Camp opens tonite

Training Camp opens tonite for me. Well, at least that’s what I am calling it.  My Level II skating and skills courses start tonite for two hours of ice-time. Next Monday, my skills course at the SensPlex starts. And when I throw in Friday night pickup hockey, I’ll then have three nights a week of hockey until November 20.

So in my mind I am seeing this time as a period to really work hard, improve and also to drop a few pounds. I am 217 now, but I am setting the goal of being at 200 by the time camp ends. How’s that for a goal?!

The other aspect of this ‘training camp’ is I want to really go out there each night, haul ass, take chances, and become a better player. Last year towards the end of my courses there was an element of being happy, “hey, look I am doing a cross-over! I am hockey player” but this time out I want to view the courses as an opportunity to get better and improve.  Last year it was about seeing if I could do it. Now though, I know I can do it, but I want to be able to do it better. And for me what this means is going out of my comfort zone and making mistakes. Or simply put, this means I am going to be falling on my ass a lot!

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'Me Like Hockey' is Allen Ford's ongoing account of his first two seasons of playing hockey. Since signing up for an Hockey For Adult Beginners Course in October 2007, Allen has been consumed by everything to do with crossovers and wristshots.

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