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Bugs, Hard Work, and Hockey

Posted: Sunday, June 26th Filed in: 2011 Camps General

Well, our first camp was a success! After a twenty-hour trek, the friendly people of Ann Arbor, Michigan welcomed us into their program. The girls were eager to improve, and we were ready to train.

The improvements we saw not only in the girls’ camps, but also the women’s private lessons were incredible. Everyone worked hard, and it definitely showed. It was such a blast getting to know these ladies. We had such a variety of personalities, which made it that much more fun. One of my favorite parts about the camp was off-ice goal setting with the girls. The goals ranged from something as simple as reading thirty minutes once a week to more challenging and long-term as playing on the Women’s Harvard Hockey Team to being an entomologist and discovering a new species in the jungle of Madagascar. I will say this, we learned a lot about bugs that week! I was so impressed with the intelligence and participation of the girls, especially in classroom when we discussed respect, being a good teammate, and goal setting.

We had the pleasure of meeting with a couple of the coaches in the girls’ program. Their passion for hockey was evident, as was their dedication to the girls and the program. Legend Hockey is excited about the growth of their program, and cannot wait to be back next year in Ann Arbor for another great week of hockey!