Borwinn Hits the Ice [1/2]

[Jubo 1,839]

11 years is  a long time no matter how you look at it. For Julian Borwinn the last 11 years were spent in the roller hockey arena. What does this mean for his outlook? at 27 years old an athletes ability to improve is certainly slowed. Their window of opportunity becomes less apparent. Borwinn wants to prove this wrong. His early years were spent on the ice, every waking minute. When Borwinn decided it was time to leave the wheels behind and trade those in for blades, he seemed to have picked up a new gear. A spark in his step... a twinkle in his eyes.

 

Over the weekend Borwinn has been on the ice. The familiarity was not lost on him. Pucks, pylons and rope were scattered along the ice surface. But no hockey stick in his hands. His tool of choice - a broom? What is this...Threatlevel Midnight? Borwinn swept the ice as he worked his way back into ice hockey readiness. His ice sessions, hours at a time, ended with accuracy passes and shooting drills (the hockey stick made an appearance for these). his main area of focus?...well....everything.

 

One would think Borwinn would hit the showers following these long practice sessions. However, Julian would immediately hit the weight room for some time on the bike.

His eyes set on the draft. Borwinn is hoping he does enough to at least be on the radar this time around.

 

We caught up with him after last nights training session and asked about his outlook going forward - "I am well aware of the tough road ahead. Being away from the ice for all these years....well...to say the least, I missed it. This is more than just a sport or a career to me, this is my livelihood. Everything that I've done over the last decade+ led me to this decision. I grow anxious with every hour. I've even been dreaming hockey. I haven't dreamed so vividly since I was a child. I feel like I have a new purpose, a new goal to work towards. I am remaining realistic. This draft is likely a long-shot but I will keep working at it. Every day. This is where I am meant to be."

 

Yes we also asked bum about the broom; "Haha I knew this one was coming. No, it's not a drill inspired by Michael Scarn. This is a legitimate way to learn perceptiveness and hand eye co-ordination. Everything we do in life is perfected by muscle memory. When I'm out there for hours with a broom stick in hand then someone hands me a hockey stick. The ease of holding just a hockey stick is incredible. Your body almost feels forced to keep the stick along the ice. Ive also been working on my wrist strength. You ever sweep a broom along the ice? It's a workout. I can feel myself getting stronger."

 

Borwinn's time will come.

This man bleeds hockey.

[Tagger 2,722]

I need to find a watch to watch The Office, it isn't on my countries Netflix anymore 

 

Good job, you're putting in a lot of really good work to kick off your career, keep it up!

[Jose Gonzalez 33]

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