Hockey Narrative
Sports have always been a big part of my life. When you’re a little kid with ADHD, most often you’re told to sit down, shut up, and PLEASE control yourself! However, the power of sports flips this. Your parents scream, “Run fast! Get loud! GET HIM! You can see why I would enjoy this stuff. So, I did many different sports, learning not just techniques, but life lessons as well. And one season in particular (my first official season of hockey) would be very fruitful.
I was especially eager for my first season of hockey. My dad had played and the whole family told stories of how good he was. Additionally, he showed me his old jacket, littered with pins and patches of tournaments and championships won. I wanted to be just like my dad! We were going to win everything!
Our 12-man team (one of whom was a girl) won twice out of the whole 43 game season. Twice. They were the last 2 games as well. So imagine telling your friends 0-39-2. In addition, there was this especially excruciating streak of 10 or 15 games where we lost by 1 or 2 goals. You know the State Farm commercial…where the insurance agent has a dollar at the end of the fishing hook, saying “Oh, you almost got it.” I can identify with that poor lady.
Losing is not fun, but the season was one I still remember fondly. Our coaches realized that winning …show more content…
For starters, winning isn’t everything. The 39 losses soundly beat this into the skull that I inhabit. Secondly, is that hard work pays off. The reason we won our last 2 games was not due to skill, rather it was because we worked our butts off. It took a combined season of hard work to yield our crop of victory. Thirdly, focus on the positive, a discouraging word never does any good. Finally, a sport should be done for fun, not for pride. This season was one of my most enjoyable seasons, and purely because of the people around me and joy of the
I was especially eager for my first season of hockey. My dad had played and the whole family told stories of how good he was. Additionally, he showed me his old jacket, littered with pins and patches of tournaments and championships won. I wanted to be just like my dad! We were going to win everything!
Our 12-man team (one of whom was a girl) won twice out of the whole 43 game season. Twice. They were the last 2 games as well. So imagine telling your friends 0-39-2. In addition, there was this especially excruciating streak of 10 or 15 games where we lost by 1 or 2 goals. You know the State Farm commercial…where the insurance agent has a dollar at the end of the fishing hook, saying “Oh, you almost got it.” I can identify with that poor lady.
Losing is not fun, but the season was one I still remember fondly. Our coaches realized that winning …show more content…
For starters, winning isn’t everything. The 39 losses soundly beat this into the skull that I inhabit. Secondly, is that hard work pays off. The reason we won our last 2 games was not due to skill, rather it was because we worked our butts off. It took a combined season of hard work to yield our crop of victory. Thirdly, focus on the positive, a discouraging word never does any good. Finally, a sport should be done for fun, not for pride. This season was one of my most enjoyable seasons, and purely because of the people around me and joy of the