Volume 3 Issue 1 | January 2022 |
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COACHING EDUCATION CEP UPDATES |
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Now that we are into January, the Coaching Education Program clinic season has closed. As with the previous year, the clinics were held virtually. The feedback on those clinics from across the country has been very positive. The benefit to coaches being able to attend any virtual clinic across the country allowed for much greater flexibility in scheduling. In Central District alone we held over 70 clinics and AHAI hosted 25 of those across all four levels.
Unfortunately, we still had several coaches not take advantage of those clinics and their certification has expired. This quick note is a plea to our coaches as we look forward to next season. GET YOUR CERTIFICATIONS DONE! Local associations please make sure your coaches get certified before December 31st, do not wait. The temporary card option is fading away and may not be an option next year. As planning begins for Spring and next Fall be sure that attending a clinic is at the top of the list for your coaches. I expect the new clinic season to open in July. Notice will be sent via newsletters and through the registrars so pay attention and get it done as early as you can!
Any questions on coaching, coaching clinics, or certification needs please reach out to Jim Clare at jim.clare@ahai2.org.
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Putting the Player First
By Michael Doyle
Taking a player-first approach often means you have to start with each individual
To get the most out of our developing young athletes, as coaches, administrators and adults, it’s important to put their needs in front of ours.
However, when it comes to implementing practices and programming, how do we truly take a player-first approach? Often, you have to start with each individual.
“For me, when I think kid-centered or athlete-centered, it’s really trying to think about ‘What does each of those kids need?’” said David Hoff, USA Hockey Northern Plains District Coach-In-Chief and head coach of the 2022 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team. “Ultimately if you want them to love hockey and want to play well and play hard, it’s really trying to make them feel comfortable. So, you have to think about what they are used to – it’s so important in today’s world.” READ MORE<<
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Kendall Coyne Schofield named Captain of 2022 U.S. Olympic Women's Team
Coaches I encourage you to have your players watch the U.S. Olympic Women's Team next month as it features several Illinois skaters including the Team Captain Kendall Coyne Schofield from Palos Heights. The game these women play is a lesson in stick work, angling, body positioning and so much more. You want to teach those habits, watch and enjoy. I encourage all of you to invite female players and coaches who teach this every day to your practices to work with your players, girls AND boys. The other Illinois women representing the USA are Megan Bozek (Buffalo Grove), Savannah Harmon (Downers Grove), Jesse Compher (Northbrook), and Abbey Murphy (Evergreen Park).
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Eight Days a Week
By Harry Thompson
Before COVID-19 shut down hockey in western New York, a Buffalo Jr. Sabres 12 & Under team played a full and competitive schedule. Starting around the end of August and going through the middle of March, the Jr. Sabres laced up their skates to the tune of 65 games that season.
Throw in weekly practices and the 11- and 12-year-old players were on the ice close to 150 times during the season.
Right next door to where the youth team plays, Buffalo’s NHL club skates from mid-September until early April, hitting the ice for six preseason games and 82 regular season contests. That schedule could be extended once the Sabres manage to snap their current playoff drought.
The difference between these two groups of committed athletes? The NHL’s Sabres are paid professionals. The Jr. Sabres are on the cusp of puberty. READ MORE<<
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Did You Have Fun? The Car Ride Home
By Jamie MacDonald
There are only so many hours in a day, and only a fraction of those during the week in the life of a kid are beyond the reach of schoolwork, social lives, and screen time. One of the few times where they may be least distracted from everything life is throwing at a kid these days would be in the car to and from hockey.
And why ruin a perfectly good car ride with a captive audience by something like coaching him or her on the way? READ MORE<<
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“(CAR COACHING) LESSENS THEIR ABILITY TO PROBLEM-SOLVE AND DEAL WITH FAILURE, AND IT PUTS THE PARENT IN THE POSITION OF BEING A CRUTCH,” GRILLO SAYS. “AND IT CAN ZAP THE PASSION AND LOVE FOR THE GAME – THAT, AND THE SPECIAL BOND BETWEEN PARENTS AND KIDS. THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PIECES IN THIS DISCUSSION.” |
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10U-12U: 1v1 Puck Battle with Net-Front Tip
Purpose: Create a contested 1v1 puck battle below the goal line. Winner of the puck (X1 in this example) can pass to any of the O players waiting above the top of the circle. After the pass to O2 is made, X1 heads to the front of the net for a screen and tip. F1 player who loses the puck battle assumes defensive role and defends the front of the net by boxing out and lifting stick. Play this drill out as desired. READ MORE<<
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1 vs 1 Quick Feet
Purpose: Create a 1v1/2v1/3v2 net-drive situation with the defense and forwards working on quick feet to close gap. Angling for the defense and puck protection for the forwards.
Description:
- On whistle, both forwards leave, skate around D and pick up puck on red line that the coaches have spotted.
- D can't leave until the forwards touch the puck.
- D try to force a wide shot
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USA Hockey Officiating Zoomcast |
Join this weekly live broadcast every Tuesday night or watch via YouTube to here the latest information on officiating, the rules, issues, and solutions that will help us all understand the role of the official. As coaches it is on us to understand the complexities of the rule book and how best to manage situations with the officials during games.
Visit the Officiating Zoomcast page here. |
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