My 12-year-old son has been obsessed with hockey from the moment he was old enough to lace his own skates. We take him to Phoenix Coyotes games whenever possible and try to support his enthusiasm by paying for lessons and clinics whenever we can afford it. The only problem is that we live in Phoenix, Arizona – a wonderful town, but not exactly the ice hockey capital of the United States.
For obvious reasons, the only rinks in the area are indoors, and they all cost a pretty penny to use. I wanted to find an alternative that would allow him to practice his skating outdoors. Street roller skates turned out to be the sensible solution. Now instead of pestering me for money to go to the ice rink, he just skates to school and over to his friends’ houses. When high school hockey tryouts come around, I know that he’ll have an edge.
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