Breath Luke, you got this, hockey is in your blood and there is no need to fret about it. It's not like this is the first time you are doing this. You just need to remember all your training and everything you have worked so hard for.
I almost laughed at the mental pep talk I was giving myself but I knew I needed it. This was a practice match among the team members as a way of preparing for the game but I felt as if I had just walked into an unfamiliar territory even though the coach and I had spent so much time preparing the gameplays. Why the hell was I so nervous?
"Walker, keep your head in the game," the coach yelled from across the rink.