Cold Muthas — Day 1
I belong to a hockey family, which is code for my house and car smell funny.
Last year marked the beginning of a new era in Podunk hockey — the formation of a hockey league designed for the women who had previously been relegated to washing hockey underthings and working the concession stand.
We are called the Cold Muthas, and we had our first practice of the season this morning.
The primary purpose of our practices is to assemble and then put on our gear. This consumes the first half of our practice, and I’m not surprised to say that we had at least one team member tap out during this part of warm ups. Putting on hockey gear is hard because there is so much of it and it requires such a specific order. My longtime sidekick, Lucy, for instance, finally got her helmet fastened only to discover she’d forgotten to put her jersey on. By the time we got her jersey on over her shoulder and elbow pads, she forgot to put her helmet on and had to return to our locker room.
We are coached by middle schoolers Keyra, Conrad and the Odd Number. When Odd and I were driving home after practice, I talked openly to him about my piss poor hockey stop.
“You’ll get better when you quit worrying about falling,” Odd told me, matter of factly.
I did not tell Odd about the video that his father, Iron Chef, shared with me prior to practice, but I’ll show you:
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I totally want to be a mutha! I should like to attend your next gathering where I too might study the proper system for layering my protective attire and learn the intriguing rituals which shall constitute the second half of the practice sequence.
Lurlynn,
We missed you but still have a spot for you. Bring on the muthahood.
Oh man….so painful to watch for one that took a bad fall only one year ago….ouch!!!!
Xena, hopefully you will film yourself the next time you fall so it can be posted on the interwebs. Just kidding. Stay safe and upright.
When do the Muthas play their first game? I’d hate to miss their debut! Any chance of an away game to the west side of the state??
I think the possibilities for the Muthas are endless. Our first game will most likely be in Salmon against the Mites division of the Salmon Rapids. Because the Mites are ages 5-7, the game will be early to accommodate a decent bedtime.
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