This was the first class in which I had not skated during the week prior.
Oh don’t worry, it wasn’t due to lack of enthusiasm, just some traveling last week that cut down greatly on my available time.
So I was curious to see how the skates felt and all, but everything seemed fined. In fact, my first stride out on the ice put my small worries to fear as I took a couple of running strides out on the ice. You know, just like you see on Hockey Night in Canada.
The highlight last night was a 1 v 1 drill. Or to put it another way, the lowlight was trying to gather enough speed going backwards from a standing stop.
Man! Talk about a pretty fundamental skill being pretty tough!
Although by the end of the drill I was at the least able to get some momentum going, it wasn’t nearly enough to cover somebody skating towards me.
But I will take solace in a couple of poke checks I made!
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