In late 2020, I asked if I could help coach my brother's team with my dad. My dad said he would have to ask the head coach, Coach Berg, so I waited a full year. Last November, my dad finally asked Coach Berg and he said yes. I started going to practices and games with them, and I had a lot of fun. For one thing, I have never played hockey. It was fun to learn the sport and coach kids that were 7 years younger but 7 times better at it than I was. There were 2 main coaches and 3 student coaches to coach 10 kids. However, if there was a shortage of coaches on the other teams that practiced at the same time as us, I could help out on other teams. For example, when there was no coach for the Mite Blue team, I coached them solo for the entire practice.

My jobs consisted of keeping the kids in line (as some had anger management problems or weren't good with teams), warming up the goalie and sometimes the kids, opening the door during games, and shouting encouragement. I got to know all of the kids and it was so fun to coach them. Overall, I'm hoping to do it again next year, granted my dad can coach again.

I was an assistant coach for the Squirt 2 team. I do not play hockey, but it was very fun coaching the kids and watching them improve. I used my lacrosse goalie experience to help the hockey goalies and I was an equipment manager, photographer, videographer, and babysitter for the team (especially on our overnight trip to Michigan). I kept everyone in check, was moral support, and helped explain the rules of the game during film sessions and on the bench. Overall, I was an important asset to the team and I would love to do it again next year.