Aaron loved it! It was hilarious, especially the first week, because it was the first time he had ever been in ice skates. He looked like a baby giraffe who was trying to stand up for the first time! Absolutely precious.
That first week, he was tenacious and just tried to keep standing up, even though as soon as he got up he would try to move and pretty much fall down right away. After a few minutes, the coach had the 3 and 4 year olds hold onto the net and be pulled/push it around the ice. This was really helpful and Aaron started to get the hang on balancing on his skates. They also had some chairs on the ice, so they could use them to assist in standing up.
The second week, Aaron didn't take a nap before going and was obviously very tired. He still worked hard and was starting to get better at balancing on his skates, but he was exhausted by the end! The coaches had them on the net again and Aaron was able to skate along much better than the first week and even skate a little on his own. (Getting up after he falls down is the most difficult, as well as picking up the stick after he drops it.) They got the sticks and pucks out, which was thrilling for Aaron. If there is a stick and/or puck involved, he doesn't care if he's on his feet or not. He'll try to hit the puck with is stick while he's sitting on the ice, if he has to! The stick actually helped him skate a little better, as it made him keep his knees bent and his weight forward
This past week was the final week and Aaron really made a lot of improvement from the first week to the last. He can balance on his skates pretty well and "marches" around on the ice. He's enamored with the stick and puck and gets a little distracted from skating if there is a puck around!
Aaron & Connor all geared up and ready to give hockey a shot!
Standing with the chair during the first week
Being pulled on the net by the coach during the first week
This is Aaron on the second week of hockey
The rest of the pictures are from the final week of hockey
Definitely distracted by the pucks- just sitting amongst them trying to hit them with his stick!
Connor wasn't so sure about hockey. The first week he went on the ice for a few minutes, had to miss the second week because he was sick, and got all suited up the final week and never made it onto the ice. He really liked cheering for Aaron though. What a good buddy!
Maggie is hanging out with Kate, cheering for her brother. She liked going along and watching, but really wanted to get on the ice too! Maybe in a year or two!
After class we would go over to the second rink where the bigger kids were playing and watch them. Aaron is excited for when he can skate and play hockey like those big kids!
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