Surrey Minor Ball Hockey

So far playing in Surrey Minor, everything has been great. It has been a joyful and a learning experience. As a goaltender there is a decent level of stress and pressure on me. Although it is still fun, when I win a game it feels great because I am the back-bone of the team and I am showered in appreciation. On the other hand, when I lose it doesn't feel so good. I feel as if I let down my team. Anyways that's not the point of this blog post. In this blog post I am trying to explain how I excersise while playing my favourite sport of all time! Even being a goalie, I still have to have a respectable level of fitness. When you watch goalies play, it does not look like they would even break a sweat. But in reality it takes a lot of work. Say someone passed cross crease, you can either dive across and put your entire body in front of it, or you can simply throw your glove and pads out hoping for the best. Both techniques require flexibility. Before goalie, I was not flexible whatsoever and even had difficulty completing simple stretches. Now before every game I use stretches that I learned from "Insanity". Also my balance has really improved. Before this season, I could barely balance on one foot. But when the opposing team is just cycling in your zone, you have to be ready in your stance. All goalies have different types of stances. For me, I like to be somewhat on my toes so I can easily fall into butterfly. That being said, it isn't so easy to stay in my type of stance so I really had to develop my balance and I have. All in all, I have really been enjoying myself in Surrey Minor and I hope we do well in the playoffs.