Hockey

I've always loved to be on the ice. I grew up figure skating. After that I tried speed skating. For awhile I just skated for fun and taught some of the homeschool kids how to skate. And these days I'm playing hockey. I have learned a TON about life on the ice.

Consequently, I just LOVE the new set of posters put out by OneGoal, a coalition of youth hockey folks. Check these out! There website has larger PDFs you can download. I downloaded a bunch of them and took screen shots to turn them into backgrounds for my various computers.

The quote on them are particularly excellent. They include:
Growing up has its obstacles. A kid better know how to weave.
There's nothing like ice to teach kids about standing on their own two feet.
Ankles get strong on ice. So do hugs.
Turn Dad's pancakes into rocket fuel.
Protecting the net from bloodthirsty dinosaurs, evil knights and flying hockey pucks.
Hockey rinks are a lot warmer than you think.
Hockey eliminates Boy-Girl germs fast.
Friendship. Frozen boogers and all.
Determination. It can't be measured by the size of a jersey.
Fall. Get Up. Fall. Get Up. Hockey teaches a kid a lot more than how to skate.
Self-Confidence. Like many things, it crystalizes on ice.