Camp #2 2014 Starts Saturday

Last Sunday our family made a trip to KL. During this trip, Andrew was able to go to Sunway Pyramid Mall and play at their ice rink. When we first got there, we thought maybe the rink would be like the 2 in Indonesia and be upstairs. But, to our surprise it was on the basement level. As we looked on to the ice, we saw big puddles of water because of the hundreds of people on the ice without a Zamboni running over it. By 8:30, that Zamboni made a good whip around the ice or two,…and presto, the ice was back to normal.

However, I'm getting ahead of myself. Andrew was able to meet a boy there named Austin that he quickly became friends with. It was nice to see that he was making friends with the Malaysian boys.

Andrew with his new buddy Austin just before taking the ice.

Andrew thoroughly enjoyed his experience. What I, as a parent got to see, was just how far behind Andrew was in comparison to the other boys.  This may be near the start of his 9th month of skating, but 7 months of it were simply learning the basics of skating. 

These boys are learning stick handling, cutting moves, toe drags, shooting and carrying the puck in proper body zones…..and much much more.

This Saturday, Andrew will head to Bintaro for his 2nd camp with Gary Tan. We look forward to what  Gary has to bring. Andrew is going to have to do a few changes in his equipment. Shorten the stick, change the T-Blades to the normal runners,….simple things like that. We'll see what else the coaches recommend for Andrew as the two days progress. Plus, Andrew has 2 private sessions with Gary. Skating, skating and more skating. In addition, we know that Andrew has to get better at his stick handling. Even Andrew will tell you it isn't very good. This should be a good weekend.