Foo Farley

Noah Hitting the Ice

Anybody that knows anything about my family knows that we are a hockey family.  No one in the family loves the sport more than my oldest son, Noah.  Noah is a gifted player and has a very good understanding of the game for his age.

Last weekend, Noah tried out for his first travel hockey team. He was tryoing out for the Blue Ridge Ice Hockey Association (BRIHA) Squirt House Select team.  That is a team that competes at the “Squirt” level (ages 9-10), but not in affiliation with any league.  The players are generally younger and hove no previous travel team experience.  They play other club’s select teams to give the players experience in organized team hockey.  This team is opposed to the regular league affiliated squirt team.  The teams are in a league with dvisions and compete for standings and in tournements.  In BRIHA’s case, they are affiliated with the Capital Beltway Hockey League (CBHL).  We felt the select team was a better fit for Noah due to his age (7) and size (small).  The try outs lasted two days and they were worked pretty hard over the two days.  Noah was definitely gassing on the second day, but he did pretty good.  We were told that we would hear if he made the team by the end of the week.

Well, Friday afternoon came and I started getting messages from other parents whose children tried out saying they had received e-mails telling them their kids had made the team.  No word on Noah.  By Friday night we still had not heard anything.  I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t getting a little anxious for Noah.  Luckily, he didn’t seem overly concerned.  Around 9:00pm the phone rang.  It was the coach for the CBHL team.  They invited Noah to play on the more advanced team!!!  The recognized his skill and hard work.  They feel that he is a very coachable kid and that they can get him up to snuff over the summer.
This is a great opportunity for Noah.  His game has really improved over the last couple of months and this could be just the thing to continue that growth slope.

If you couldn’t tell…  I am one proud father.

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