Practice makes slightly less horrible

Generally speaking when kids are growing up parents always instill the value of trying hard to get results. Ya gotta give your all to get the most out of your effort. I find that’s not always the truth. Rollerblading for example is something I’ve been doing about 5 years now and I still perform at about a 1.5 year level. Hockey is relatively new to me other than a 2 year stint about 5 years ago. I’m now playing approximately 3 times a week and despite the fact that my game gets incrementally better I’m still missing passes, skating awkwardly and whiffing on shots that should be all but buried.

It sucks to be at a stage of life when most people have already peaked at the activities of choice and you’re still trying to learn. It scares me to realize that however low the level I’m at right now is, it might in fact be the apex.

Oh well as doom and gloom as that all sounds I’m feeling in much better shape than I’ve been in years and I’m having a lot of fun playing hockey, especially since unlike rollerblading a large number of my friends and co-workers play as well. Worse case scenario I always have Sunday nights which are full of guys who are older and in some cases even less skilled than I.

Perhaps you parents should teach you “No matter how much you suck there’s always someone who sucks more”