Breakfast Club: Week Seven

It was a meat and potatoes type of day on the ice today. We worked on skating and puck handling. Do you touch the puck that much when playing in a league? I sure don’t. Carrying the puck while accelerating through a turn, passing, look for the rebound … he scores! Ronnie got a workout today in net. Only one ‘she’ on the ice today. Ladies, where were you? There are no days off, hockey’s first!

Pivoting, backward skating, crossunders, all the things that humble most players, we got a full dose of that today. Crossunders, reaching with your right foot, set the toe of your left foot to set up for another crossunder. It works if you can do it right. Balance, Balance, Balance on backward skating, bend your knees, don’t lean forward, keep doing it and you’ll find the balance point. Don’t think when you improve your backward skating, your forward skating gets any better also – balance and body position. Anyway, I try to remember the key points from Coach Lyle when he’s not ripping on me. He knows I work harder when he does that.

Ol’ Scottie was back on the ice today making his presence known. I like it when he’s around because it takes a little heat off me from the coaching staff. Remember skating at the Joe next Tuesday – you’ve got to do that! It’s something to experience … from the behind the scene areas of the Joe, sitting on the bench, playing on the ice. It’s a cool feeling. We have two for next week, so don’t miss Wednesday because you skated on Tuesday. Remember, hockey first.

I was talking with Kevin today and this is his first year skating in the Breakfast Club. He started as his two kids are skating and playing. He helps out with his son’s mite team and now better understands what is being taught to the kids. Not only does the BC help with your on-ice skills, it helps with your overall knowledge of the game. See you at the Joe Tuesday. Kirk out.