DISCLAIMER: Rink shots are hard. The Plexiglas is marred and dirty. The lighting stinks!
Cole attended his first elite hockey tournament, ever, over the weekend. The speed and intensity of each game was not intimidating; it was invigorating. I think he was sad to see the end of each game; he loved every minute of it.
As his mum, the part I loved was watching him come off each shift and have a coach speak to him. His performance was constantly analyzed and critiqued and COMMUNICATED. A completely foreign concept and welcome change. Cole absorbed all of the information and you could see his steady improvement during all five games from Friday through Sunday.
Heartfelt thanks to each coach for ... coaching:
I was positively giddy with delight the first few times it happened. Then I realized this is a normal part of the game.
An all new game.
