http://weisstechhockey.com/blog/416/some-hockey-nostalgia/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:24:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://weisstechhockey.com/blog/416/some-hockey-nostalgia/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Chris Richmond Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:36:34 +0000 http://weisstechhockey.com/blog/?p=416#comment-44 I got a lump in my throat reading this also. Sorry this comment is so long winded. My son is just starting a learn to play program Saturday. My son will turn 5 in June and put on skates for the first time on March 17th this year. He fell as soon as he stepped on the ice and maybe about 40 times in the 1/2 hour lesson. He was teased by the 2 other boys that had about 3 months under their belts. He cried only once about 1/2 way through when he was tired of falling and the teasing. I gave him a few words of encouragement he went back out and finished his lesson. He only cried one more time when the lesson was over and he had to take off his skates. All he asked was can we go again tomorrow the rest of the day. I took him to the public session the next day that lasted about 2 1/2 hours, we stayed out for the whole time. He cried again when we had to go. When I got him home his mom helped him get changed and she showed me a huge throbbing blister on his big toe. He said don't worry it'll get better. The next day he insisted on going again blister and all. I took him thinking he wouldn't last a second with the skates on. 3 hours later we where kicked off the ice because the session was over. I couldn't believe it because I know it had to have hurt. I take him every chance I get. We played street hockey a little when he wants to and he can hold his own with a tennis ball. Whether hockey takes him to a Stanley Cup, juniors, travel team, termite inhouse team or only to the end of the first learn to play program for the next 9 weeks. These past 3 weeks I couldn't have been happier or prouder. The best part is he asked me to learn to play. I had asked him in the past but he didn't seem serious answering yeah OK. After his first experience at an ECHL game he was hooked. The fact that the local mites team played between periods put it over the top. I'll let him take himself as far as he wants it, I'll never push, only support him. Thanks for doing this to help parents help their kids and even for my own benefit. I got a lump in my throat reading this also. Sorry this comment is so long winded. My son is just starting a learn to play program Saturday. My son will turn 5 in June and put on skates for the first time on March 17th this year. He fell as soon as he stepped on the ice and maybe about 40 times in the 1/2 hour lesson. He was teased by the 2 other boys that had about 3 months under their belts. He cried only once about 1/2 way through when he was tired of falling and the teasing. I gave him a few words of encouragement he went back out and finished his lesson. He only cried one more time when the lesson was over and he had to take off his skates. All he asked was can we go again tomorrow the rest of the day. I took him to the public session the next day that lasted about 2 1/2 hours, we stayed out for the whole time. He cried again when we had to go. When I got him home his mom helped him get changed and she showed me a huge throbbing blister on his big toe. He said don’t worry it’ll get better. The next day he insisted on going again blister and all. I took him thinking he wouldn’t last a second with the skates on. 3 hours later we where kicked off the ice because the session was over. I couldn’t believe it because I know it had to have hurt. I take him every chance I get. We played street hockey a little when he wants to and he can hold his own with a tennis ball. Whether hockey takes him to a Stanley Cup, juniors, travel team, termite inhouse team or only to the end of the first learn to play program for the next 9 weeks. These past 3 weeks I couldn’t have been happier or prouder. The best part is he asked me to learn to play. I had asked him in the past but he didn’t seem serious answering yeah OK. After his first experience at an ECHL game he was hooked. The fact that the local mites team played between periods put it over the top. I’ll let him take himself as far as he wants it, I’ll never push, only support him. Thanks for doing this to help parents help their kids and even for my own benefit.

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