2009-2010 USA Classification with Birth years

2009-2010 Age Classification with Birth Years
Classification	Birth Years
Devos
Mini-Mites
Mite	2001 & 2002
Squirt	1999 & 2000
Peewee U12	1997 & 1998
Bantam U14	1995 & 1996
Midget Minor U16	1993 & 1994
Midget Major U18	1991 & 1992

Summary of Practice Friday, 27 February

• Getting Up Drill: Make sure that our skaters are able to get up and emphasis on getting up quickly.
• Skating Drills: Work on fundamentals: Ready position, forward skating, 1 & 11 o’clock stop.
• Puck Drills: To maximize individual experience handling the puck and maximize the number of touches. Every skater carries puck cross ice & back. Coaches work with individual skaters to correct grip & dribbling technique. Break into 3 groups and work on puckhandling skills.

 Notice during the cross-ice games at the end of practice that no one gets much practice carrying the puck. Even the more skilled players don’t get many touches.

George Kingston study of hour long. running time, full-ice Mite game (1976) found that on average a player had possession of the puck for 20.7 seconds. Top National Hockey League and international professional players were also timed and no player exceeded 85 seconds of puck possession time. In a sixty-minute children’s game the actual playing time of the game was 20 minutes and 38 seconds.

Downloaded from USA Hockey, “Cross Ice Games,” 28 February 2009. http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=CO&id=19352&USAHockeyType=ICE

Reposted with corrections: Originally posted as “Update 1-26″

Paraphrased Message from Cheryl Krogman, President of SHAW. Please look on the web site and sign up for the concessions [at Wilson Park]. Help is needed for next Sat and Sun. It is not hard. We need new people and we need this to succeed for SHAW. http://www.shawhockey.org/

Ice Chips. Ice Chips are skaters eight years old and up who often are just starting hockey & are not ready to play on teams in their age classification. Ice Chips provides small group of one-on-one instruction to help these skaters develop skating, passing, and shooting skills so they can compete against their peers.  James & Alex are Ice Chips. James skated with devos since November and Alex began two weeks ago. As of last Saturday, the Director of Coaches, Mike Wargolet has assumed leadership of the Ice Chip program & will run it with volunteer coaches completely independently of devos. Ice Chips will share ice time with devos, but will work with their own volunteer coaches.

Handicapped Parking. About one third of the parking places closest to the doors are reserved for the vehicles with handicapped permits. Don’t park in handicapped spots or risk getting ticketed or towed.

More Ice Time.

Mike Wargolet, asked if devos wanted ice time in March. Cheryl Krogman offered devos ice on Friday night 27 March. Details will follow when I learn more. Correction: Friday, 27 February.

Details will follow when I learn more. [for most recent schedule info, see recent posts.]

Other. Monday, Feb 16 Managers Meeting 6:00 & Board Meeting 6:30. All SHAW members are welcome to attend.

Lights Out on Jan.1 (2) Bantam Tournament (3) Concession Stand

1. January 1st, 2009 “Lights Out Hockey.”The rink lights are off and players with glow-in-the-dark necklaces & sticks try to shoot the glowing puck into the net. Nothing like the sounds of hockey to welcome the new year. Volunteers are needed. Spectators are welcome.
2. Bantam Tournament January 10^th & 11^th. We don’t have ice this weekend so consider coming to the rink to help out. Spectators are also welcome. Click the Volunteer tab.  NEW! Devos skate on Jan 10th @ 10:00.
3. Update from SHAW President on the Concession Stand

Co-Ed Locker Rooms

MEMORANDUM
Date: February 22, 2007
To: Board of Directors, USA Hockey
Chairs, All Sections/Councils/Committees
Affiliate Presidents
Association Presidents
Arena Owners & Operators
From: USA Hockey, Inc.
Subject: GENDER EQUITY POLICY – Co-Ed Locker Rooms

The issue of co-ed dressing arrangements in locker rooms continues to come up, and USA Hockey is frequently asked to provide some type of guideline about dealing with such situations.Teams, leagues, associations and USA Hockey need to recognize that there are gender equity issues to deal with when managing a co-ed locker room setting. Both female and male privacy rights must be given consideration and appropriate arrangements made.

USA Hockey’s member organizations should consider the following:

1. Recognize that it is an issue that must be dealt with and that favoring one group over another can produce legal ramifications;

2. Recognize that the ideal situation of using two, separate dressing rooms is not possible in many ice rink/arena settings;

3. Recognize that it is an issue that will increase in visibility as girl’s/ women’s participation in USA Hockey continues to grow; and

4. Recognize that it is an issue for members who are participating as players, coaches and officials. Our recommendations, made in conjunction with the Girls’/Women’s Section, the Coaching Education Program and the Officiating Program, are as follows:

NOTE: Make certain that two properly screened adults are present in locker room settings to supervise. Arrange to provide supervisors who are of the same sex as the children they are to protect. Please follow Coaching Ethics guidelines.

A. Where possible, have the male and female players undress/dress in separate locker rooms; then convene in a single dressing room to hold the coach’s pregame meeting;

B. Once the game is finished, hold the coach’s post game meeting; then have the male and female players proceed to their separate dressing rooms to undress and shower (separately), if available.

C. In those cases where separate facilities are not available, have one gender enter the locker room and change into their uniforms. That gender then leaves the locker room, while the other gender dresses. Both genders would then assemble in the locker room and hold the coach’s pre-game meeting.

D. Following the game and the coach’s post game meeting, where separate facilities are not available, the second gender group enters the locker room and undresses, while the first group waits outside until they have undressed and left the room. Once the second group leaves, the first group enters the locker room and undresses.

NOTE: Taking turns is a means of ‘reasonable accommodation’, so neither gender group is favored, nor is “the ones who always have to wait” and it’s fair.

Failing to establish some type of similar procedure, or failure to seriously consider the privacy issues will likely lead to complaints and/or lawsuits. By being proactive on this issue, everyone [coaches, players, officials, volunteers and parents] can enjoy the sport without the worry of legal actions or the invasion of privacy concerns arising.

Lastly, reinforce to all players, coaches, officials, volunteers and parents that your organizations are going to take this issue seriously. It is not acceptable under USA Hockey’s By-Laws -Policies on Physical and Sexual Abuse – for members to be observing the opposite gender while they dress or undress. Members and volunteers who violate USA Hockey’s policies, or who violate the privacy rights of others, could be subject to appropriate discipline.

Your attention to this topic and to preventing problems arising from this issue will be greatly appreciated. We are grateful for your cooperation and assistance in providing an enjoyable, safer experience for USA Hockey’s membership.

cc: Dave Ogrean, Executive Director
Rae Briggle, Senior Director, Member Services
Kevin McLaughlin, Director, Youth Ice Hockey
Mark Tabrum, Director, Coaching Education Program
Matt Leaf, Director, Officiating Education Program
Girls’/Women’s Section
Risk Management Committee
District Coaches-In-Chief
District Referees-In-Chief
District Registrars
District Rick Managers
File Copy

Sample Co-Ed Locker Room Policy

Gender Equity Policy – Co-Ed Locker Rooms [Kent Valley Hockey Association (Kent, Washington)]

The issue of co-ed dressing arrangements in locker rooms continues to come up, and Kent Valley Hockey Association has come up with the following Policy based on USA Hockey’s recommendation. Make certain that two properly screened adults are present in locker room settings to supervise. Arrange to provide supervisors who are of the same sex as the children they are to protect. Please follow Coaching Ethics guidelines. These guidelines are for Pee Wee levels and above, and may be followed at Mite and Squirt if requested.

NOTE: Taking turns is a means of ‘reasonable accommodation’ that make the policy fair, so neither gender group is favored, nor is one group “the ones who always have to wait”.

Lastly, reinforce to all players, coaches, officials, volunteers and parents that your organizations are going to take this issue seriously. It is not acceptable under USA Hockey’s By-Laws-Policies on Physical and Sexual Abuse for members to be observing the opposite gender while they dress or undress. Members and volunteers who violate USA Hockey’s policies, or who violate the privacy rights of others, could be subject to appropriate discipline. Your attention to this topic and to preventing problems arising from this issue will be greatly appreciated. We

are grateful for your cooperation and assistance in providing an enjoyable, safer experience for Kent Valley Hockey Association’s membership.

A. Where possible, have the male and female players undress/dress in separate locker rooms; then convene in a single dressing room to hold the coach’s pre-game/practice meeting. The minimum uniform is hockey pants with shin pads and socks. At no time should anyone be wearing anything less than a t-shirt type top and a gym short type bottom or leggings;

B. Once the game/practice is finished, hold the coach’s post game/practice meeting; then have the male or female players proceed to their separate dressing rooms to undress and shower (separately), if available.

C. In those cases where separate facilities are not available, have one gender enter the locker room and change. That gender then leaves the locker room, while the other gender changes. Both genders would then assemble in the locker room and hold the coach’s pre-game meeting. At no time should anyone be wearing anything less than a t-shirt type top and a gym short type bottom or leggings;

D. Following the game/practice and the coach’s post game meeting, where separate facilities are not available, the second gender group enters the locker room and undresses, while the first group waits outside until they have undressed and left the room. The minimum uniform is hockey pants with shin pads and socks. Once the second group leaves, the first group enters the locker room and undresses.

E. When someone arrives late, or needs to leave early, it is that person’s responsibility to dress/undress away from the group. The minimum uniform is hockey pants with shin pads and socks. At no time should anyone be wearing anything less than a t-shirt type top and a gym short type bottom or leggings.

www.kentvalleyhockey.com/images/KVHADressingRoomPolicy.pdf

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Practice #5

• 10 minutes free skate/warm up. It takes 10 minutes to get everyone on the ice and to get the nets, pucks & cones.
• First Whistle – Ready Position & Getting Up Drill.
• Forward Stride: Exercises -T-push [A-2], Scooting [A-3]- glide
• Stopping: 1 o’clock [A-3], Scrape to the side
• [variation on Station Activities A-4] cones & step over stick
• novices practice getting up & glide turns through cones

Minutes from SHAW Coaches’ Meeting 12/1/2008

MITRON

1. Thoughts about Mitron staff run practices
2. What would coaches like to see at next Mitron coaching clinic
3. Should we continue with Mitron next year?

 All the coaches in attendance agreed we should try and maintain using Mitron for SHAW.

 Goalie Clinics: Ideas on how to improve

•  Look at USA Hockey web site for goalie drills.  Check out this web site: http://www.usahockey.com/usahgoalies/default.aspx?NAV=AF_02&ID=223758
•  Look into possibility of bringing in a goalie coach at a cost.

 Coaches Input

• Coaches would like to bring back the ice chip program.  We would need help from all coaches to make this work.
• Goalie equipment in storage needs to be gone over.  A lot of unusable of equipment in storage.
• Look into USA hockey program for equipment donation.
• Coaches would like to see the Pettit Oval brought back again and would like to see at least 2 practices a week.

 Open Session

• What happened to all the black pucks? Each coach should have each player bring 2 pucks and add them to the bucket(s).
• Stress for need of a coach/adult in the locker room at all times. Coach or an adult in locker rooms which includes power skating and recruit a mom to monitor girls locker room if needed.
• If you take your team to watch the MSOE hockey team. Team gets 1 hour of free ice. Cost for games is $4.
• Invite director of recruiting on recruiting ideas. (Ex. High interest days at kids schools)
• Reminder SHAW team colors for Peewee and above is black breezers, black helmets, and black or red gloves.
• REMINDER: Skating and acceleration camp Dec 29,30, 31. Check web site.

 VP-on-Ice [Todd Oleson]

VP on ice wanted coaches to remember to use constructive dialogue when talking to refs.  And NEVER, EVER touch a ref for any reason.