Rookie Mite Stories

[sorno82]

The other day I witnessd a dominate performance by little Johnny playing for Mite "b" against Mite "F". He scored 8 goals in 15 minutes, the last one looking like either a PMB spinorama, or an AO lying on the back shot on goal. Many obervers felt the kid just fell, but the proud ma and pa knew better. One could see the leap for joy and hear the screach from the stands on every marker. You would swear you were at the Brick tourney. What made this performance special were the AAA scouts in the stands taking diligent notes. The buzz was about whether johnny was a 2001 or 2002 birth year.

Afterwards in the locker room, one scout closed his notebook after putting a slash through Johnny's name. Apparently, Johnny started crying when he found out that Susie's mom forgot the treats. He is too soft, he can't play for me. Another promising hockey career down the tubes, what will he tell the kids in kindergarten.?

[watchdog]

i love your post!!!!!!! that fits all the citdiots on this board..

[Lily Braden]

My daughter had her first Mite 'try-outs' a few weeks ago. During the middle of the scrimmage, she sat down on the ice and stopped skating.
The play continued around her. Except for a few girls who couldn't stop and fell on top of her.
She then picked up her stick, skated to the edge of the rink and pounded on the door to be let out.
She was sobbing.
I ran down to see what was wrong and she said "Mommy, I can't see. I think I'm blind and there is blood all over my face. I'm probably about to die."

I took off her helmut and tried hard not to laugh. She was sweating so hard that her bangs were completely soaked and covering her eyes. In fact, rivers of sweat were pouring down her face. I assured her she was not going to die and we left to go get an ice-cream cone.

So my question is, has she ruined her chances for a berth on the Olympic team and a full ride to college?

[Can't Never Tried]

My daughter had her first Mite 'try-outs' a few weeks ago. During the middle of the scrimmage, she sat down on the ice and stopped skating.
The play continued around her. Except for a few girls who couldn't stop and fell on top of her.
She then picked up her stick, skated to the edge of the rink and pounded on the door to be let out.
She was sobbing.
I ran down to see what was wrong and she said "Mommy, I can't see. I think I'm blind and there is blood all over my face. I'm probably about to die."

I took off her helmut and tried hard not to laugh. She was sweating so hard that her bangs were completely soaked and covering her eyes. In fact, rivers of sweat were pouring down her face. I assured her she was not going to die and we left to go get an ice-cream cone.

So my question is, has she ruined her chances for a berth on the Olympic team and a full ride to college?

Depends what kind of ice cream did you get her??

[Can't Never Tried]

Also I applaud your reaction to this....I hope you built it up, that it was "so cool to watch" and "You did so well" and finshed off with an "I'm so proud of you". That, with the ice cream will in itself reinforce a return to the rink!

[Lily Braden]

Also I applaud your reaction to this....I hope you built it up, that it was "so cool to watch" and "You did so well" and finshed off with an "I'm so proud of you". That, with the ice cream will in itself reinforce a return to the rink!

We WERE proud of her! And after the cone (vanilla, btw), she said "Even though I didn't like hockey today, it's still better than ballet."

And I agree.

[tomASS]

Also I applaud your reaction to this....I hope you built it up, that it was "so cool to watch" and "You did so well" and finshed off with an "I'm so proud of you". That, with the ice cream will in itself reinforce a return to the rink!

We WERE proud of her! And after the cone (vanilla, btw), she said "Even though I didn't like hockey today, it's still better than ballet."

And I agree.

Cherish the memory for a long time! Priceless how she took a stand, so to speak, by just sitting down in the middle of the ice.

It's great fun watching mites at the rink - back to the age of innocence (in most cases)

[thorhockey]

You bet

The highlight of my coaching career was during the year end jamboree.
Of coarse you rotate the goalie and everyone gets there shot between the pipes. It was Josh's turn. Immediately he lays down (and because he was a tall kid he covered the entire bottom of the net with arms stretched out).
I skated over and asked what he was doing. I couldn't argue with his logic when he told me that "they can't score this way" - He was playing the odds that only a handful of mites could actually lift the puck. When I finally encouraged him to stand up within a few minutes the puck slid by him. After his turn he skated to the bench and said "told you so". He never played in the nets again - guess it takes a little less intelligence and a lot less logic to want to be a minder.

[Neutron 14]

My daughter had her first Mite 'try-outs' a few weeks ago. During the middle of the scrimmage, she sat down on the ice and stopped skating.
The play continued around her. Except for a few girls who couldn't stop and fell on top of her.
She then picked up her stick, skated to the edge of the rink and pounded on the door to be let out.
She was sobbing.
I ran down to see what was wrong and she said "Mommy, I can't see. I think I'm blind and there is blood all over my face. I'm probably about to die."

I took off her helmut and tried hard not to laugh. She was sweating so hard that her bangs were completely soaked and covering her eyes. In fact, rivers of sweat were pouring down her face. I assured her she was not going to die and we left to go get an ice-cream cone.

Thanks for sharing.

[dipsydoodle]

I was coaching mini mites a few years back. The play of the puck was down on the other end of the rink and one of my players was hanging back by me. She looked at me and said, "It is about time the puck goes down there.....would you like to buy some girl scout cookies from me?" It was cute......I cannot count on my two hands how many boys have told me that they peed their pants while on the ice. I also had a kid tell me not to eat the yellow ice over there in the corner where he had just been lying down for a while....all priceless moments.

[tomASS]

I was coaching mini mites a few years back. The play of the puck was down on the other end of the rink and one of my players was hanging back by me. She looked at me and said, "It is about time the puck goes down there.....would you like to buy some girl scout cookies from me?" It was cute......I cannot count on my two hands how many boys have told me that they peed their pants while on the ice. I also had a kid tell me not to eat the yellow ice over there in the corner where he had just been lying down for a while....all priceless moments.

so how many boxes did you buy??

[Hockey!LoveIt!]

I was coaching mini mites a few years back. The play of the puck was down on the other end of the rink and one of my players was hanging back by me. She looked at me and said, "It is about time the puck goes down there.....would you like to buy some girl scout cookies from me?" It was cute......I cannot count on my two hands how many boys have told me that they peed their pants while on the ice. I also had a kid tell me not to eat the yellow ice over there in the corner where he had just been lying down for a while....all priceless moments.

so how many boxes did you buy??

Thin Mints are my favorite. I'd have bought 3 boxes. One for right away and two for the freezer.

[Coachk]

Watchdog becareful to classify people living in the Twin Cities as Citidiots. I coached in Southern Monnesota, Northern Minnesota and Twin Cities and believe me there are idiots everywhere especially when they are trying to live thru their kids accomplishments.