Planning 10 Project Based Summer- Assignment 2

2. I have been playing hockey for 5 years,
going on six. I started playing when I was in
fifth grade and hope to continue playing until
I graduate.
Ability is what you are capable of doing.
Motivation determines what you do.
Attitude determines how well you do it.

3. Hockey is the kind of sport that takes a lot
of physical as well as mental skill.
Sometimes your opponent may seem
bigger than you in size, but you end up
winning the mental battle.
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A
great hockey player plays where the puck is going
to be.” -Wayne Grezky

4. For the most part being a girl hasn’t overly affected my experience. Up until last year I had
played on all female teams. However, I am getting to the age where there are not as many
girls interested in playing. Therefore, it is sometimes difficult to form an all girls team.
Because of this, last year I had to play on a co-ed team which for the most part was a good
experience. However there are always going to be a few people who believe girls shouldn’t
play hockey.
“You’re never going to stop a hockey player
by hitting them over the head, you’ve got to
take the body.”
- Howie Meeker

5. Throughout the years hockey has taught me many useful things that
I will use throughout my life. It taught me the importance of trust and
teamwork, good sportsmanship, perseverance, and that quitting is
never the answer.
“When you pull on that jersey, you represent yourself
and your teammates. And the name on the front is a
hell of a lot more important than the one on the back.”
- Herb Brooks

6. “Is hockey hard? I don’t know you tell me. We need to have the
strength and power of a football player, the stamina of a marathon
runner, and the concentration of a brain surgeon. But we need to
put all this together while moving at high speeds on a cold and
slippery surface while 5 other guys use clubs to try and kill us. Oh
yeah, did I mention that this whole time we’re standing on blades
1/8 of an inch thick? Is ice hockey hard? I don’t know you tell me.
Next question.”
- Brendan Shanahan Remember the days where you would come to practice
fully dressed? The days where you would use pajamas
as under armour? The days where you would come to
the rink with your parents carrying your bag because it
was twice your size? The days where you still needed a
cone to stay on your skate and sometimes even that
wasn’t enough? Yeah those were the days. The days
where you first started falling in love with the sport. Its
crazy how far we’ve come since then isn’t it.