Sunday, November 15, 2009

First Scrimmage.......First Thoughts

Well we got our first scrimmage under our belt. For a lot of players it was their first taste of high school hockey. And I hope they enjoyed every minute. I was very impressed with the effort and willingness to try different things. It was obvious from our execution there were a lot of nervous players. As we get more time to practice together and work through some of the systems we will see a better execution. Needless penalties were a concern and we addressed those as a team after the game. As a fan it should be interesting to watch this group grow. We have good leaders in the locker room and some skill in our underclassman. As our group gains experience I see us surprising a lot of teams this season.

However our conditioning must improve which will be addressed this week. Overall a good effort that we can build on as a TEAM.

Play Hard and Play Smart ~ Coach