nickh1
Registered User
- May 29, 2016
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I just joined a beginner league a couple weeks ago. We are all relative newcomers, with a couple of older players returning after some time away from the sport, but our skill level ranges from total bender to a solid d-leaguer or two. We are disorganized, and have no concept of teamwork, mostly because we met about 5 minutes before our first game. It's hard to play well with others, when you have never played with them before.
In addition, there is no organization from a logistics standpoint. Nobody has taken the initiative to gather contact info, and reach out to everyone before each game, so we don't know who is playing until we are about to take the ice.
As one of the worst players on the team, I don't feel like I have the experience to lead the team. I don't know enough about my teammates to know who would be a good leader, but I guess my question is, in a beginner/novice league, should we even have a captain? I think we would benefit from having some way of knowing who's playing each game beforehand, so we aren't asking players from another team that played before us (coming off the ice 10 minutes before we go on) to sub for us. Last game, we didn't have two full lines. As a result, we all rotated positions, just so we weren't forcing any one player to stay on the ice the whole game. As a beginner, it's frustrating to play a position based solely on what an offcoming player shouts at you while approaching the bench, because I never have a chance to really learn any one position, so I'm universally terrible in all positions.
What can I do to help organize the team? Should I even bother? I'm not complaining, I'm having a blast, regardless of how terrible we play (we were shutout in our first game, it was embarrassing). I'm learning a great deal, and have received a great deal of advice from the more seasoned players, which has proven immensely helpful. I just think there may be some opportunity to take initiative, and contribute a bit more to making our first season together slightly more successful.
Any input is greatly appreciated!
In addition, there is no organization from a logistics standpoint. Nobody has taken the initiative to gather contact info, and reach out to everyone before each game, so we don't know who is playing until we are about to take the ice.
As one of the worst players on the team, I don't feel like I have the experience to lead the team. I don't know enough about my teammates to know who would be a good leader, but I guess my question is, in a beginner/novice league, should we even have a captain? I think we would benefit from having some way of knowing who's playing each game beforehand, so we aren't asking players from another team that played before us (coming off the ice 10 minutes before we go on) to sub for us. Last game, we didn't have two full lines. As a result, we all rotated positions, just so we weren't forcing any one player to stay on the ice the whole game. As a beginner, it's frustrating to play a position based solely on what an offcoming player shouts at you while approaching the bench, because I never have a chance to really learn any one position, so I'm universally terrible in all positions.
What can I do to help organize the team? Should I even bother? I'm not complaining, I'm having a blast, regardless of how terrible we play (we were shutout in our first game, it was embarrassing). I'm learning a great deal, and have received a great deal of advice from the more seasoned players, which has proven immensely helpful. I just think there may be some opportunity to take initiative, and contribute a bit more to making our first season together slightly more successful.
Any input is greatly appreciated!