Think
your kids are too busy with hockey and homework to help out around the
house? Plenty of time for that later in life? A former NHL player shares
how helping out around the house helped him succeed.
Discipline
and a sense of responsibility are vital to anything you do in life.
Kids need responsibilities outside of hockey that will help them
throughout their lives. There was not a day growing up that I didn’t
have at least a half-hour of chores to do around my house. It wasn’t an
option—whether it was stacking a cord of wood, cooking dinner, washing
the dishes, cleaning my room or sweeping out the garage. My parents both
worked. If I wanted to play the game I loved, I had to carry my share
of the family load. I also worked full time in the summers from age 14.
My dad always taught me to look in the mirror at the end of the day,
knowing I did everything I could do to improve, both as a person, and as
an athlete.
Editor’s Note: Thank you to Jeff Serowik of Pro Ambitons Hockey for this story.
Article from Grow The Game.
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