Hockey training

General 

Elliott was good today. 

Activities

In the morning Elliott had extra hockey training with the Under 12 As. I thought he had some really good moments but also at times looked a little disconnected. We had a chat afterwards and he said that he had been quite nervous about not wanting to make a mistake and be moaned at so was hanging back sometimes because of that. So we talked about how when people play sport they sometimes react in the moment and say things that aren't as encouraging as they could be when someone makes a mistake but to try and learn to disregard that. He was concerned because one of the players had made a joke out of Ethan missing his shot last week. We also talked a little bit about how to look really engaged all the time when Dave is coaching and maybe swing his stick a little less. Overall though I think training at the step up was a positive experience and hopefully will be advantageous for next year. It is hard trying to explain to him that some personalities when they play sport mean people are critical to their own player when he really isn't like that. After hockey we went home and he had a bath before packing for the journey to Granny and Grandpa's house and then some toast for lunch. 

After lunch we travelled down to Downton to see Granny and Grandpa. After we arrived he showed Granny his owl and then we had Roast Chicken for tea. He also had some broccoli and some yoghurt covered raisins for pudding. After tea he watched some Transformers toy reviews on the iPad before getting ready for bed and brushing his teeth. Finally he read more of "Cogheart" and then went to sleep.