. I just want to be there to hold her hand and push other kids away that might even look like they’re going to knock her over. It wouldn’t be that helpful considering I would probably knock her down because I can’t skate. Plus, she is handling this all much better than I am and keeps trying her hardest to get back up. We constantly reference the  Superchick song, “Get Up.”

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Talking with Terry Crisp after the session he told me that she corrected him because he was saying her name wrong. Um, YEO? Yeah . . . hey. Um, that’s Terry Crisp. He played center for the Bruins, Blues, Islanders and Flyers. He was an assistant coach for the Flyers and the head coach for the Flames and Lightning. He won TWO Stanley Cups with the Flyers and won a cup as the Flames’ coach. As far as I’m concerned he can call you, me, anyone whatever he wants. Mkay?

3 thoughts on “YEO’s Hockey Saga”

  1. Even though I am not a parent, I know that I would have more of a difficult time watching my kid get bounced around and struggle.

    I would have crawled the glass, which would not have been helpful. I’m impressed by the way you handle it and more impressed that you got to meet Terry Crisp…

  2. Ha ha! Kids are AWESOME, aren’t they? This reminds me of the time AT corrected the principal @ the primary school (at age four – prior to starting kindergarten) and made it plain that her name was ANNE Thomas, not ANNA Thomas. He remembered her a year later and was sure to pass along the compliment that she would be principal of the school some day. 🙂 Anyway, it’s good have strong women out there in the world! Hope you and the family are all well. – Lauren

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