My
son is a lacrosse fanatic. However he started asking me if you could play
hockey. He’s now developing is skating skills and in preparation to play on a
youth hockey team. Allot of parents are pushing their children to focus on one
sport like lacrosse in hope of increasing their chances of one day landed a
scholarship to a prestigious university. I disagree and suggest children enjoy
a diversity of sports. In middle school, I started watching a lot of ice hockey
during the height of Hall of Famer Bobby Orr’s career with the Boston Bruins.
Watching him sparked my short lived hockey career which started in a house
league hosted at the now defunct Westchester Skating Rink in Hawthorne, New
York. I played hockey from the sixth grade until my senior year in high school
and it made me I would argue a much better lacrosse player, particular in terms
of ground balls. I noticed that one of the best players in terms of ground balls
in our youth player was a hockey player. Lacrosse is Canada’s national sport by
the way, not hockey. The games complement each other well and I am excited my
son wants to play. I still skate today but no longer player lacrosse. Most
importantly allow your child to explore those activities they are passion
about. For example my seven year old daughter is passionate about figure
skating and knitting and my wife and I are doing everything we can to nurture
that passion. I particularly like these two activities because she can do them
for a lifetime.
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