So we may need to go back to the live description of the Hindenburg disaster to find realistic words to describe the first day of Affton "Learn to Play". By that, I mean that there were a ton of kids all out on the ice at the same time, and it was the first time for many of them in an organized setting. Walt spent most of his time pushing a "sled" around the ice, and while it may not seem possible, I can tell you for sure that he actually made improvements as time went on.
Learn to Play (or LTP) is open for kids between 4-10, and what they do is separate you into 2 groups on the first day. One group is able to skate, whereas the second group needs to learn that skill. Affton brings out players from their AAA team (the Junior Blues) and other teams to help out the kids, and the ratio is pretty good from a teacher/pupil perspective. The pictures were taken from my phone (we forgot the good camera), but Walt is wearing a red jersey, black pants, and gray socks, and has a black helmet. I've tried to highlight him as well as I could in the pictures, and if you click on the individual pictures, you'll see that I put a box around him to distinguish him. Also, if you watch the whole video, you'll definitely know which "skater" he is - he's only slightly faster than his old man....
In the earlier post, I mention something that he said on his own as we were getting undressed. You couldn't wipe the smile from his face, and when he told me (without my asking how he liked it) that "Daddy, I loved hockey". I felt pretty good about the day. Soccer has been fun so far, but nothing compares to what we got out of today. I hope that he keeps this level of enthusiasm. Here are the pictures and the video:
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