It's a Hockey Coach Thing You Wouldn't Understand
Coaching is a separate job from playing, and the 5am ice time falls on the coach first. We list the player version separately.
One design for this subject, on a Unisex Standard T-Shirt. If more appear in the same line they will show up here.
Coaching is a separate job from playing, and the 5am ice time falls on the coach first. We list the player version separately.
Trade and profession shirts are specific on purpose. Someone who says they are a hockey coach will not accept a near-miss title, and the closely related jobs each have their own version — that precision is the whole point of the joke.
One design for this job so far. Check the wording matches the title they actually use before buying.
Best for someone a few years into the work — long enough that the job has its own vocabulary and its own complaints. For a new starter it can read as presumptuous, and for someone who has left the trade it reads as nostalgia rather than a joke.
Hockey coaching is defined by rink availability, which means 6am practices and coaches arriving before that.
The equipment logistics for a youth team are a job in themselves.
Parents in the stands are a documented part of the role, and every coach has a story.
The wording only works when it names the exact job, so it is worth checking before you buy. Inspector, Instructor and Intensive Care Nurse each have their own page with their own designs, and there are more below.