First girls game of the year
Dec. 14th, 2003 01:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wildraven3 of my 4 defensemen had never played defense before.
2 of my 3 centers had never played center before.
5 of my wings had never played hockey before in their lives.
So what did we do?
We won 5-0.
I am sad and slightly frustrated in a "my mind feels proud but my emotions pout" sort of way when I look at the 5 players off of last year's team who made varsity this year. One other is playing college d-3 now. I look and want to whine, "But I just *built* that team!" In my head, I had looked to this year with thoughts of how good my team could be now with player X on defense and player Y teamed up with Z. I feel proud and I know this is my job. When I do my job well, I lose my players faster since they move up. But I am still sad.
8 new players. 8 players who have never played for me before. Only 1 players from two years ago still with me. 7 on varsity, 1 in the ISL, 1 playing college.
I am still trying to get down the names of a few of the players. They are still trying to figure out what I want on the break-outs.
Different team... heck, isn't every year different?
This one has no players I need to "hide." There are no aweful players who can barely skate.
Unlike last year though, this team does not have that handful of really good players. If I am down to 1 minute left in a tie game, who do I put on the ice? No idea.
Then again... give me time.
I know myself.
Give me practice time with them. Give me time to drill them until break-outs become second nature and they could break-out the puck with their eyes closed. Give me time to teach them how to move the puck through the neutral zone, to play one-on-one defense, to keep the puck in the zone. Give me time, and they will become a good team. They do have some nice potential.
So here I sit... sad, proud, excited, and anxious. Typical Saturday. :-)
If I won the lottery, I'd still do this... heck... I'd do more of this. :-)
2 of my 3 centers had never played center before.
5 of my wings had never played hockey before in their lives.
So what did we do?
We won 5-0.
I am sad and slightly frustrated in a "my mind feels proud but my emotions pout" sort of way when I look at the 5 players off of last year's team who made varsity this year. One other is playing college d-3 now. I look and want to whine, "But I just *built* that team!" In my head, I had looked to this year with thoughts of how good my team could be now with player X on defense and player Y teamed up with Z. I feel proud and I know this is my job. When I do my job well, I lose my players faster since they move up. But I am still sad.
8 new players. 8 players who have never played for me before. Only 1 players from two years ago still with me. 7 on varsity, 1 in the ISL, 1 playing college.
I am still trying to get down the names of a few of the players. They are still trying to figure out what I want on the break-outs.
Different team... heck, isn't every year different?
This one has no players I need to "hide." There are no aweful players who can barely skate.
Unlike last year though, this team does not have that handful of really good players. If I am down to 1 minute left in a tie game, who do I put on the ice? No idea.
Then again... give me time.
I know myself.
Give me practice time with them. Give me time to drill them until break-outs become second nature and they could break-out the puck with their eyes closed. Give me time to teach them how to move the puck through the neutral zone, to play one-on-one defense, to keep the puck in the zone. Give me time, and they will become a good team. They do have some nice potential.
So here I sit... sad, proud, excited, and anxious. Typical Saturday. :-)
If I won the lottery, I'd still do this... heck... I'd do more of this. :-)
