I want my players to be skillful, discerning, and good. Winning is insufficient. Grafted from survival is insufficient from the book Station Eleven.
My program is based on spoken instructions handed down from Smushkin that scaffold or guide the player’s perceptual activity while skating. Holding or being yourself on the ice is a crucial practice that’s hurried and disrespected to condition an ‘other’ focus. One of the big promises of two hockey agility is composability. You can build rich, powerful experiences out of basic building blocks.
“Taking on a challenge is a bit like riding a horse, if you’re comfortable while you’re doing it you’re probably doing it wrong” teddy lasso