Vatines on ice

[digitaldiscipline]

November 17th

Ice hockey, the whys and whys not of playing the game.

The prosaic answer is because the sport is probably my first love; my folks had season tickets when I was a kid, so I got to watch a lot of hockey when I was young. My dad played in a sponsored league - what would be analogous to the "invite" leagues where I play (which is to say, you have to be good enough to be asked to participate, rather than just show up, sign up, and pay up) - and seemed to enjoy it, and I do as well, and will be skating in his footsteps beginning in december when i take up goaltending (my natural position is winger, where i've played each of my nine 12-game seasons in the two years I've been doing so).

It's an excellent cardio workout, includes balance, eye-hand coordination, teamwork, communication, and requires quick thinking and reactions. it's also hella fun.

I'm sorry, the why nots? There aren't any. :-) I mean, unless you have medical issues that make ice skating or exertion a non-starter, I think it's a fine thing for anyone who wants to.

Comments

[sskipstress.livejournal.com]

Have fun tending goal. I miss it, but medical stuff and stupid late night ice time are both conspiring against me right now.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

I hope to. It's a surprising amount of work just standing around in all those pads.

[sskipstress.livejournal.com]

It gets easier, I promise. If it doesn't get better soon, double-check the fit of our body armor.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

Oh, it fits, it's just sweaty as fuck. I can wring out my pants after an hour of practice.

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

I kind of moved into the house of hockey - Dad's Girlfriend's grandson just retired from Pro Hockey. So there's hockey stuff all over the place here, between gear, photos, random awards, trading cards, memorabilia, and the man himself regularly it's a very hockey place. Luckily, I do not dislike hockey (to be fair, there are other sports I *do* actively dislike, which largely boil down to the sports that are Very American). I freely admit to not being an actual FAN of any sport (seriously, even the sports I like fine I can barely name a handful of people who have or do play it).