MThockeydad

Sorry, I mistook this for the "people-you-didn't-know-were-dead-until-recently!" thread!

My squirt daughter's concussion symptoms are gone (2 weeks ago), and she got to play center all 4 games this weekend. Got her first goal off a really nice assist.

John Ritter?

Is JJJ on MSH? I went to college @ Montana State with him.

Thanks sickwilly, She missed practice last night--got a little dizzy running in PE class yesterday. Better safe than sorry. She's improving. I'm frustrated that she's not healing faster, but I don't tell her that. My good buddy's daughter is also on the team, and he's the assistant coach. I discussed it with him on our way to adult drop-in hockey on Sunday night. He's the coach who was taken out on the ice and at the door. I didn't want to be the parent who tells the coach what to do, but I think he grasped that between his own experience and my daughter's it would be a good learning opportunity for the guy. I'll follow up next week. I can't get on the ice during practices yet--our association follows USA Hockey rules closely, and I haven't yet done any coaching modules. I will do my first one on 12/21, and if the kid isn't stopping by then, I'll throw my hat in the ring. The kid is an un-coordinated gangly kid...just like I was. I think I'll start easy and tell him I'm going to coach him on how to use his long reach...and throw in instruction about stopping. :)

My kid got knocked down in practice Saturday by another kid who hasn't learned to stop yet. Twice. Second time resulted in a mild concussion. He needs to learn how to stop--he's taken the coach out on the ice and at the door. She needs to learn to keep her head up and be more aware--and stop/maneuver to avoid traffic. I held her out of her game on Sunday, and she'll miss practice tonight if she's not 100%. I know its the right decision, but it still pisses me off. Just venting, but it would be slightly easier to accept if it were fully her own fault.