Tough times don’t last, but tough people do
SFHA diarist Rebecca Barry scores her first goal for the Richmond Spiders but also feels the sharp end of American sport’s insistence that no game can end in a draw.
Mother Nature’s challenges just the tip of the iceberg
In her second American diary entry for the SFHA, Rebecca Barry battles hurricanes, earthquakes and high temperatures – and manages to get some hockey played in between too!
Nerves frayed but good times await
It’s been a whirwind week for Ireland U18 captain Rebecca Barry. There was barely time for the Limerick girl to receive her Leaving Certificate results yesterday and celebrate with her peers before she had to pack up her life and leave for a new start in the USA, having received a scholarship to play hockey at the University of Richmond in Virginia. The 18-year-old former Catholic Institute starlet will be keeping a diary for the Southern Fried Hockey Academy about her experiences Stateside; in her first entry, she describes the nervy build-up to the big departure day.