Essay On Hockey's Mission Statement

With every experience comes a lesson and I believe that to be true with every life experience that I have been through. Throughout high school especially, I have participated in the important activities that shaped me to be the person I am today. Between the classes that I have taken, the people I have formed friendships with, and the activities I have been a part of, I am someone who has taken lessons from each of those aspects and put them into my daily life to make me a better person.

In high school I have learned the true meaning of being selfless and what the gift of giving is. I have spent much of my high school career volunteering at school and in the community. Many students spend their years of high school partying and hanging out with their friends, but I have dedicated myself to staying after school every day to volunteer and help the Athletic Trainer at the High School, as well as being a part of our schools community service group, Youth Core, as an officer.

Hockey is a fast, exciting sport played by two teams on a sheet of ice called a rink. Each team has six players on the ice, one goalie, two defensemen, two wingers, and one center man.

Lacrosse is a growing sport, in the past few years lacrosse has become more well known. Others say that it shouldn’t be in the olympics because it isn't an international sport. It’s not played all over the world , but according to Indian Country Today “In the U.S., no sport has grown faster at the high school level over the last 10 years than any other sport.” as you can see this is why it should be in the summer olympics along with the other sports in the summer olympics. As a matter of fact it was in the 1908 olympics.

I entered high school as a little ,scared and skinny freshman. Now it is my senior year and I am still little and skinny but I changed. I am not going to be cliche and say "High School is where I found who I truly was." Actually, what I have done defined my character and reflected my true passions in life.

This research paper is going to discuss facts about hockey and rules of hockey and the history of hockey.

In 1994, the Canadian Federal government compromised and voted to make hockey Canada’s National Winter Sport and lacrosse Canada’s National Summer Sport. Which Sport should be named Canada’s true national sport? Hockey is in the blood of all Canadians. Millions can vividly remember the first time they put on a pair of skates and stepped onto the ice. Providing nation-wide entertainment, Canadians are overcome by emotional realization that “Canada is hockey.”- Mike Weir. Generations of Canadians were brought up listening to Hockey Night in Canada every Saturday evening on the radio. It is more than just a sport in Canada, it defines the culture. Look no further than the five-dollar bill. One will observe a group of children playing a game

Whenever I wish to learn an advanced skill I turn to my field hockey coach that have taught me everything that I know about the sport. However, they have not only taught me the sport, but also taught me how to be strong, and to trust. As I matured I struggled with believing in myself. It may have taken all four years of my high school career, but they finally got through to me. I know use what they have taught me everyday socially, academically, and athletically. Which in the end, all of they lessons and guidance paid off when I was named Division III player of the year. This was a dream I had since freshmen year and would not have come true without may amazing coaches.

“Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy pulling in the same direction to be successful,” according to Wayne Gretzky. Hockey is a very fun and cool sport, and it involves a couple guys with sticks and a rubber puck, normally on a sheet of ice. Hockey is a game that lasts 20 minutes with 3 different periods, not quarters. This essay with be about The Blackhawks because I know most about them and how they have started. I go wherever, and I keep the Blackhawks in mind.

“ By the age of eighteen, the average American has witnessed 200,000 acts of violence on television, most of them occurring during game one of the NHL playoff series (Steve Rushin).” With statistics like that, one may think hockey is just a dangerous, violent sport, but that does not encompass all of the aspects of hockey. While hockey may seem like just a violent sport, it's roots run deep in history all over the world.

I am personally very excited to attend MASH next year and experience the many opportunities available for me and my peers. I am looking forward to participating in the field hockey program and the track and field program. I have very many good qualities and I am excited to bring them to the high school. I am a very good leader and have a ton of skill in it, I have great time management, I also make sure to give my very best in everything I do. Making sure to work hard is a must for me because it is a vital part of doing well in school. Through my many years of balancing school, sports, and music, I have gotten very good at distributing my time to the activities that need them the most, school being first. I think these skills I have developed will be very beneficial to me in my high school career.

While being in High School I have managed to be part of many clubs, being in honors classes, taking online classes, cheering for basketball and football, and being able to makes As and Bs and maintaining a really good GPA. I feel by being a part of all these activities I have reached my potential excellence. Being in all these activities has allowed me to become a better person. I based my high school on all of these and hanging out with my friends and I wouldn't change a thing.

As a Canadian, hockey is something very important to me and my family. Especially the Calgary Flames. When I was younger, the Calgary Flames never made the Stanley Cup Playoffs, that was something very frustrating for all Flames fans. This all changed when Sean Monahan was drafted in 2013 and turned the franchise around. Sean was a resilient child that showed throughout his hockey career. Sean made the Calgary Flames a true playoff contender by bringing more offensive power to them than they’ve ever seen. This truly changed the Calgary Flames and how the city of Calgary and fans from all around view hockey and many kids are inspired to be as good as Sean.

I have learned many things throughout my high school career, and will take those experiences to help better my future. High school was a journey, and a rough one at that, thankfully I have had great mentors and role models placed in my life to help me through times of struggle. Those people I will never forget, as well as the lessons they have taught me.

With the opportunity of a fresh start in front of us, I believe now is the time to make the changes this program needed five plus seasons ago. My first year on the team was both very exciting and intimidating. It couldn’t have been more than two days into the season before I was taken under the wing of senior captain Laura. She began to teach me the ropes of the program I would dream of leading myself one day. As a new captain, Laura explained to me her goals as a leader and what she hoped to bring to the Prior Lake Girls’ Hockey Team. As I look back to the very beginning of my high school hockey career, I have yet to see this team achieve the goals Laura set that year. What I will write about is what I have learned what makes some leaders more successful than other, and why