Hey folks

after reading up on the guys and gals starting their training for the worlds. I was wondering, in your opinion, at what point does an UWH player become an UWH Athlete ?

what is it that defines the athlete ? is it the extra training they do in order to improve their game and fitness, is it a particular standard they have to achieve ? do you feel they have to have been involved at international level to be able to be classed as an athlete ?

and for the folks involved in the worlds...what was the standard you have had to achieve in order to make the cut for the international stage and what did you do to achieve it? how big was the gulf between the club hockey you were used to and the international standard you had to hit ? was it a bit step up ?

also how do the standards of 2007 to become in international compare to what was required of you when you first became one ?

Cheers