JohnnyD
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- Nov 21, 2013
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Hi Everyone,
I'm brand new to the boards so I really appreciate you taking the time to read this post and hopefully answer my question. I don't necessarily know how to properly ask it, so I guess I'll just post my situation and wait to see what you all have to say about it. So I'm transferring out of my community college this summer to a university. Most of the universities are smaller schools (some less then 10,000), and have hockey teams in the ACHA. I understand that this league is very competitive and the skaters are very good, but I also know that a lot of the schools I am applying to have teams in the Division 3 part of the ACHA league. Now, unfortunately i haven't been playing hockey long at all. In fact, I'm just starting. However, other people who seem to be really experienced are continuously telling me that I'm picking it up incredibly fast. However, I know this doesn't account for lack of experience. I'm currently participating in Open Hockey, Open Skating (to improve) as well as different classes like the Power Skating Classes and other adult hockey classes. I plan to also participate in a men's league this upcoming season. I'm working really hard in the gym, and really hard on and off the ice to improve my skills every day. I want to play for one of these Division 3 teams. I'm just unsure how unrealistic this new found dream of mine may be, or maybe even how possible it may be. So I guess i'm looking for a mix of realism, support, and maybe even certain steps I should take. I did email all the coaches, a lot of them wrote back and just said things like get as much ice time as possible. So, what do you guys think?
I'm brand new to the boards so I really appreciate you taking the time to read this post and hopefully answer my question. I don't necessarily know how to properly ask it, so I guess I'll just post my situation and wait to see what you all have to say about it. So I'm transferring out of my community college this summer to a university. Most of the universities are smaller schools (some less then 10,000), and have hockey teams in the ACHA. I understand that this league is very competitive and the skaters are very good, but I also know that a lot of the schools I am applying to have teams in the Division 3 part of the ACHA league. Now, unfortunately i haven't been playing hockey long at all. In fact, I'm just starting. However, other people who seem to be really experienced are continuously telling me that I'm picking it up incredibly fast. However, I know this doesn't account for lack of experience. I'm currently participating in Open Hockey, Open Skating (to improve) as well as different classes like the Power Skating Classes and other adult hockey classes. I plan to also participate in a men's league this upcoming season. I'm working really hard in the gym, and really hard on and off the ice to improve my skills every day. I want to play for one of these Division 3 teams. I'm just unsure how unrealistic this new found dream of mine may be, or maybe even how possible it may be. So I guess i'm looking for a mix of realism, support, and maybe even certain steps I should take. I did email all the coaches, a lot of them wrote back and just said things like get as much ice time as possible. So, what do you guys think?