How I Started Playing Hockey!!!

I was five years old and my mom and dad took me open skating. I won't even lie i was so scared and all i could think about it what if i fall i have nothing to protect me. The first open skate was horrible i hated it. I felt hopeless all i could do was hold on to the wall and it was a little overwhelming for. My dad pushed all three of us kids to keep going back every Friday and by the third skate i was fine. A guy figure skaters taught me how to go backwards so i was set all i needed to do was get a stick. So my parents put all three of us kids in a league and at the time there was only one girls team and you had to be a certain age and i was to young. So i had to play boys hockey and i loved it. Playing boys hockey made me into the aggressive and outgoing player that i am today. So i played boys hockey until midgets which is where the kids in the group are 15,16, and 17. I am 4'9 so my dad did not want me to get hurt so i had to switch to girls. The first year i hated it i was always getting penalties. I was the leading scorer on my team. Since then i have been playing on a all girls team. I now play for the Traverse City North Stars AAA team.