I was recently at an Ice Hockey Coaching Course. One of the main points was something that could actually be applied beyond Hockey The theory come from Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Outliers – The story of success. It is simply that it takes 10,000 hours to excel at anything. If you do something, anything, for 10,000 hours you will master it. Bruce Lee had a similar … Continue reading 10,000 Hours
Welcome. My name is Chris. But in University my nickname was Berg. And this is my Place. I wanted to create my own little space on the internet to share with people my everyday life, as interesting or uninteresting as that may be. In a world of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, it seems like everyone is doing just that from their mobiles. It has almost … Continue reading Welcome Back
There has been a sad change for my life recently. One that I didn’t want to talk about. One that I can’t express fully yet. But one that I must at least mention in order to move forward. Me and Mrs Berg have split up. The sad details around this may never be revealed on here fully however I feel there will be a definite … Continue reading Bergs Place Continues…
Today is Rick Moranis’ Birthday. Ages ago I read something that really stuck with me. It was about actor Rick Moranis. He was/is a famous actor from the 80s 90s. Ghostbusters, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Little Shop of Horrors, of course you know him, the list is endless. The story goes that sadly Ricks wife dies. At the time he was one of the … Continue reading Happy Birthday Rick
When I first started back at hockey 3 years ago I was unsure about how much my skill level would have diminished over the years I was away. I joined the Varx in the hope of joining in to improve and build my fitness. I was very unsure of myself. But I remember the turning point at the time was when a long time respected … Continue reading Week 11 – Goodbyes and the Varx Select
So far my journey in the beer league has gone right in every way. I quickly adapted to training, I earned a spot on the team, I got ice time in the pre season matches all quite quickly. I always knew however that it wasn’t going to be easy to get on the team. The pace and skill set was high and although I was … Continue reading Week 10 – Perspective
My Dad is back at Hockey. After being ill for about 4 weeks. It has drove him mad that he has been unable play and he has still come to watch my matches. But now he is back with a better body shape aso he is lighter and more of a drive than ever. In the scrimmage he even took the puck off me and … Continue reading Week 9 – Dads return
