Breakfast Club: Session II - Week 9

Week 9, fire up. The big event today was of course the videotaping of the players. Yeah, individual taping of players skating then let's break it down guys (and a few gals). Once we got the groups of four worked out (that would be 4 not 5 Randy) and trained Scottie how to use the camera, players standby, action. Laura stop mugging for the camera. Skate with the puck around the cones, not through the cones, figure eights, deke, cross over circles til your dizzy. OK, feeling pretty good here. My video is going straight to the NHL, move over Sydney Crosby. Coach Scottie is doing the debriefs, you're up next Kirk. Ready here goes, first off that isn't me, yes it is, OKay maybe it is. Secondly, that's really funny Scott, why do you have it in slow motion? It's not in slow motion. That can't be me, that person who looks like me has no knee bend. I bend my knees more than that. Wow, I thought I had more knee bend. So, several mental notes to walk away from today – KNEE BEND and hands away from the body not glued to my pants. Probably need a reality check with the video camera every so often eh folks. Nice learning tool, what do you think?

Lyle was keeping the pace going while Scottie Spielberg kept the video process moving. How about the 1-on-1, 2-on-2, 3-on-3, 4-on-2 drills? I was waiting for someone to break down crying and beg for mercy; I almost did. Lyle, no more please, the mind is willing but the body is broken. He just smiles and says next group. Some good play out there today folks despite running out of gas. Next week is the last session and don't forget next Thursday at the Joe.

Since you're all professional adult recreation league players, you should be playing year round correct? That's correct. Sign up for the spring and summer class. You know what it's like when you take a few months off. You wind up spending too much time getting back to where you were. Spring has been part of the Suburban curriculum for awhile. For the past few years in the summer, we got enough players together that Lyle ran another class for us that wasn't on the schedule. By popular demand the BC summer school class is on the schedule. Starts after July 4th, runs for 10 weeks, on Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 am at Suburban. Keep your competitive edge, play this spring and summer. No pressure, but remember you're professionals, you owe it to yourself, your teammates and the hockey world, OKay a little dramatic. Seriously folks, not running a commercial here but keeping the dust off your hockey skills does keep you improving; for me, that's the name of the game. Kirk out.