“When I started playing the teams were pretty small, there is definitely more opportunity for the girls today,” said Katie Larson, former LDC hockey player. The LDC girls hockey program started about as almost nothing but, as the years have gone by the program has developed significantly. It all started when Mr. Brian Johnson took over the girls high school program in 2000. As a young child, Johnson was involved in hockey.…
To many Americans, the idea of a black hockey player maybe seems unusual. After all, it’s not surprise that hockey has been and continues to be a predominantly white sport. But the number of minority members beginning to play the game and break through to the NHL has been gradually increasing over the last decade. In 2004, 17 black players played in the NHL. Now, there are 30 black NHL players.…
Sled hockey is a sport that is just like hockey except that the players balance on two ice-skating blades mounted beneath a molded plastic sled. Sailboat racing is a sport where you sit in a sail boat and race against other people. Alpine skiing is another sport for people who have one or no legs. Wheelchair basketball is a sport for people who are in wheelchairs and who like to play basketball. Wheelchair football is another sport for disabled people.(lines 106-120)…
Figure Skating was an integral part of my life for so long that it became normality. While others my age were in public school, I attended online school and homeschool so I could spend more time at the rink practicing for regional competition. I spent my days waking up at 4 AM to go to the rink, either by a 30-minute drive with parents or by an hour long train ride alone. I would skate for 8 hours with breaks for food and Zamboni/Homework. In a mere 4 months, I passed 7 levels of proficiency that had taken others 7 years or more to complete.…
I then walked over to the 4 foot 8-inch frame of Scott and punched him right in the jaw. He flopped to the ground harder than Daniel getting checked in AE hockey. My shirt sleeves had ripped off at this point from my massive muscles flexing with that hard punch. Scott slowly got up to his feet but was more disoriented than a blind three legged dog. Once he finally got it together he started screaming like a middle-aged woman at her son's house league soccer game.…
A nation is an incredibly important aspect in anything that aspires to be its own entity. Developing a nation will help in creating a stronger, and well functioning society. In many cases, a nation needs help growing with the help of an other nation, like in the case of the Hockey Nation, and the Canadian nation. Without the other, these nations wouldn't have grown to be the nations we know today. Hockey needed the resources, the people, the money and the technology that Canada offered for its nation to even start growing.…
Welcome to the world of figure skating. This day began like any other day, waking up four in the morning to drive 30 miles down to Hackensack, New Jersey. I lived in that blue Honda Odyssey minivan that smelled like whatever meal I had eaten last. I slept, ate, and changed in the car.…
Sienna Bell Mrs. Warner English-7 September 17, 2014 English Class Assignment Have you ever seen how gymnasts tumble and do cool things? It definitely takes a lot of dedication and hard work. Gymnasts show professionalism through their sport. Especially Gabby Douglas, a hard working gymnast who traveled across country just to do her best. She was separated from her family for almost two years just to train, she showed professionalism.…
Over the past ten years I have learned many superb skills that have not only benefited me in my hockey career, but will also guide me in being successful in the remainder of my life. Many of these skills are crucial in succeeding the career and life I would aspire to pursue. Many I learned from the talented coaches I have been lucky enough to work with. Although there were also many skills I had to learn on my own; not only to enhance my game, but some to better my life. These all assisting me in the person I am today; helping me in my years of school, hockey and life.…
To be a peak performer you must stay focused, be able to work under pressure, must be able to encourage yourself. Push yourself to improve constantly.you must have a burning desire to succeed. If you have any of these characteristics, you may be a peak performer. I want to be a peak performer because I want to strive for success. I want to push myself harder to accomplish a new goal each week.…
Imagine you are a professional hockey player in the National Hockey League, or NHL. You grew up around hockey and the sport became your lifestyle. You started playing it by the time you could walk and because you loved it, you stuck with it with one goal in mind: to be a player in the NHL. You weren’t the best athlete on the teams you played for, but you were still good enough to make them—and you were one tough player. Finally, you got the one thing you always wanted and an NHL team drafts you.…
Being a gymnast coach for children and teens is hard work. You've gone through your own struggles to become a great gymnast and you want to pass on your skills. But you have a hard expressing motivation without being mean. However, you need to, because kindness, rather than harsh criticism, is crucial to a successful young gymnast.…
For many years, playing sports in college was merely part of the curriculum, done for the love of the game. But things have changed dramatically and this paper argues that today, college and university athletes should be paid. Discussion There was a time when playing college football or other sports was something young people did because it was fun and because it took some skill to make the teams.…
It all started after my friend’s party, where we all went ice skating for her 9th birthday. It was my first ever time stepping onto the ice, a long time before my life revolved around the sport. Even though I had never skated before, my friends and their parents told me that I stood out compared to the other girls. After I realised how much I enjoyed it, my mum decided to sign me up for the learn to skate program, where I progressed through the levels and soon learnt the basics of ice skating.…
According to the research shows that parents expressed concern about the safety of children when they skate by themselves. During the beginner's roller skating period, everyone may fall because the it is difficult to control the wheels and balance. Then, many parents confused that children under 10 years old when learning roller skating, easy to lead to some bad shape of their leg, such as O legs, X legs, etc.…