Breakfast Club Summer Update III

Ah, it feels so very good to be back on the ice!

I can't tell you what the turnout has been for the Thursday morning session, because so far I've only made it for this one Wednesday session. But next week, I'll miss Wednesday's (that doggoned job is getting in the way of my hockey) so I'll be there Thursday and I'll let you know what the other day looks like.

But let's get back to what happened during the Wednesday, July 18th session. Seeing as we didn't have Kirk to cause any major disruptions in the flow of the drills (hee, hee), we actually got quite a bit accomplished.

Control that puck in those tight turns, and then use your body to shield the puck from those pesky opponents. Pretty funny how hard that can be when (ahem) you don't bend your knees enough and your turn looks like... well, I don't know what it looks like other than to say it doesn't look like it's supposed to look like, that's for sure. Suffice to say that some of us have a much looser definition of tight than others, and we'll leave it at that.

Moving on... hey! let's work on those wrist shots, shall we? I keep saying I'm going to have to go to Wal-Mart and buy me a wrist shot (aisle 6?). Perhaps I should try using the right foot (as in the correct foot, not necessarily the right) so that my weight is helping and not hurting, hmmm, yeah, that's a good place to start. Note to self...

Moving on again ...hey! We talk about taking it all in stride, but what does that mean when you're skating? Well, for starters, it means actually pushing using your edges like a diagonal versus skidding on the flats. And those large muscle groups that are so conveniently positioned in our thighs, did you know they could actually help you skate faster if you use those muscles to push the blade into the ice versus using those muscles to try to run on the ice?

I had every intention of coming back for the Thursday morning clinic, but some friends called and invited me to drop-in on Wednesday night, and my body just did NOT want to get up and skate for its third hour in a less than 24-hour time span with my soccer team's practice later than same evening. I know, I know, geesh, you're falling apart, woman, buck up, and all that stuff. Yea, yea, I hear ya. Despite this little bit of whining, it felt so so, so, so, so, so good to be back on the ice. It's been about a month since the Breakfast Club spring clinic and my spring C and D teams stopped playing, and doggoned if this past Wednesday morning I forgot to bring socks for crying out loud because I haven't packed a hockey bag in what seems like forever. I was starting to become a very grumpy girl. Trust me, that is a bad thing. Happy Laura is much more enjoyable to be around than Grumpy Laura. Ooh, goody good, yeah for me, Happy Laura is back!

I'll see you Thursday morning, and in the meantime, keep your head up and your eyes on the goal.