Time Flying

These days go by so fast! We have a big weekend coming up, with two games against the first place Coulee Region Chill. I think I've had a really good week of practice, and I'm hoping I get to play this weekend in at least one of the games, but I'm not getting my hopes up too much. I don't play very well when I'm really excited, and I don't play very well when I'm really nervous. I have to figure out how to keep my emotions balanced and just play my game if my chance comes.

I think I've finally gotten used to playing at this speed, though, at least in practice. I can't say that I have in games because I've only played in one game. But, finally, I feel like I can make good passes and keep up with the other guys in drills. I think this is partly a confidence thing. I know I can still get faster feet and get better at handling the puck and just improve on a lot of things in general. I'm getting a lot better though, a lot more confident. And I know I can play at this level. It seemed like it took forever because I'm just really hard on myself even when I make a mistake in practice. I've definitely improved my mental game since coming here, though. With that said, I knew coming in that I had a lot of work to do and a lot of catching up to do, and I'm really proud of myself for how I've handled everything the past few weeks. I've been at the gym and on the ice basically every day. I kind of have a reputation now for being the first one on the ice and the last one off every day. And I don't think I'm the only one who has seen a huge improvement in myself. But I can't let up because I still have a long way to go to reach my goals.