High School Hockey Mom
:eek:
This era started tonight! (yes, season doesn't actually start until November, he is still in middle school -which isn't out yet- but high school summer practice started).
We were in touch with coach several months ago, GoalieBoy has skated with the team a couple of times. Coach sent me an email saying #2goalie was playing out and playing so well that he planned to bring GoalieBoy in as #2 and keep the other skater out in the field. well, I guess he didn't count on all the skilled freshmen (from GoalieBoy's house team lthis year) arriving on the scene. Suddenly lack of talent and numbers is no longer the problem it was ans to-be-former-goalie#2 was back in the crease. And then one of goalieboy's teammates decided he had a better chance as a goalie. Or something. we're not sure. but padded up tonight. he was satisfyingly crap, but wtf? You don't do that the goalie who has saved your ass all year. "oh I could just throw on some pads and take your place....."
And the fundraising required is :eek: :eek: mandatory, unpleasant and political. (imaginary)toes have already been stepped on -like when you sit on an imaginary friend by accident) and unfortunately, they were the toes of the water polo coach's family. There's a rumor Polo girl's coach will also be taking over the boys' team this year. I so hope that is true so I do not have to continue to tread on eggshells around this family.
Ugh. the details are for another time, but I brought in the big guns. they've ben quiet for a while. not surw I fixed it yet, but I may have.
but GoalieBoy rocked practice tonight and despite feeling he could have played a lot better, admitted he was probably at least #2 goalie out there tomight. Which is what we rookie parents thought too.
unfortunately (ish) #1goalie's mom is team manager. But He's a senior.
High School hockey mom! Taking it all up to another level. On and off the ice.
two highschoolers, yes. interesting times. Same high school fortunately. Sadly Polo girl won't be driving alone by fall when it'd girls swim season and boys polo season and they alternate early practices :eek:
We were in touch with coach several months ago, GoalieBoy has skated with the team a couple of times. Coach sent me an email saying #2goalie was playing out and playing so well that he planned to bring GoalieBoy in as #2 and keep the other skater out in the field. well, I guess he didn't count on all the skilled freshmen (from GoalieBoy's house team lthis year) arriving on the scene. Suddenly lack of talent and numbers is no longer the problem it was ans to-be-former-goalie#2 was back in the crease. And then one of goalieboy's teammates decided he had a better chance as a goalie. Or something. we're not sure. but padded up tonight. he was satisfyingly crap, but wtf? You don't do that the goalie who has saved your ass all year. "oh I could just throw on some pads and take your place....."
So.....
It's been the 4 goalies at all practices.... the first game was last night. All 4 dressed. Goalie #1 (senior) started, let in 4 in the first. Goalie boy went in in the second period, let in 3, but also some great saves. Goalie#1 played the last period, but let in another3 for a 9;10 loss. Goalie#2 and Pretender stayed on the bench.
Tonight, we knew #2 was starting (#1 not available) and assumed pretender would be the 2nd period intermission (easier team). I wasn't able to go, but here's what I learned.....
#2 goalie let in 2 in 1st period. Goalie boy was put in for the second. He let in this many goals:
0
:D
Then he was back in for the third and let in 2, but they won 5:4 ...and apparently many compliments abounded from parents, coaches, and oppo coaches. So pissed that I didn't see it, but the report totally rescued my shitty day
And pretender hasn't even seen the ice. Yes, the charitable bone in my body is also on vacation.
The sad thing is, Pretender isn't actually a bad field player these days. If he'd taken the opportunity to ge coached playing out, he might even have made it.
Hmm. I guess an update if anyone's interested.... Second game (I wasn't there :() last years #2 started and played first period. Goalie Boy was put in for the second and let nothing in, so played the whole third too. :D
Third game ... #1 played the whole game. GoalieBoy and LY#2 sat and watched (dressed, but no action).
Pretender broke a toe on one foot and had an ingrown toenail dealt with on the other.
Goalieboy overheard the other players talking saying that LY#2 has no idea that Goalieboy is better than him. The parents don't either. It's a new school, new team. This is the first year there may be cuts. I don't think they realize seniority means very little. Fingers crossed....
......but if he doesn't make it, he's been rocking the swimming. the swimmers from all 3 AA high schools attend a 7am 2 hour practice run by coaches from two of the schools at an open-air 50y pool for the first 6 weeks of summer (summer league season). He hated it at first and now hew owns it. Literally. It's 7am it's cold, it's early. There's a little kudos comes with being the first in. he grabbed that nutcase opportunity. now if we're arriving last minute we hear... "OK, GoalieBoy is here to start us off..." :D he's still tiny. but that's not what they all notice about him anymore. They know his name and they know he's up for it.
These off-season practices seem to harsh and grueling, but they've been so good for him. he has the High School Boy swimmer swagger now. And a new rainbow Speedo that arrived today -his trademark :lol:
Oh, and after the two hours swimming, He trains with the polo team for two hours and is looking like he might make a good goalie there too..... (The polo is why we have him swimming -Polo season starts weeks before school does.... in about 5 weeks.)
Is he going to go to any classes in between games? ;)
Rainbow speedos? That could start rumours. His call.
it's summer break, He doesn't actually start high school until September ;)
Ann Arbor is all about the rainbow:) one of his teachers is featured in this story :)
http://www.annarbor.com/news/education/federal-judge-strikes-down-michigan-law-banning-domestic-partner-benefits/That just ain't right, that judge should be horsewhipped. No child should be saddled with a hyphenated last name. :facepalm:
Probably 25% of the kids round here have hyphenated last names. about one third of those have straight parents. #wildlymadeupstatsbutyougettheidea
Oh yes, plenty of regular old straight seemingly normal parents hang their poor kids with hyphenated names, and should be horse whipped for it.
They don't consider how many forms that kid will fill out in their lifetime, half with barely enough space for Smith, no less Herkamer-Jerkamer.
Then Herkamer-Jerkamer marries Stupider-Dumber, and what happens to their poor kid? Huh? Huh? My god, think of the children.
hate to agree, but I do. One of the reasons I changed my name when we married.
Goalie boy dong well, just shelled out several hundred for Kevlar mask (helmet) *gulp*
Today was pre-season clean-up day at high school pool. both went. Boys' swim coach was there. poor guy had been excited to see goalie boy's name on the long-course practice roster with near perfect attendance (who knew the coaches reported back? it's an optional all-school thing...) He was very disappointed to learn goalie-boy still plans to play hockey (swimming and hockey are the same season). says he might look into finding a way to do both........ I'm flattered on GB's behalf, but he just wants the coach to stop nagging :lol:
Goalie boy dong well, just shelled out several hundred for Kevlar mask (helmet) *gulp*
--snip
oh well, still cheaper than X hundreds for reconstructive surgery. When I played polo in high school I watched one of the girls on our team break the nose of one of the guys on the other team. She got ejected; we still won the game. No word about the degree of disfigurement the kid on the other team suffered/suffers.
And he made the team. 2nd Goalie. But he was warned that #3 (LY#2) will be looking to reclaim his spot...
:D
That's fine because Goalie Boy is probably looking to claim the number 1 spot!
:) Well Goalie #1 is a senior so even if he doesn't grab it this year, it's definitely attainable next...
First game tonight.
:eek:
We left home at 5:35, arrived 6:45. Game started at 8 .....and still wasn't done by 10!!! They had 2.5 hours ice time! Norm to this point is 1.5 for a game (sometimes only 1 for a practice). So when the game was finally done (won 3-1) .....they fricking stayed on to hold a shoot out. Can't waste ice time (remember, 70 minute ride home still to go, school night, school starts at 7:25am.....)
FFS we got home at midnightish. Trying to chill enough to go to bed (a fun drive throught Detroit via urban feeway)
Urban freeways are the best! Heavy traffic, lots of potholes, and no money to fix the potholes. Even if you have the money, you can't close a lane to fix the potholes because that will gridlock the entire city. You need a jeep and have to drive 25 to avoid damage to your vehicle, but there's some crack head in a beat up shitbox going 70 who's going to rear end you, so you speed up too and wince going over the potholes. And then doing this at midnight while trying to get the kids home into bed on a school night. That's priceless.
Similar again last night -the team got bussed this time, but returned at 11:45pm. thankfully no school for hockey-boy today -end of trimester. I was unprepared for this. I've been to a couple of high school games, but they were in this city, so I guess that makes the long game time less noticeable. An hour's commune in each direction adds a lot. We're just used to the 50 or 80 minute ice times of house hockey! So funny, because high School Swim meets are shorter than regular club meets :lol:
....and the season's over.
He had his name in the headline on the local news when the first goalie was pulled and the game was turned from a big defeat to a big victory. And he lettered. Well he would have done if there wasn't a snow day today so all the letters and pins were locked in the athletic office and so not at the banquet tonight!
The team had the best season Ever, beating all the previously unbeaten locals at least once
And if stuff goes to plan he'll be the starting goalie next year. But things never go to plan.
Congratulations to the boy, he did very well. :thumb:
I AM PISSED!
Of course things didn't go to plan, and he's not the starting goalie this year. the one he allegedly displaced last year got a whole load better and took that spot. and pretender is also rostered. but now.......
We get to the rink for the game tonight and coach has installed a new goalie. Wearing my kid's jersey. My kid is dressed wearing the pretender's jersey. Pretender is not dressed and is up in the bleachers. New goalie was dropped from his AAA team so decided to deign to come play for the school. So my boy has to give up his number -which is listed in the glossy printed program that we raised sponsorship $$ for, and he and pretender are sharing pretender's number and the third spot. yup, on Saturday when Banana lady is here to see her first high school game, my boy won't even be dressed.
his lordship did not try out, has not yet been to a practice.... and I learned that apparently we will still be expected to pay the full team fee. Now we can assume that his lordship is paying a full fee can't we, so don't you think at least that we might get to pay 50%?
I AM SO FUCKING PISSED
His lordship is a lovely lad. he played with the team in the summer (many travel players do) but he played out. He felt my boy slighted him in some way and cross checked him so he fell backward into the goal.
I hope his lordship breaks a limb. I rarely say such things and really, really mean them, but this one, I do. And I hope coach gets a hernia in his nutsack.
It's BS, and I'm pissed off on Hector's behalf. He will shine through though, with class and dignity. I bet The Golden Child ain't got no class (and from what you said, no sportsmanship.)
I personally would blame the coach before I blamed the kid. The kid also just wants to play. It's the coach's job to be fair about it all and to apply the rules evenly.
See, this is monster's skills.
who says you can't fit it on a bumper sticker??
Excellent, I agree completely.
The Moffatt Stick, which is claimed to be the world's oldest hockey stick, has it's own
website.
well..... tonight he started for the first time. Crappy team, the game was ended early via the mercy rule and he let 3 in, but he started, played the whole game, and they won. And I wasn't there. Wunderkind goalie wasn't there. the former #1 has left the team in disgust so that left goalie-boy and pretender. Another game tomorrow, apparently Mr. Awesome will be back
Also we found out that the team president/manager has an incoming goalie and is the kind of sociopath who will stop at nothing to further the cause of himself and his. the hard way. He's already working behind the scenes on this son advancement project. Don't even want to deal with that right now, didn't want to believe the assholishness was deliberate........ but now we know and are relieved that we are not paranoid, he really is like that :lol:
::why are people like this?::
some people want a do-over and seek it vicariously through their children, using the old age and treachery they've gained in the interim
Bearded dragons don't do shit like that. We're working on them playing hockey
Not just Hockey, every fucking sport, at every age level, in every state.:mad:
Ooh, like in "The Cutting Edge!"
...Toe piiiick...
Tonight, the team have been instructed not to interact with the former #1 then #2 now non-existent senior goalie on social media. :/ The one whose shirts goalie boy now has (which are NOT his fucken number)
FYI: Novelty stocking stuffer, or not, for $11. US Government issue hockey puck complete with National Stock Number (NSN) and made in Canada.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-military-hockey-puck-NSN-black-new-old-stock-rare-/150534313172?hash=item230c8b54d4:m:mKZcEKbHvVrdCNzhlY1U2xQ
As for how I stumbled upon it, DADT.
Just in time.... season started Monday WITH NEW COACH! Both hockey boy and pretender made the team. who sarts will depend on performance but be alternated to start. hockey boy will miss first game (scrimmage) because Water Polo State Championships
Ah, good news. Is the new coach aware of the past crap? More importantly is he aware of the danger that is the wrath of monster? :haha:
Hockey Boy The Younger -who is not ready for high school hockey- has decided to become Swimmer Boy this season. So my Swim Mom Days are Not Over. *sigh*
Oh Sociopath manager and his offspring are also gone. Apparently everyone is breathin a sigh of relief about that.
We Beestmonsters are not sure what happened. After sucking dick with the old coach, he jumped on and tried to spearhead the shoot the coach bandwagon. I suspect he went too far and the school athletic Director told him that maybe the team was not the place for his family.... who knows.
It's like the dentist has stopped drilling. very pleasant, but afraid to open eyes in case newer bigger drill is headed straight for us......
All you can do is enjoy the respite, and take life as it comes. You can handle it.
Started ...and finished tonight (played whole game). Wiiiin! (first of he season for the team) -although it got scarily close at the end. New coach has instituted a player of the game thing. To be denoted by a (silly) hat. Tonight was the first night of actually having a hat...
Ah, the teenage scowl. What a delightful thing to instigate. :)
goddamnit they make me wear this stupid hat, why couldn't it be a medal or something not dorky Then Momster makes it ten times worse by taking pictures she's gonna show to everybody we know. I'll have to wear my goalie mask everywhere, for at least a week.
O Captain, My Captain....
Hockey boy just came home and said the coach told him he received the most votes for Captain, but he can't be captain because he's goalie and they need someone who can skate over and talk to the ref during the game if need be. :(
Oh well, he is captain of the Water Polo Team, so that's something. ;) *proudmama*
Do you think he'll make his brother call him Captain?
Not if he's smart, trying to force a sibling to genuflect is not a good idea when you sleep in the same house. :eek:
Cross-town tourney this weekend. Slaughtered in the final buy the private catholic school (anyone want to take a guess what their team name is? :lol:). Goalie boy was awarded MVP for the team. Well deserved IMO -he faced over 40 shots
The Flock?
The Stigmata?
The Trannies? (As in -substantiation, obviously.)
Aren't they all called the Fighting Irish? It's universal around here, kind of assumed it must be nationwide. mybad
And no, don't understand why this is "OK" and "Redskins" AND "Braves" (with native American mascot) are not
The fighting quakers. Yeah, it's a thing.
And no, don't understand why this is "OK" and "Redskins" AND "Braves" (with native American mascot) are not
The fighting Irish is OK, the fighting Dagos not so much. ;)