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bc-chris · 06-02-2014, 09:56 AM

people who can't "turn off the competitiveness" in a fun tournament rgmg

this past weekend i played in a fun co-ed hockey tournament. there is a massive range of skill level in this tournament... you have some people that are really weak on their skates (i don't think they know how to stop yet... seriously) and then there are others who currently play in men's div 2 in the organized kelowna league (i play div 3). the key is that the better players have to tone it waaaaay down so everyone has fun. for the most part everyone gets this, but there's always a couple guys that don't.

the one guy on my team was telling me i needed to try harder so that we could win. it was everything in my power to not laugh in his face. i guess he didn't like that if a girl got a shot on goal i pretty much did what i could to kick/knock a rebound back to her so she could get another shot and i didn't care if i ended up getting beaten - we're here to have a good time! at one point he actually said to me, 'you're the best goalie in this tournament right?' (basically insinuating that i should be playing like it's mens league playoffs or something) my response was, 'yea, i play the highest level of hockey of all the goalies... which just means i need to tone it down more than all the others.' he just looked at me with a dumbfounded look on his face not knowing what to say to that.

there was a guy on one of the other teams that i know from men's league - off the opening faceoff he gets the puck, dangles around everyone and then cuts around the net and scores. ok - whatever... you're a hero and you have a 1-0 lead... i don't care. he was fine for the remainder of the 1st. opening draw in the second he does pretty much the same thing, but banks his shot in off one of my d-men (actually... d-lady). i skate over to my one d-man and ask, 'is he actually trying?' and my d-man just smiles at me. so i reply, 'ok - i guess i'll actually try the next time he comes in.' ...so i did and shut him down for the rest of the game. i had to laugh becuz he was trying soooo hard towards the end of the game to tie it up and each time i was thinking in my head, 'nope!'
after the game the guy said to me, 'you sure got lucky a few times.' to which i replied, 'na, i just tried a little.'

06-02-2014, 09:56 AM	#4264
bc-chris Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Kelowna, BC Exp:	people who can't "turn off the competitiveness" in a fun tournament rgmg this past weekend i played in a fun co-ed hockey tournament. there is a massive range of skill level in this tournament... you have some people that are really weak on their skates (i don't think they know how to stop yet... seriously) and then there are others who currently play in men's div 2 in the organized kelowna league (i play div 3). the key is that the better players have to tone it waaaaay down so everyone has fun. for the most part everyone gets this, but there's always a couple guys that don't. the one guy on my team was telling me i needed to try harder so that we could win. it was everything in my power to not laugh in his face. i guess he didn't like that if a girl got a shot on goal i pretty much did what i could to kick/knock a rebound back to her so she could get another shot and i didn't care if i ended up getting beaten - we're here to have a good time! at one point he actually said to me, 'you're the best goalie in this tournament right?' (basically insinuating that i should be playing like it's mens league playoffs or something) my response was, 'yea, i play the highest level of hockey of all the goalies... which just means i need to tone it down more than all the others.' he just looked at me with a dumbfounded look on his face not knowing what to say to that. there was a guy on one of the other teams that i know from men's league - off the opening faceoff he gets the puck, dangles around everyone and then cuts around the net and scores. ok - whatever... you're a hero and you have a 1-0 lead... i don't care. he was fine for the remainder of the 1st. opening draw in the second he does pretty much the same thing, but banks his shot in off one of my d-men (actually... d-lady). i skate over to my one d-man and ask, 'is he actually trying?' and my d-man just smiles at me. so i reply, 'ok - i guess i'll actually try the next time he comes in.' ...so i did and shut him down for the rest of the game. i had to laugh becuz he was trying soooo hard towards the end of the game to tie it up and each time i was thinking in my head, 'nope!' after the game the guy said to me, 'you sure got lucky a few times.' to which i replied, 'na, i just tried a little.' __________________ *"...and there goes Finger up the middle on Luongo!" - Jim Hughson, Av's vs. 'Nucks* Last edited by bc-chris; 06-02-2014 at 09:58 AM.