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I scored my first goal on Monday!! It was great.
The ice was bad, it was so warm and the sun shone so that half of the rink was under one to two centimeters of water. It made skating harder, the puck stopped very quickly, and when someone shot the puck in front of you you got a face full of water, which was especially annoying because of my contact lenses.
In addition to that we were only ten players, and eight of them clearly more advanced. We didn't play in shifts, but took breaks together, only everyone else needed fewer breaks than I did...
But I tried! And on one of the last shifts Harry, our coach, had a breakaway, I managed to be right next to him in front of the goal, he passed, I shot, and I didn't miss. (We usually have no goalie so we only count one-timers as goals.) It felt very good to finally get my first one :)
Tuesday I went skating with DD on the rink in front of the city hall. The ice was terrible and before noon there were many small kids, but to our surprise tickets were free that day and the weather was amazing. Blue sky and sunshine, with just a few clouds to complete the scenery. (And a bit of wind, whatever.) We only skated leisurely, but for over two hours, mostly enjoying the sunlight and chatting. In the beginning skating without the pads and stuff almost felt weird.
Today was my last ice hockey practice this season :( Twenty people, but we played beginners and more advanced players together with flying changes. It was a bit of a challenge at times, but it was fun. I think I'll have more bruises from today than from the last few games together, but it was the last one so it's fine ;) We even had a goalie, and there were jerseys of so many different colors on the ice that it looked nice, but at times it made it harder to find my teammates. I thought I played okay, and it was fun.
Result of my playing hockey experiment: It was absolutely amazing. I had so much fun, I felt like it gave me energy, I felt good about myself because I was physically active, I met great people and made new friends (one of them is even going to move in with me), and it was just an overall fantastic experience. I really hope that I'll get the chance to do it again next winter season.
The ice was bad, it was so warm and the sun shone so that half of the rink was under one to two centimeters of water. It made skating harder, the puck stopped very quickly, and when someone shot the puck in front of you you got a face full of water, which was especially annoying because of my contact lenses.
In addition to that we were only ten players, and eight of them clearly more advanced. We didn't play in shifts, but took breaks together, only everyone else needed fewer breaks than I did...
But I tried! And on one of the last shifts Harry, our coach, had a breakaway, I managed to be right next to him in front of the goal, he passed, I shot, and I didn't miss. (We usually have no goalie so we only count one-timers as goals.) It felt very good to finally get my first one :)
Tuesday I went skating with DD on the rink in front of the city hall. The ice was terrible and before noon there were many small kids, but to our surprise tickets were free that day and the weather was amazing. Blue sky and sunshine, with just a few clouds to complete the scenery. (And a bit of wind, whatever.) We only skated leisurely, but for over two hours, mostly enjoying the sunlight and chatting. In the beginning skating without the pads and stuff almost felt weird.
Today was my last ice hockey practice this season :( Twenty people, but we played beginners and more advanced players together with flying changes. It was a bit of a challenge at times, but it was fun. I think I'll have more bruises from today than from the last few games together, but it was the last one so it's fine ;) We even had a goalie, and there were jerseys of so many different colors on the ice that it looked nice, but at times it made it harder to find my teammates. I thought I played okay, and it was fun.
Result of my playing hockey experiment: It was absolutely amazing. I had so much fun, I felt like it gave me energy, I felt good about myself because I was physically active, I met great people and made new friends (one of them is even going to move in with me), and it was just an overall fantastic experience. I really hope that I'll get the chance to do it again next winter season.
