Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To “Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There”

Mic’d up moments offers a whole new dimension to every sports fan. It’s like an invitation to join the players on the field, hearing their shouts, groans, and puffs. With that in mind, a dad and hockey coach from Ontario, Canada, decided to wire-up his son Mason during his practice on the ice. “I mic’d up my 4-year-old at Timbits Hockey so I could finally understand what the heck he was doing out there,” Jeremy Rupke, aka Coach Jeremy, said. “It was… Interesting.”

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Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To "Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There"

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Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To "Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There"

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“I grew up in a small farm town and loved playing hockey, the best part of hockey was getting together with friends and just having fun,” Coach Jeremy wrote. “Of course, I also had a passion to improve and be the best I could. In a small town you get taught whatever your coach feels like teaching you, some coaches were great and others were just coaching because their son played on the team. I learned a lot about hockey but also had to figure a lot of things out on my own.”

Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To "Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There"

Image credits: Coach Jeremy

Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To "Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There"

Image credits: Coach Jeremy

Watching the video, it’s clear that Mason is learning a lot of things, as well. He’s rolling on the ice, colliding with other kids and releasing his sudden energy bursts in lightning fast sprints. The best part, however, is his commentary throughout the whole thing.

Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To "Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There"

Image credits: Coach Jeremy

Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To "Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There"

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“Mason started hockey in October of last year,” Coach Jeremy told Bored Panda. “If he’s in a good mood he loves it and wants to go, if he’s a little tired then he’d rather stay home and play with his toys.” All in all, however, Jeremy said his son’s doing great. “He is always happy once he’s on the ice, he’s excited when he learns something new and has been making some friends.”

Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To "Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There"

Image credits: Coach Jeremy

Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To "Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There"

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Unsurprisingly, the video quickly went viral and amassed over 3 million views in just a couple of days with even professional athletes sharing it. For example, J. J. Watt, football defensive end for the Houston Texans, tweeted out the video, with the caption, “I feel ya, buddy, I feel ya. This is hilarious.”

Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To "Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There"

Image credits: Coach Jeremy

Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To "Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There"

Image credits: Coach Jeremy

“I had a lot laughs and surprises when I was editing the video,” Coach Jeremy added. “I was surprised at how positive he was and encouraging as he was trying things out. I was really proud of him.”

Jeremy also showed the clip to Mason himself. “He loved it, he has a few favourite parts. He likes the part when he skates really fast and yells, and the parts where he falls down.”

Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To "Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There"

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Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To "Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There"

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Watch the entire video to hear how cute he sounds:

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And to everyone wondering whether or not Mason got to go to ‘Badonalds:’ “Yes, we got ‘Badonalds’ after,” his father confirmed. “He got the chicken nugget happy meal and loved the toy.”

Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To "Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There"

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People immediately started relating to the video in the sweetest and funniest ways

Dad Mics Up His 4-Year-Old At Hockey Practice To "Finally Understand What The Heck He Was Doing Out There"

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Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

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Withnail 5 years ago

"I'm just gunna take a nap" is all I ever wish for! So adorable ❤

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Nordlys 5 years ago

*waves*

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Herb Eaversmells 5 years ago

It was super adorable

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Full Name 5 years ago

It's a whole new world. I'm a privacy freak so this makes me cringe but I get that it's how the world works now. Regardless, it's adorable.

4points

Cesi Baca 5 years ago

Ok to be honest, I was thinking the same thing. It’s all in good fun, but a cute 4 year old deservesto have their thoughts and ramblings to themselves private just as an any adult would..... cause let’s be honest, adults do this too Lol and I’m very greatful no one has heard me taking to myself while stuck in traffic on the freeway.

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Stina Kolling 5 years ago

Remember that as this child grows up, he'll have no concept of online privacy himself. He'll post all of his thoughts & feelings in videos online for the whole world to see, and this will be normal for his generation. They're growing up differently than we did, my friends.

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