In all my years of playing hockey, I have not come across this term. Of course I know what “out of district” means, it just never occurred to me that it would be a term used in club level hockey.
Last year, I decided that it was time for a change. I decided that I would check out a scrimmage camp in Northbrook. They had a couple of kids that really stood out. I really enjoyed playing at that level. I got along great with the boys from the team and they said that I should tryout. What I soon found out was that the Northbrook hockey program is a feeder program for the Glenbrook North High School hockey. It makes sense. You live in Northbrook, why wouldn’t you play for your high school? The problem is that when you have two players of equal talent, they have to take the Northbrook player before the “out of district” player.
So against all odds, I tried out. The Northbrook team has two “out of district” players playing for them…one of them is me. My teammates do not treat me any differently because I am “out of district”. Even though they have been playing with one another for years, they treat me as though I am “in district”.
This relates to the topic of “there goes the neighborhood” because it is like moving into a different neighborhood.
what made you want to change from your old club where you already knew everyone and where you had been playing a while?
ReplyDeleteSeems like you transitioned rather easily. Dont you think that this shows that two groups coming together doesnt have to be in conflict?
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