We take pride in our staff.
ATHLETES FIRST, WINNING SECOND!
The successful youth hockey coach helps young athletes master new skills, compete with dignity and pride, and feel good about themselves. Teaches hockey skills at a level the players can understand and utilize. Is able to teach skills properly, for best player development, reduced injury potential, and to keep players motivated. Knows basic hockey techniques, strategies, and rules. Is able to understand the feelings and emotions of his/her players. Communicates well with everyone on the team. Is a role-model of the skills needed to be successful in life.
Major coaching objectives are to: Have fun! Coaches and players should have fun and enjoy their time together. This sense of fun should permeate practice time as well as games. Help young athletes develop. The coach develops players in several ways. Physically-players learn to build new skills on top of previously learned skills as they become more complete players. Psychologically-young athletes learn how to control their emotions and hopefully attain a good self-image. Socially-young athletes begin to see that it takes a team effort to be successful. Have a winning team. Everyone wants to win. Coaches help players learn to win and lose, and to understand that striving to win, doing one's best, is more important than actually winning.
COACH RESOURSES
COACHING REQUIREMENTS
GAMES & TOURNAMENTS
ORGANIZATIONS AND LEAGUES
