IN THIS ISSUE
Would You Leave 15 Pee Wees Home Alone?
Beko Home Appliances 1 on 1 Challenge
Chicago Blackhawks Holiday Camp
Lessons Learned at NARCE Paying Immediate Dividends
Santa Rosa Flyers Persevere Through Wildfires
Doc Rivers on Parents Seeking More Playing Time for Their Kids
Why It Bothers Me that You Coach from the Stands
Just for Coaches: On- and Off-Ice Drills
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Volume 4 Issue 11
November 30, 2017
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WOULD YOU LEAVE 15 PEE WEES
HOME ALONE?
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By Minnesota Hockey ~ The presence of adults in the locker rooms is critical to maintaining a safe and positive environment. Over the past five years, it has become clear that more than half of all SafeSport incidents reported each year occur in locker rooms. In all but a few cases, there was no locker room monitor present.
Whenever players are present in the locker room, there must be at least one screened and SafeSport-trained adult present either in the locker room or near the door (within arm's length and so the monitor can sufficiently hear inside the locker room), frequently checking and communicating with the players so they understand they are being monitored. Coaches can act as locker room monitors, however, we strongly encourage volunteer parents to fill this role to enable the coaches to focus on game or practice planning and preparation.
The prevention of hazing, bullying, harassment, or other inappropriate behaviors in addition to physical harm caused by horseplay, can be lessened by following some fundamental strategies. FULL ARTICLE>>
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BEKO HOME APPLIANCES 1 ON 1 CHALLENGE
In partnership with AHAI and Beko Home Appliances, the Chicago Blackhawks shootout competition allows participants to showcase their skills while contending to become the top shooter or goalie in the Squirt-age division. The competition will take place at the MB Ice Arena on January 3, 2018. The top two goalies and top two skaters will battle for the championship in front of a sellout crowd at the United Center during the intermission of the Chicago Blackhawks home game on January 7, 2018! The winning team (player and goalie) will accompany the Chicago Blackhawks Fan Development staff to the 2018 NHL® All-Star Game in Tampa Bay from January 27-28, 2018 to compete against other Squirt-age winners from around the NHL.
REGISTER NOW>>
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CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS HOLIDAY CAMP
Join us at MB Ice Arena, the new Chicago Blackhawks Community Ice Rink, for a two-day Holiday Hockey Camp! The camp will provide a fun, skill-oriented experience for local youth hockey players and feature Blackhawks alumni coaches. Camp will run five hours per day and include an exclusive Blackhawks Holiday Camp jersey. Proceeds from the Chicago Blackhawks Holiday Hockey Camp will go to the
Eddie Olczyk Youth Hockey Award.
CAMP DETAILS>>
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LESSONS LEARNED AT NARCE PAYING IMMEDIATE DIVIDENDS IN TEXAS
By Stephen Kerr ~ McKinney North Stars coaches who attended the conference already implementing what they learned.
This past May, about 90 hockey coaches and directors gathered in Columbus, Ohio for the annual North American Rink Conference & Expo (NARCE).
Operating under the umbrella of the U.S. Ice Rink Association and with the help of USA Hockey, the expo offers courses and certification for coaches, hockey directors, presidents and others, all aimed at doing what's best developmentally for kids utilizing USA Hockey's American Development Model. It's an opportunity to learn skills and best practices for getting the most out of developing young players. READ MORE>>
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SANTA ROSA FLYERS PERSEVERE THROUGH WILDFIRES
By Stephen Kerr ~ The Redwood Empire Ice Arena sits in the heart of Sonoma County wine country about an hour from San Francisco, normally about as picturesque a setting for a hockey rink as one could imagine.
The facility, also known as Snoopy's Home Ice, was built in the late 1960s by Peanuts cartoon creator Charles Schulz. It's home to the annual Great Pumpkin Smash Halloween Mite Jamboree, where teams of 8U hockey players from the Santa Rosa Junior Hockey Club participate in a day-long tournament each October.
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10U Q&A: WHEN IS THE TIME FOR FULL-TIME?
By Phil Osear, ADM Goaltending Manager
Q: When should a goalie become a full-time goalie?
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Coaches and parents should be aware of a few things when asking this question about their son or daughter.
First, players should not go to the rink and be a backup goalie ever
before the age of 13. There is nothing fun about sitting on the bench for an entire game and then going home. Coaches should either allow one goalie to play another position for the game or split the crease-time between two goaltenders. Goalies can split the game in half, split each period in half or switch every three to four minutes. Remember that the goalie's experience each day is more important than the appearance of a goaltending pattern similar to what is seen in the NHL. Let them play. Let them develop. Let them be kids. READ MORE>>
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DOC RIVERS ON PARENTS SEEKING MORE PLAYING TIME FOR THEIR KIDS
In this video, Rivers shares his approach as a sports parent when his kids sought help getting more playing time during their youth sports days. Rivers never went to the coach to request more playing time for his children; instead he used it as a teachable moment, explaining to his children what motivates a coach and encouraging them to focus on what they can control and earn their playing time.
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WHY IT BOTHERS ME THAT YOU COACH FROM THE STANDS
When parents try to coach from the stands, it can be very detrimental for athlete performance. Kids often face enough challenges out on the court without a screaming parent, but adding a parent to the mix makes it very difficult and adds unnecessary pressure to the experience. Instead, Mike Klinzing advises that parents cheer positively not just for their kid but for all kids.
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ON-ICE DRILLS
10U-14U: Diagonal Divider Pass
PURPOSE:
To develop passing skills, including the ability to receive the puck on the backhand and move laterally with the puck while moving the hands across the body to deliver a forehand pass. VIEW PLAN>>
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OFF-ICE DRILLS
10+: PVC Pipe Stickhandling
PURPOSE: To provide a challenging, do-anywhere dryland drill that improves top-hand control, top-hand strength and a loose bottom hand while stickhandling.
VIEW PLAN>>
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