tell him to take up roller hockey. not as good as ice, but much more accessible. and you can practice skating almost any time anywhere. i played a lot as a kid, then started playing ice in college. then stopped cuz it was a pain in the ass at strange times. now i play roller twice a week. pick up for 2 to 3 hours on sunday and one short game druing the week. havent been in ice for a while, but playing roller as much as i have has to have helped my ice skating.
I've tied convincing him to learn to skate. He's got two young girls right now so he thinks it's a burden to take up an activitiy but I've tried to rationalize it by saying, "take the girls skating and you can learn right along side them." Alas, to no avail.
Plus, I think he likes his floor league too much to try something new. He drives from Laurel to Arlington twice a week just to play a rec floor league. That's dedication.
