Well, we're back on the grind. Today was our first day of "practice." We had off-ice testing from 3 to 5 at Qwest Arena in downtown Boise, and we also had a team meeting where the coaches went through expectations and rules. I think we're going to have a good team. We have a lot of new faces, but I know for sure our coaches are going to put together a good team. They work hard to recruit good players with good character. It was great to see some of the returning vets and meet all the new players, and I think it's going to be really fun to be one of the leaders on the team. In the meeting before the testing, our coaches briefly stated our goals for the season. They said we had a great year last year with a good result at the national tournament, but we're looking to take another step forward this year, and it starts today. That statement and getting our brand new gear (CCM pants, gloves, and helmet) made me so excited to get on the ice tomorrow. I can't express how much I'm looking forward to this year. We got our schedule for September, and we have a few preseason games in Boise and McCall and then our regular season schedule starts in Park City, Utah later on in the month.
They also said there's only one rule for our team this year. They're not going to shove rules down our throats like some other teams do. The one rule is, "Do the right thing." I like it because it's an easy rule for me to follow.
In the actual off-ice testing, I did really well. I was the heaviest on the team, the tallest on the team, and I did the best by far in the beep test, a fitness test where you run 20 meters forward then have to make it back to the starting point before a beep. The beeps get increasingly faster as you go farther in the test. I made it to the 52nd level, so I figured I ran 2080 meters, which is about 1.29 miles, and that's hard when you're continuously increasing your speed with very little rest.
Anyway, I'm really excited for the season to start, to get to know all the new guys, and just to keep learning. It's going to be a great year.
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