Just a short post to note that the Devil, previously reported to be freaking out at the prospect of going through AA Bantam tryouts and almost not making it through the front door at tryout #1, has done very well so far. She has progressed through three sessions and all the way to the last round of cuts.
It should be noted that she has done a particularly good job of holding her ground in one-on-one battles against the boards, quite often coming out with the puck on her stick. An occurrence obviously not lost on the evaluators. Tenacity and desire to win battles is not something you can teach; particularly to 12 and 13 year old girls. This I know from experience and not from some backwards chauvinist perspective.
The Devil is succeeding thus far despite that fact that she has inherited her size, or more accurately her lack thereof, from her father. Yeah, seems I acquired and have passed on mom's and not dad's genes where height is concerned. I guess I can be partially blamed for the Devil getting the short end of the stick. Being a minor in a minor/major division can see her going up against girls who are a full year older and in some cases a full foot taller. But this, along with some other unseen force, seems to be motivating her to try a little harder.
There's no telling what may happen two nights from now at the final cuts, but the Devil seems to have turned an initially perceived negative into a resounding positive. This is something she can carry forward whether she makes this particular team or not. She was reportedly even found out on the driveway tonight after school practicing her shot against the garage door (thankfully with a tennis ball rather than a puck). I think I feel a Tim Horton's or Canadian Tire commercial bubbling to the surface. Daddy's quite proud of her. Someone cue the motivational background music.
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