Hockey Season has Begun....

And oh how after only a month and a half I'm exhausted. This year Poppy joined Frudoch in playing ice hockey. She has done a great job. So good in fact that after playing only 2 games she was asked to try out for the Select Team. Poppy scored her first goal in her second ever game on a one timer. It was if she played the game for years. Throughout the first few weeks all the coaches kept asking her how many years she has played. They never believed her. While not the fastest player she uses her brain and plays really smart. Poppy does things her brother can't do like using the boards to avoid opponents. She just plays a smart game. Tonight she had the second round of Select tryouts and she is holding her own. I don't know whether she will make the team as there are some fantastic 8 year olds out there. I'm just happy she got the chance.

Frudoch has had a super start to year 2. He has scored in the first 2 games and has had probably 20 shots on goal in the first 3. His playing time has been almost exclusively on the forward line with just a couple shifts on defense. He learned some moves at a summer camp and uses them all the time with good success. He too was invited to tryout for Select team and thru tonight's second tryout he looks pretty good. Again I don't know what exactly the coaches are looking for, but he is doing well. Most other parents think he is a lock to make the team. I'll wait for the coaches to tell him that. All in all its been a wonder improvement over last year as he never was given an opportunity to really play last year. This year both kids have GREAT coaches and they are progressing each week.

I am exhausted though as we go to the ice rink monday, wednesday, friday,saturday, and sunday right now. Its alot of running and of course its cold. Then again with it being in the teens and twenties this last 2 weeks the rink feels cooler. I've even been nominated to bench coach for Poppy's team when the coach is with her other team. For 2 of the three games I've been the coach and its sorta fun except I can't really follow the game too much. Poppy loves it though.