My Niece

Sailor Steve · 12-12-08, 04:44 PM

This is to report that there are some schools that aren't suffering from 'Everybody gets a prize, even when they lose' syndrome.

My niece, Danielle, is nine, and lives with her mom and dad (my sister and brother-in-law) in Long Beach, California. Chelon, my sister, recently told me that Danielle is on her school's girls' hockey team, and is one of their goalies. Her team went to the National Championship for kids' teams last year, and did very well. Danielle wasn't on the team then, but this year when offered a choice between Christmas presents and going to the Championship, there was no hesitation. They're going to New York (I think) to play hockey.

Yesterday I called my dad for his 81st birthday, and he told me a very funny story. It seems that Danielle's school doesn't have many girls' teams to play against locally, so they sometimes play against the boys. No problem, since at that age the boys aren't really bigger or stronger yet, and sometimes it's the girls who dominate.

My dad said that Danielle blocked a difficult shot by throwing herself on the ice and checking it with her body. A boy on the other team could see the puck only partly covered by her torso, and tried to knock it loose, hitting her with the stick instead. Another little girl skated up to him and punched him in the face, knocking him to the ice. When a second boy turned to her and said "You can't do that!" she hit him too. Within seconds it was a free-for-all of eight and nine-year-olds beating on each other, with the two coaches in the middle shouting "NO HITTING! NO FIGHTING!"

My dad said it was all over in a few more seconds, but it was more fun than he'd had in quite some time.

Kapitan_Phillips · 12-12-08, 04:46 PM

:rotfl:Is their team named the 'Sluggers'?

UnderseaLcpl · 12-12-08, 05:15 PM

Ah, ice hockey, the fight disguised as a sport. I do miss it so....

I wish I had been able to play in a coed league back then. Then I could have gone to the box for grappling instead of charging, slashing, and tripping

Wolfehunter · 12-12-08, 05:19 PM

Great story.

Hylander_1314 · 12-12-08, 07:50 PM

Yeah, my dad used to say about my peewee league games, "I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out". But that was back when fighting was encouraged, and the coach would chew you out if you didn't fight back. But that was in Detroit too.

sunvalleyslim · 12-12-08, 08:57 PM

Gotta love Hockey.......................where girls can kick some serious ass also.:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

12-12-08, 04:44 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	My Niece This is to report that there are some schools that aren't suffering from 'Everybody gets a prize, even when they lose' syndrome. My niece, Danielle, is nine, and lives with her mom and dad (my sister and brother-in-law) in Long Beach, California. Chelon, my sister, recently told me that Danielle is on her school's girls' hockey team, and is one of their goalies. Her team went to the National Championship for kids' teams last year, and did very well. Danielle wasn't on the team then, but this year when offered a choice between Christmas presents and going to the Championship, there was no hesitation. They're going to New York (I think) to play hockey. Yesterday I called my dad for his 81st birthday, and he told me a very funny story. It seems that Danielle's school doesn't have many girls' teams to play against locally, so they sometimes play against the boys. No problem, since at that age the boys aren't really bigger or stronger yet, and sometimes it's the girls who dominate. My dad said that Danielle blocked a difficult shot by throwing herself on the ice and checking it with her body. A boy on the other team could see the puck only partly covered by her torso, and tried to knock it loose, hitting her with the stick instead. Another little girl skated up to him and punched him in the face, knocking him to the ice. When a second boy turned to her and said "You can't do that!" she hit him too. Within seconds it was a free-for-all of eight and nine-year-olds beating on each other, with the two coaches in the middle shouting "NO HITTING! NO FIGHTING!" My dad said it was all over in a few more seconds, but it was more fun than he'd had in quite some time. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-12-08, 04:46 PM	#2
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	:rotfl:Is their team named the 'Sluggers'? __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

12-12-08, 05:15 PM	#3
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ah, ice hockey, the fight disguised as a sport. I do miss it so.... I wish I had been able to play in a coed league back then. Then I could have gone to the box for grappling instead of charging, slashing, and tripping __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

12-12-08, 05:19 PM	#4
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Great story. __________________

12-12-08, 07:50 PM	#5
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Yeah, my dad used to say about my peewee league games, "I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out". But that was back when fighting was encouraged, and the coach would chew you out if you didn't fight back. But that was in Detroit too. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court --------------------- Last edited by Hylander_1314; 12-12-08 at 07:51 PM.

12-12-08, 08:57 PM	#6
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Gotta love Hockey.......................where girls can kick some serious ass also.:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)