Breakfast Club Session II with Todd
It's only Week #3 and Laura and Kirk have already suckered some other ankle bender to do this blog. If Breakfast club wasn't hard enough, now I'm doing homework, and as a teacher, now I understand what all of the whining is about.
This morning you could tell the weather had taken a change for the worse by the lack of bodies. Instead of the regular full house that includes local police force, engineers and physical therapists, there was just the inmates from the group home. With the small numbers, Geoff and Scott decided to treat us to a full breakfast at the local coney island. Wait, wait, the medication just kicked in, and now I can remember what happen. They actually put us through some shooting drills and stick handling.
During the shooting drill, Geoff reminded us to keep our feet moving through the shot to keep the goalie off balance. We worked on moving from different angles and shooting forehand and backhand. Scott, on the other hand, set up some cones to stick handle through. Those cones at Breakfast Club are unlike any cones I have ever seen. They actually move like defensemen and are constantly poke-checking the puck off my stick. It's amazing.
During the second part of the morning we worked on one-on-one moves from the corner. Defensively we looked pretty good. I think we went two times through the entire line before someone finally got off a shot on net and scored. Fortunately, the goalies had left to get coffee after nodding off in the crease from the lack of activity.
On the other end, we worked on stopping with the outside edge of the inside skate (I think that's what we were doing). I'm still trying to catch my breath from all of those stops and starts.
Overall it was a great morning and an awesome way to start the day. It's just fun to see guys at different levels working hard. We are all motivated to get up at 5 a.m. for different reasons. Some are there to get a good workout. Others are there to keep up with their own kids. Some are trying to take what they learn and pass it on to their youth teams. But, none of us would be there if this wasn't the best game on Earth.
I NEVER WANT HOMEWORK AGAIN!
This morning you could tell the weather had taken a change for the worse by the lack of bodies. Instead of the regular full house that includes local police force, engineers and physical therapists, there was just the inmates from the group home. With the small numbers, Geoff and Scott decided to treat us to a full breakfast at the local coney island. Wait, wait, the medication just kicked in, and now I can remember what happen. They actually put us through some shooting drills and stick handling.
During the shooting drill, Geoff reminded us to keep our feet moving through the shot to keep the goalie off balance. We worked on moving from different angles and shooting forehand and backhand. Scott, on the other hand, set up some cones to stick handle through. Those cones at Breakfast Club are unlike any cones I have ever seen. They actually move like defensemen and are constantly poke-checking the puck off my stick. It's amazing.
During the second part of the morning we worked on one-on-one moves from the corner. Defensively we looked pretty good. I think we went two times through the entire line before someone finally got off a shot on net and scored. Fortunately, the goalies had left to get coffee after nodding off in the crease from the lack of activity.
On the other end, we worked on stopping with the outside edge of the inside skate (I think that's what we were doing). I'm still trying to catch my breath from all of those stops and starts.
Overall it was a great morning and an awesome way to start the day. It's just fun to see guys at different levels working hard. We are all motivated to get up at 5 a.m. for different reasons. Some are there to get a good workout. Others are there to keep up with their own kids. Some are trying to take what they learn and pass it on to their youth teams. But, none of us would be there if this wasn't the best game on Earth.
I NEVER WANT HOMEWORK AGAIN!
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