Option 2:

Gordon William Gibbles' cross training mainly consists of if he will play at center or on the wing. While he is a natural center, Gibbles has spent the past few seasons on the wing in Great Falls as the team had more centers than spots and he cared more about playing with his line-mates and scoring goals. That also lead to the great advantage that if the center was thrown out of the faceoff circle, he would be a natural replacement. He does expect he will likely start playing at center in his final season in the SMJHL and likely will continue once he make the jump to the SHL on the Minnesota Monarchs. Gibbles has given no thought on cross training as a defenseman after seeing the toll it took on his father who famously moved from forward to defense in the middle of his career. His Dad's play-style was also much more suited towards defense as opposed to Gibbles highly offensive skill set. GW Gibbles intends to stay a forward for his entire career.