Hockey: A Game You Will Never Perfect

I have played hockey ever since I can remember.  I enjoy playing hockey.  What some may find questionable is that I find it to be a stress-reliever, most of the time.  My team has always done well, one year we even won provincials.  But I’m not sure what happened this year.  So far our record is as bad as the Leafs.  We have about 4 wins under our belt with the rest with losses hanging on.  Individually we have an alright team, nothing that will win the cup, but good enough for us to have more than 4 wins.  I bet my boot straps that it’s our team chemistry.  In past year, my uncles were the coaches and knew who to pick a team that could perform together as a team.  I think my coach this year, tried to pull a “Money Ball”.  No matter what kind of drill we do at practice or game plan we have, we just can’t execute.  In my mind that this would be my last year of hockey, I decided to step up to the plate and take on a leadership role.  Although knowing only 1 person on the team, I knew that it was necessary to do this for the team.  I have taken on the leadership role at my school so I have some level of knowledge on how to do this sort of thing.  It was really difficult for me to do, especially since some of my team mates I have never seen in the league before.  It was the first time I have ever had to do this, since when growing up I grew up with the knowing majority in the league, and in the past years switching leagues and having my uncles as coaches.  Am I happy and proud of myself doing this?  Absolutely, because now I know what I am capable of, how to tackle difficult situations, and we are now undefeated in the playoffs!