Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting

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Agenda • Introductions • Association news & financial status • League updates • CDYHL • DNHL • MSGHL • Safesport • ADM & Practice Ice optimization • Recruiting plan – Jessica Johns • Preseason parent meeting checklist • Projected Teams • Level of play declarations • Discussions on coaching assignments & potential assistants Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting • Association News • Parent Education & Safesport coordinators – Bob/Margaret • Growth & Retention coordinator – Jessica Johns • Goalie coach - Wren • Scheduler – Margaret • Fees raised about 10%, we continue to offer self funded scholarships again this season, • (our fees are ~50% less than Denver) • Split Mites into 2 or 3 distinct groups, Beginner(2)/Intermediate • Kingdom Kup Tournament – Oct 11/13 Midget Maj A (HS Preseason) • Mentor program (student coach) will continue • Head Coaches (non parent) stipend concept is in budget again for this season • Contingent on overall financial performance • All players will receive their own water bottles

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting • Coaches Action List • Register with USA Hockey $40 • Register with CAHA for Background check • Concussion training – online – free 45min • Safesport module online – 1 hour • Age level specific module online – 6-8 hours • Attend classroom, levels 1-5, 1-5 days • All fees and travel paid by Summit Hockey • Need copies of 1-5 to Jessica before I can roster your team

Summit Youth Hockey Association • Fundraising update ‘13 ‘12 ‘11 ‘10 Thanks to you all! $25K ‘09 $20K ‘09 ‘13 ‘10 $15K ‘12 ‘11 ‘11 ‘11 ‘10 ‘13 ‘09 ‘12 $10K $5K Hockey Classic Kingdom Kup Fatty’s Golf

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting • Coaches Job Expectations • Convey hockey knowledge to players • Role model on and off the ice • Represent our associations vision, morals, etc… • Protect the players • How they play on the ice • From the minute they enter the building • Monitor locker rooms, pre/post game and all practices • Protect yourself • High risk situations

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting Who are currently most strongly associated with sex offenders these days? Coaches Teachers Priests

USA Hockey/CAHA/SYH SafeSport Program • Summary Rules for COACHES (reduced from 40 + pages) • Never be the only adult with a player, anywhere, anytime. • Never communicate with a player using any electronic means, phone, text, • Facebook, Twitter, etc…. • 3. Never touch a player in any way, at any time. • 4. Never transport a player by any means, do not recommend travel • or hotel arrangements. • 5. Never change clothes, shower, or disrobe in any way in the presence of a player. • 6. Treat every player fairly, equally, and respectfully. All violations are to be reported…

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting • Player Development Plans • Playing up • I have a plan for every player! • Summit Association Policy • Potential Exceptions • Girls DR with Boys • When to move to AA/AAA • 11 years old minimum • I can/will help facilitate when appropriate • Only when player is in top 10 of the AA/AAA team- otherwise it’s a money grab • Not really necessary • Dice/Metzger/Blass/Striet/Dunlap/Grotes/Farley are AA/AAA • Some questions we should ask ourselves • Is this the best player we have in the age group? • Would they be in the top 5 at the next age group? • Is size an issue? • Is emotional development an issue? • Must remind parents and ourselves that development is not linear

Summer 2013 • CAHA Summer Meeting • Fines will continue to be enforced for CEP and Background check • violations $1000/per • CEP • No waivers • Change – revert to old policy of level requirements, but still only take • 1 class per year • On-line modules will be improved, good for life, reduced redundancy • Safesport program will be implemented • Locker room monitoring policy

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting • League updates • CDYHL • All assoc must field an “A” team • No play downs • DR teams (lower team) not eligible for play-offs • Will support formation of AA tourney teams • DNHL • No Midget tiering again • Possibly more Midget teams this year ~20 • Possible some Jr Eagles teams • MSGHL • No new news – considering changes to play-off format

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting • Rule changes – Geoff Palmer

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting • American Development Model – How are we doing? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSt4C23vdV8 • More practice time than games • Scale the playing surface • Design practice plans that target 50% participation time – hard! • Use small areas, the game takes place in 25% areas • 40+ players can practice together well • Muscle memory, 10,000 reps done correctly • “The largest Hockey county in the world is great • at producing mediocre players” • “our elite players just survived the system”

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting • American Development Model – How are we doing? • Look critically at every drill… • Ask yourself, “how many are skating, how many are standing? • Solutions • Smaller groups • Shorten the exercise • If its not working – STOP and move to something else • Assistants its your job to tell the HC if you see needs/ideas • Mites – OK • Squirts/PeeWees more focus this this year • Identify/address skating mechanics issues – use your asst. coaches!!!

Practice Ice Utilization Station Example 2 on 2 Cross ice Corner to D, D to D, Shot w screen/tip Iron Cross w/puck 1 on 1 Down low Passing Circle - 6/group, rotate every 7-10 minutes = 30 players, + 2-4 goalies - Low wait times!

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting • Practice Focus items • ADM means high reps of skill development exercises • Strategies are useless if player can’t execute skills • Do skills with pucks • Evaluate every drill – count how many moving vs how many standing • If its not working – STOP and go to something else • 1:1 defensive skills is a key deficiency, spend time on this every practice • Use small games, 30 minutes every week • NOTE – Parents are educated • – they will compare your practice plans to others • Water bottles – must use them, no lines at drinking fountains • Pucks – practice pucks will be at the rink, in scorers booth • Ipads for video ! Get an asst coach proficient!

Summer 2013 Parent Preseason meeting checklist

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting • On the bench – be prepared • Make Job responsibilities clear • O door coach, with line up card • D door coach, with line up card • Do you want a certain set of D behind a certain forward line? • Are you line matching? • Who will tend to issues, injuries, on the bench (taking attention away from game) • What players play on PP, PK? • Head coach is responsible for decisions • Tool Kit • Spare mouth guard • Skate stone • Screw driver • Spare parts for helmets, straps • Tape • Dry erase board, markers • Medical Kit • Shall we supply these? • Equipment • Pucks • Players bring water bottles!

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting • On the bench – Strategies • Line matching – your most powerful tool ! • Use in every game, don’t let it be by default • Head to head, ie 1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, 3 vs 3 • 2 vs 1, etc… • Checking line – (must practice this) • Shadow • Use when a single opponent player can dominate the game • You need to train your shadow players in practice • Must be a very disciplined player • Entire team must be aware, so the shadow can hit the ice every time the opponent does, • even on the fly! • 5. Have a back up for when the shadow is in the box • Trap • All players (Sq B on up) should know the basic concept • Do not use for a whole game, but it needs to be used sometimes • Checking line • Line gets stuck out for a long shift • Change the MOMENTUM • Short bench

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting • On the bench – Strategies • Tips • Research your opponent before the game, pointstreak • Guess what, the Captains are usually the best players • Pick out skill players during warm ups • Know the opponents goalie stats • You can cheat the “home - line change rules” • Opt to change lines early - for face offs in either end • If you have 3 lines, be sure they know the order might change Time out – huge momentum changer !!! - any game you loose, did you use your time out? - rule of thumb, anytime two quick goals are scored on us use it !

Summer 2013 Game Systems, make it simple, fewer decisions in early season, consider your age group – but don’t underestimate them - a face off win in our zone ALWAYS goes behind the net and break out on the week side - a dump into our zone, ALWAYS goes to the weak side brake out - on a regroup the first option should D-D pass - in the offensive zone, moving the puck to the weak side is most always a smart move, Point shots from the middle are more effective - 2-3 Pinch - Torpedo ?

Summer 2013 Got Hockey Sense? "A good hockey player plays where the puck is.A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be."- Wayne Gretzky* The key to winning is in your head. If you’re ready, we’d like to help you hone your hockey instincts until the game lives inside you. The Hockey IntelliGym™ is a revolutionary, software-based training tool that helps players develop hockey sense – the perception and decision-making skills necessary to stay one step ahead of the puck and the game. Train Your Brain. Dominate the Ice.

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting Recruiting Plan – Jessica Johns • We will participate in USA Hockey “2and2 Challenge” • We will get more One Goal equipment sets – 32 sets in route • We will hold several “Try Hockey for free sessions” • Flyers to schools • Radio advertisements • We will coordinate efforts with Kremmling/Frasier • Allowed use of SYBS email list

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting Early season schedule Practice will begin on Monday - September 9th Schedule for the first four weeks Outside rink might POSSIBLY open on October 11th - not confirmed yet Mondays 4:00 - 5:00 All Peewee 5:15 - 6:15 All Squirts 6:30 - 7:30 U12/14 and U19 7:45 - 8:45 Midgets and Tournament Team Wednesdays 5:30 - 6:30 U12/14 and All Peewee 6:45 - 7:45 Bantams and U19 8:00 - 9:00 Tournament Team and Midgets Thursdays 4:30 - 5:30 Bantams 5:45 - 6:45 ALL Squirts 7:00 - 8:00 CLINICS Remember other tools - Systems work on outdoor - Chalk talks - VIDEO reviews

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting Regular Season Practice Schedule

Summit Youth Hockey Association

HPHL – Mountain Militia 3rd Campaign MM2013 - 44 players registered for tryouts - added a JV team & jersey set - players from Summit, Vail, Aspen, Kremmling, Crested Butte, Glenwood - Varsity team surprised the CO Hockey community - ranked in Tier 1 - very positive experience for the players - finished tied for 5th in state, won 2 play-off games

Rosters – so far Girls U12 U19 U14 New family with 2 girls – 1 U12, 1 U14

Rosters – so far Boys Squirts PeeWee Squirts - Fraser MIAs

Rosters – so far Mites Boys Midgets Bantam MIAs = Walker, Klaas +4-5 Devos

Summit Youth Hockey Head Coaches Summer Meeting