Open Practice?

[hockeynut]

Ok, so I've never been to open practice before at Southpointe. Other than calling ahead to make sure it's still on does anyone else have any advice or pointers?

[Kovy27]

Prepare to be cold.

Southpointe*

[pensfan20]

If its a weekend practice, be prepared to be surrounded by teany bopper girls wearing short skirts holding signs saying "put it in my..." well you get it. If its a weekday practice there will be about 200-300 people. If you get there early, you can stand by the back gate and as players arrive, most will roll down their windows and sign autographs. This can be done after as well. (but i have never stood there in the cold for an autograph).

[Idoit40fans]

If its a weekend practice, be prepared to be surrounded by teany bopper girls wearing short skirts holding signs saying "put it in my..." well you get it. If its a weekday practice there will be about 200-300 people. If you get there early, you can stand by the back gate and as players arrive, most will roll down their windows and sign autographs. This can be done after as well. (but i have never stood there in the cold for an autograph).

So you're saying I should go on the weekend?

[Kovy27]

If its a weekend practice, be prepared to be surrounded by teany bopper girls wearing short skirts holding signs saying "put it in my..." well you get it. If its a weekday practice there will be about 200-300 people. If you get there early, you can stand by the back gate and as players arrive, most will roll down their windows and sign autographs. This can be done after as well. (but i have never stood there in the cold for an autograph).

So you're saying I should go on the weekend?

If you like 14 year olds in short skirts...

Chris Hansen will be hiding as a popcorn vendor.

[IrishEyes]

*cue obligatory photo of Chris Hansen*

[Idoit40fans]

If its a weekend practice, be prepared to be surrounded by teany bopper girls wearing short skirts holding signs saying "put it in my..." well you get it. If its a weekday practice there will be about 200-300 people. If you get there early, you can stand by the back gate and as players arrive, most will roll down their windows and sign autographs. This can be done after as well. (but i have never stood there in the cold for an autograph).

So you're saying I should go on the weekend?

If you like 14 year olds in short skirts...

Chris Hansen will be hiding as a popcorn vendor.

Thats an affirmative confirmation.

[PenJen]

I went to one a few years ago and I didn't see any teenies.

[Samsdog]

Why don't you just sit down? Right over there.

[usahockeyteam1980]

Going on a weekday is a LOT better than going on the weekend. I used to go on the weekend because of school and stuff, and before they got popular it was great, but now it's packed. I go to the weekday practices when I'm home on breaks, and there are very few people there. One over winter break last December had only about 30 other people there.

Dress warmly. When you're in there, you usually can see your breath. At training camp last year at Southpointe, it was mid-September, 75 degrees outside, and I could easily see my breath while I was inside watching practice.

[MtWash]

Advice - Don't sit in front of 2 old guys with notebooks. They must be coaches of a pee wee team taking notes and they never shut up. They try to disect every aspect of practice. Annoying...

[pensfan20]

Advice - Don't sit in front of 2 old guys with notebooks. They must be coaches of a pee wee team taking notes and they never shut up. They try to disect every aspect of practice. Annoying...

you mean thats not Netwolf and Jesse??? ill be damned...