"If you follow me and my antics, you know my son is a darn good Hockey Player. This past Memorial Weekend he played with the Bay Area Blazer team which is an "Elite" team of the areas best 2006 birth year.
We came so close to winning the damn thing, and yet ended up in 3rd.
One of Hunter's coaches sent out this email to all the players and their parent and I think it needs to be seen by many more.
Often the parents are the worse fans. This has great insight...
Compete: to try to get or win something that someone else is also trying to win : to try to be better or more successful than someone or something else: to try to be noticed, accepted, or chosen over something else. Learn the Hockey has been the Blazer motto of the past month. We have strived to bring athletes' awareness of routes and puck movement to new levels. We have strived to build understanding for the meaning of transition hockey; from offensive to defensive. The past month we have also played 9-10 games, and have shown that their best and hardest effort must be the foundation of everything that you do out on the ice. Players vs players, forwards vs defenseman, defensemen vs forward, teams vs teams... It all comes down to competing for space and winning little battles to create big changes in outcomes. The first sentence in that definition of compete can be interpreted in many ways in our game. Better and Win are the two words that stick out to me. During the past month, most of the Bay Area Blazers family have gone through a tryout or will this coming weekend. Our athletes had to be or will need to be better than someone. It's ok to be better, play better, be better than another person. That is how you learn and build yourself to desire competition. Win. Wow, what a word! In the context of competing, let's look at it this way, you win because you're better. Outcomes, both little and big in competition happen as a result of your compete level. A friend who I have recently reconnected with reminded me "You cannot win every puck, but don't outright lose a puck." How is you compete level? Good luck to all of you who are trying out this week. Good luck to the San Jose Sharks in the Stanley cup series. And thank you all for another great spring season. We hope to see you soon at either our summer day camp or residential camp. God Bless"
Derek Eisler
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A lot of A$$ and LegS today.
Group A
Chain Lunge: 2 chains x 30 steps, 1 chain x 30 steps, 0 chains x 30 steps done as ONE set. Then do it two more times. This is the bulk of the session. Plus it's almost 100 degrees. How EXCITING!!!
Way below parallel SQUAT: 11x11x75
Gluteal Activation or hip bridge vs. circle band around the knees x 200 reps.
Group B
GHR: 4x12
Box Squat box jumps onto a 25 inch box. The key here isn't how high the box is, but how fast and explosive you can jump from the box squat which is set at parallel up onto the top surface of the high box. (Geese...a lot box in that phrase) Focus on how quick you can leave the floor once PUNCHED with complete and full extension.
10x5
GHR: 3x15
Single Leg Step Up: 5x10 onto high bench
Prowler: 8x40 full out. Almost to the point the hamstrings feel like they might tear...but then don't do the next one until you are fully recovered.
You should see Gods and Ghost
Pull up totals=3404
Push Up totals=4481
Dip Totals-5833
Prowler Totals: 15,640 yards