July 4, 2024

The Ride To The Rink - Celebrating Family and Hockey: Happy 4th of July and Canada Day!

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Welcome to a special holiday edition of "The Ride To The Rink" with Lee Elias! As we celebrate the 4th of July and reflect on Canada Day, Lee emphasizes the importance of family time during these festive occasions.

In this brief but heartfelt episode, Lee reminds us that:

Family Time is Precious: Whether it’s family dinners, holidays, or just spending time together, being with your loved ones is invaluable.
Family Dynamics in Hockey: The way you interact with your family can reflect on how you function within a hockey team. Coaches observe family dynamics when considering players for higher levels.
Expressing Gratitude: Take a moment to thank your parents, guardians, and loved ones for their support and dedication. A simple acknowledgment can mean the world to them.
Mindset Matters: Approach holidays and days off with a positive mindset, looking for opportunities to connect and appreciate your family.

Lee encourages all young hockey players to use these holidays to strengthen their family bonds, which in turn, will help them thrive within their hockey families.

Tune in for a quick yet meaningful episode that highlights the essence of family both on and off the ice. Happy 4th of July and Canada Day from "Our Kids Play Hockey"!

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Hello hockey skaters and goalies around the world, and welcome to another edition of Our Kids Play Hockey.

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You know this is coming out on July 4th.

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I don't usually date these episodes, but there's a point.

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So it's the 4th of July, it's America's birthday, Canada Day just happened as well.

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I think it's really important at these times of years and this is like a holiday, generic episode, even though I'm recording it for the 4th to remind you that time with your family is insanely important, Whether it's family dinners every night or the ability to be off from camp, off from school, and to spend time with your parents, your grandparents, your loved ones, even your friends and cousins.

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That time is so important and I know that for some families this comes a lot easier than others, but for the most part, my friends, I think it's really important to acknowledge that, especially for your parents and your guardians, you being around and being good and having a good time with them means more to them, means more to adults than we typically let on right.

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And the aspect of family is everything right.

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And when you think about a hockey team and how this applies to a hockey team, hockey teams are a family.

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There's no better place to practice being a family than in your actual family.

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And if you look at your families and you look at these days off as kind of a drag, I get it.

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I remember having some years like that in my life as well.

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But I'm going to tell you this right now A lot of it just comes down to your mindset and how you enter the day.

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So days off from school always exciting.

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Days off from camp Not as exciting, but always good, but it's important.

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On this holiday season the July 4th, the Canada Days you spend time with your family.

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Acknowledge your parents.

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Tell them that you're thankful for them.

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Tell them that you're thankful for them.

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Tell them that you appreciate everything that they do for you, that you're looking forward to the season.

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Little things like that go a far, far, far away.

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And again, don't look at a holiday or a day off.

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Just as I don't have to do my normal things today, Take a moment and acknowledge the people that care about you and make sure that you enjoy the time with them.

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Even maybe ask how can we spend some time together?

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And again, look, people are busy.

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You're July 4th, You're a candidate, you might not be playing out this way and that's okay, but look for the opportunities to be part of a great family.

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I promise you that will go so much further than you think.

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And when we get to the top levels, when we get to the college levels and the pro levels, as coaches, we look at you and your family.

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We look at how you treat each other.

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We look at how that family dynamic runs, because we're trying to bring in our family as a hockey team.

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So once again, happy July 4th, Happy Canada Day.

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Make sure you enjoy this time with your families, Enjoy this day.

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This will be a short episode today for that reason, but if you take anything away, just go up to your parents, go up to your guardians, go up to your family and just tell them how much you enjoy these days off.

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All right, that's going to be it for this Ride to the Rink.

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A quick one today.

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Happy Canada Day, Happy 4th of July.

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We'll see you on the next Ride to the Rink.

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Remember all the episodes available on ourkidsplayhockeycom.

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Without further ado, take a day off and always skate on.

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We'll see you next time.