Hello everyone,
A story came in from a dad who was very involved in Illinois hockey. You could say his whole family was. His daughter started playing boys' youth hockey and worked her way up to girls’ ‘elite’ hockey before making the transition to prep school out East where she plays both hockey and lacrosse. She chose a path different than most players will, and it was a success for her. Playing hockey is full of choices and only
YOU can decide which choice is the best for
YOU.
Hockey teaches all of us more than just the game. Think of the possibilities, then go after them. Players can play house, travel, elite, high school, college, or prep. They can play on national teams, be Olympians or transition into coaches and officials. Players can also transition to being part of the sport behind the scenes. Look at the number of scouts, managers, sports announcers, etc.
There are many options for female players and all of them start with
HOCKEY.
H
= heart
O
= opportunity
C
= character
K
= kindness
E
= excitement
Y
= YOU
Anyone can come up with words to replace the ones I've used. Being part of the sport, regardless of where or how, is a great feeling.
Thank you & Happy Thanksgiving!
Anita Lichterman
AHAI Girls’ Committee Chair
P.S.
Make sure to check out the information on the 2019 BreakThrough Summit, a free, digital leadership summit designed to develop and celebrate women in sports, at the end of this newsletter. The summit is an EXCELLENT reinforcement of my article's theme that we all take different paths!