Our Minor Sports Experience

[hockeydad]

I know there are lots here that have played sports or still play. What is your experience, history? How far did you go with it?

I'll start. Played hockey from 5 years old to 15 years old. House league only. During the next 25 years played the odd game of pick up. Then started playing a regularly. Have played once a week every winter for the past 7 years.
If this counts have run numerous 5k's, 10 k's, etc as well as a few sprint distance triathlons. This only in my late 30's and beginning 40's.

What about you?

[Old Sailor]

Hockey was my sport..age 10 -18, house and travel teams...defence.

[rborrell]

Not as glamorous or rough and tumble as hockey but I played on the ice too.

I am a curler, played at highschool level growing up in SW Ontario. Did the WOSSA circuit. played house league in college and then sort of forgot about it as I started the career / family thing. Picked it back up 16 years or so ago as weekly house league. That has morphed into twice weekly men's league and mixed league; became involved in the juniors program and now sit on a club's Board of Directors as the person in charge of the club's Junior program (7 year olds to 20 year olds). Played on one OCA ( Ontario Curling Association) event but never have the skills that the pros have.

[sailchaser]

Sailing was my game started as a junior sailor at a local yacht club,I then sailed the local races ,and went all the way to the pro circuit and did the admirals cup, Canada's cup,Southern Offshore Race Circuit and was a Rigger in the 1983 AC cup the Big Daddy of them all.

[Opusfxd]

Did a year or so of bicycle racing in college although I've been riding since I was 14 or so. Played house league ice and roller hockey during my thirty something years. Now I'm playing with sprint triathlons and considering going back to bicycle racing.

[icehog3]

I was a competitive powerlifter back in the 80's, and have been playing competitive men's league hockey for the last couple decades.

[sailchaser]

Originally Posted by icehog3

I was a competitive powerlifter back in the 80's, and have been playing competitive men's league hockey for the last couple decades.

"for the last couple decades"
Tom your not that old

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by sailchaser

"for the last couple decades"
Tom your not that old

Oh....I'm old all right!!

[Gryphs62]

Dad put me on skates at 11 months old...Played house league hockey from 4-18, with some pick-up with my dad for 3 years also refereed hockey for a year with my dad(great experience)
Played high school football and rugby...Went on to play University Football for 4 years.

Still play hockey once in a while, hopefully will get on a team next year.

Now coach football, girls hockey, girls rugby and jr. boys hockey at my school! Love it!

[hockeydad]

Originally Posted by icehog3

I was a competitive powerlifter back in the 80's, and have been playing competitive men's league hockey for the last couple decades.

You didn't play as a kid, Tom?

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by hockeydad

You didn't play as a kid, Tom?

Nope....taught myself to skate when I was 27, Jon.

[Al_Samson]

hockey 6 to 18( continuing), actually won state a few years agoe. and im still playing hardball, and they just made a new bracket for 19 - 21 so i got 3 more years