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Life as a professional hockey player with SCHC
Hi Guys,
Having been in Holland training and playing with SCHC for the past month I thought now it would be a good time to give a summary of what has been going on so far.
I arrived on the 1st of September following a great tournament in Paris with the national team not knowing what quite to expect from my move to Utrecht.
My very first impressions were great. The people are all so welcoming and friendly and my team mates are all top guys which is always nice to have.
Preseason was a short one for me as the guys had been training hard almost every day of the week from the beginning of August. Even though it was short I still managed to have pre season games against some second division teams (Overganklasse) in Holland and managed to venture to Belgium thanks to my TomTom to play against some premiership (Hoofdklasse) sides in that league for much needed match practice as a team.
Our weekly schedule is quite a heavy one especially if you are a GK!
Monday: is a designated day off but is to be used as a gym and fitness day.
Tuesday: we train in the morning from 10am-12pm then a GK session from 12:30pm-1:30pm.
Wednesday: we train twice from 4pm-6pm and then again from 8pm-10pm/
Thursday: we train attacking PCs and it is also a designated fitness and gym day.
Friday: we train again twice from 4pm-6pm and then from 8pm-10pm.
Saturday: is a day off ahead of game day on Sundays but we sometimes use it to fine tune our PCA again.
Sundays: are match days where all games in the Hoofdklasse start at 2:45pm.
After this the cycle continues and one week begins where the other one finished up! So all in all I may be on the turf about 8 times a week….
I am currently living with Conor my twin brother who has also been contracted by SCHC which is pretty cool in our own beautiful apartment which is quite small but in a lovely area and close to the club.
4 games down so far with 2 wins and 2 losses! Results are very hard to come by over here so I am quite pleased with 6 points already!!
Don’t be afraid to get in touch with me on davey@shutoutschool.com anytime with any questions or your own updates from your matches!!
Big Dave
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