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4 Year Old's Hockey Practice

4 Year Old's Hockey Practice

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Updated Feb 25, 2019 at 12:48PM EST by Adam.

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4 Year Old's Hockey Practice refers to a viral video of a mic'd 4-year old boy practicing hockey. After his father posted the video, many people found the boy's monologue on the ice cute, helping the video gain millions of views and spread on multiple platforms.

Origin

On February 22nd, 2019, Jeremy Rupke, known as "Coach Jeremy" on social media, posted a video of his son Mason practicing hockey. He put a microphone on Mason so that he could hear what he was saying on the ice. The video gained over 3.2 million views on YouTube (shown below). He also tweeted a shortened version of the video, which also gained over 3 million views.[1]



Spread

The video was widely shared on social media. Media brands like @ESPN[2] and @bardown[3] tweeted about the video, helping it reach a wide audience. NFL player JJ Watt tweeted about the video, saying "๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ โ€œIโ€™m gonna take a napโ€ I feel ya buddy, I feel ya. This is hilarious," gaining over 2,300 retweets (shown below, left). Actress Candace Patton tweeted the video with the caption "Me @ work," gaining over 430 retweets (shown below, right).


JJ Watt @JJWatt Follow 39 ์†Œ์†Œ์†Œ์†Œ "l'm gonna take a nap" l feel ya buddy, I feel ya. This is hilarious. 35 ESPN@espn This mic'd up 4-year old playing hockey is everything (via @howtohockey) 0:58 4:41 PM -23 Feb 2019 Candice Patton @candicepatton Follow me @ work ESPN@espn This mic'd up 4-year old playing hockey is everything (via @howtohockey) 0:58 8:26 PM 23 Feb 2019

The video drew media attention outside of the sports world. Rupke was interviewed by the Washington Post[4] after the video saw viral success. Rupke said the idea was inspired by his son's chatter around the house, saying "We always know heโ€™s saying random, funny stuff around the house. I just got curious, โ€˜I wonder what heโ€™s saying out there on the ice.โ€™" The moment was also covered by Twitter Moments,[5] Mashable[6] and Barstool Sports.[7]

Online Reactions


levi @Levi Jungels Follow Replying to @BleacherReport This is the Cutest s--- Ive ever seen Case Keenum @casekeenum Follow It's my wife's birthday and she woke up this morning and said "I want more mic'd up 4 year olds playing hockey videos!" This one is too funny. I feel like y'all can help me out with more! ESPN@espn This mic'd up 4-year old playing hockey is everything (via @howtohockey) 0:58 1:29 PM-24 Feb 2019 Leah Hextall @leahhextall Follow "Let's nap โ€œ-can this please become a series! TimbitsUP! coach Jeremy hoohockey I mic'd up my 4 year old at Timbits Hockey so I could finally understand what the heck he was doing out there. It was.... Interesting 0:26 J@TimHortons @NHL Show this thread 4:13 PM 23 Feb 2019 jll saulnier @jil_saulnier Follow "I'm not in this grouuuuuupโ€ Coach Jeremy @howtohockey I mic'd up my 4 year old at Timbits Hockey so could finally understand what the heck he was doing out there. It was.... Interesting 0:26 J@TimHortons @NHL Show this thread 11:59 PM 22 Feb 2019 Kate Welshofer @KateWelshofer Follow This so closely mirrors my internal monologue on any given day. Coach Jeremy @howtohockey I mic'd up my 4 year old at Timbits Hockey so I could finally understand what the heck he was doing out there. It was Interesting 0:26 J@TimHortons @NHL Show this thread 11:10 AM-23 Feb 2019 Bill Lawrence ^ @VDOOZER Follow Might be one of the best things l've ever heard. ESPN@espn This mic'd up 4-year old playing hockey is everything (via @howtohockey) 0:58 12:44 AM- 25 Feb 2019 from Los Angeles, CA


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External References

[1] Twitter โ€“ howtohockey

[2] Twitter โ€“ @espn

[3] Twitter โ€“ @Bardown

[4] Washington Post โ€“ A man micโ€™d up his 4-year-old at hockey practice, and the results are โ€˜so pureโ€™

[5] Twitter Moments โ€“ A dad mic'd up his 4-year-old son at hockey practice

[6] Mashable โ€“ A dad put a microphone on his 4-year-old during hockey practice, and it's freaking adorable

[7] Barstool Sports โ€“ A 4 Year Old Was Mic'd Up At Hockey Practice And It's Your Adorable Must-Watch Of The Century

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