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Noah Mehr Bantam AA Midget Minor, Allen Americans.
Thomas Heather V - DSYHL McKinney Blue Jackets #5 Photo by Thomas E Heather IV
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Bantam A team for winning the North Texas Hockey League (NTXHL) Championship! The Ice Jets swept the series against the Louisiana Jr. Gators, winning game 1, 4-3, and game 2, 6-1. Pictured are: Coach Chris Shakesby Back Row: Assistant Coach Lance Johnston,Connor Hunton, Brandon Johnston, Alec Galbraith, Ty Wieslander, Karson Foster, Kyle Jones, Morgan Scheetz, Bailey Hall, Blake Sibley, Alex Arellano, Joe Felan, Braden Bird, Jordan Dawson, Zack Hale Middle Row: Brandon Carressimo, William Laird, AJ Mendoza, Connor O’Connell Front row Goalies: Brock Stevens, Nico Prulhiere
Carter - Austin Road Runner mini-mites.
Austin Thielges (DSEHC Tier 1 18U)
The 99 Dallas Stars Elite Hockey Club team won the U12 Tier 1 Texas State Championship.
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Texas Aces Goalie #35 Trey Peterson.
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Dallas Oilers U18 AA Win National Championship By Julie Hirschy
Ain’t nothin’ like the real thing baby! The buzz started before tryouts last June when it was announced that Dallas Oilers Head Coach, Mark Campbell and Dallas Stars Selects Head Coach, Brian Duly whose NTXHL Championship team had just defeated Campbell’s Oilers in playoffs - were joining forces. Their objective was to select highly skilled character players to create a powerhouse. More than a few were surprised, even skeptical; but both Campbell and Duly felt that if they could get the players to believe in their plan and their system they would have a team that could compete on the National level. Their motto all year was “Oil ‘em Up.” That they did! While playing in the North Texas Hockey League, the Oilers finished the regular season in second place with a record of 17-2-1, which gave them a bye for the first round of playoffs. The team went 3-1 in the semi-finals, and swept the DJHA Kowal team 2-0 in the finals to capture the League Championship in early March. Also, in February the Oilers won the Texas Amateur Hockey Association State tournament in February. This qualified them for the National Championship tournament. This Oilers team comprised of 17 and 18 year old boys from across the Metroplex, also traveled to tournaments in Denver, Detroit, and Chicago this season. It was all a part of the coaches plan to challenge the Team with strong opponents in traditional hockey hotbeds. Although losing the Championship game in both Detroit and Chicago, to teams they had defeated in the early rounds of each tournament, was disappointing; it also fueled their fire. As those in the hockey world know, the road to Nationals is a long and trying one. At times the Oilers struggled with multiple players being out with injuries or suspensions. Combining league games, scrimmages and tournaments, they had played a total of 57 games and had compiled a record of 46-8-
3. After this grind the players were united in the belief that a National Championship was possible if they were successful in the round robin where they would be playing teams ranked much higher than themselves. From March 28 to April 1 the Team was in East Lansing, Michigan playing for the Tier II U18 USA Hockey National Championship. Heading into the tournament the Oilers were ranked 22nd in the nation. Their record was 3-0 in the round robin. They defeated 12th ranked California 5-3, Wisconsin 4-3 in OT, and 3rd ranked New York 4-2. During those games each player was relentless when they stepped onto the ice. Work. Work. Work. According to the
coaching staff, the players were “playing the system and getting better with each game.” As a result, they secured the first seed in their pool and advanced to the quarterfinals to play the second seeded Chicago Huskies. What a game! The Oilers swarmed the team from the Windy City and defeated them 6-2, advancing to the semi-finals to play another Illinois team, the Chicago Bruins. The Oilers stellar defensive play lead to a 5-1 victory; however, the win was bittersweet as their Captain, Ryan Burke, received a game misconduct and would be out for the Championship Game. In the first five games of the Championship Tournament, the Dallas Oilers won 4 games in regulation and 1 game in OT. With 51 wins to date, there was 1 game left that would forever define their season. “Mission 52”
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became their slogan. Player Jack Howard summed it up in his tweet “a team playing for something is dangerous, a team playing for someone is unstoppable. This one’s for you Captain.” On their forearms the players wrote in black sharpie the numbers of the 2 teammates that would not be playing with them on that day - their Captain, and Cole Wynne-Jones who was unable to make the trip. On the bench during the game hung Burke’s jersey. One could feel the emotion of the players, and their relentless desire to be crowned National Champion. They were not to be denied. From the drop of the puck it was a ferocious battle against the highly skilled Sylvania Maple Leafs of Ohio. The first period was intense, but uneventful as neither team got on the board. The Oilers were unable to capitalize on two power plays. The Maple Leafs scored first in the second period. Then Nick Alexander ripped a shot to tie the game at 1, where it remained through regulation time and two overtime periods. Two and a half minutes into the third overtime, defenseman, Bradford Burr scored the game winner on a breakaway. They accomplished what they had set out to do, win a National Championship. For an Organization that was only in it’s second year of existence the goal to win a National Championship may have seemed unrealistic, but under the direction of Coaches Mark Campbell, Brian Duly, Kevin Smith, and Cosmo Clarke this team had character players and depth. In the six National games, every skater on the roster contributed with at least 1 point, either a goal or an assist. Of the top 8 scoring leaders in the tournament, the Oilers had 3 with Payton Baldillez at 1st, Ryan Machos at 3rd, and Hayden Meshell at 8th. Oilers goaltenders, Brenden Cain and Colton Moisan, who also received an assist, were ranked 5th and 6th respectively. ■
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MY, HOW THE REFEREES HAVE CHANGED! By Jim Pikl, hockey fan
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hen my son was playing hockey, it seemed the referees were always out to get my son’s team. It was almost like the other team had paid them off. Every call (and non-call) seemed to go the way of his opponents. That’s it! Oh my gosh, why didn’t I recognize that before? The referees were in conspiracy with every team my son competed against. And don’t even get me started about the individual calls made against my innocent little son. By golly, Ryan never committed a hockey rule violation in his life. But to see the refs in action, you would think he was one of the Hansen brothers. Kids would carelessly fall over Ryan’s stick, and the ref’s arm would immediately fly into the air as if he were trying to puncture the belly of some invisible floating whale hovering right above his head. Hey, if the other kids were not good enough skaters to simply stay on their feet, why was that any reason to make my precious Ryan miss one or two of his shifts? What idiots!!! But you know what? In the last several seasons, something has been different. For two years I have been keeping score for the various hockey associations around town, so I have watched a lot more hockey, most of which did not have my son on the ice. One bizarre thing I have noticed is that the referees have gotten a lot better these last two years. No, really. Have YOU noticed it, too? It’s amazing. It’s the same people in the striped shirts, but it’s just that they are now so much more fair, balanced, reasonable, and expert in the rules of the game than they ever were when my Ryan was playing. Funny, I know. I wonder if MHOA finally heard the screams of me and my fellow ref-abusers and decided to actually teach the refs how the game was played. It’s about time, too. Geez, I probably suffered through 10 years of the most terrible refereeing in the history of sports which, unfortunately, just happened to coincide with the same 10 years Ryan was playing here. What bad luck, right? How did the refs get so much “better” in the last two years? I have tried to figure that out, and would like to share with you some of my thoughts on the topic. The following six observations seem pretty reasonable to me, although if your child is still playing hockey,
reading them may mess with your current mind set about referees to the point where you may have to change the way you view them and their job, as I did. Get ready. It’s not going to be pretty. Let’s look at some facts. 1. Referees are human. That’s right. Just like you and me. They have good and bad days. They have emotions and feelings. As inconvenient at it may be, they have only two eyes and two ears. And – this will come as a severe shock to some – they make mistakes. As long as we have human referees, these things will always be true. I know. It hurts. But keep reading anyway. 2. Referees are dedicated. The money these folks receive for officiating at your local games barely covers their expenses, and is definitely not the reason most of them do it. Think about your own “free time” and contemplate the following. Here’s what they do for the $40 or so they are paid for each game: they arrive at the rink 45-60 minutes before the scheduled start time of the game. They stretch, warm up, hydrate, and then dress in equipment they had to buy themselves, all of which costs the same or more than the equipment you are buying for little Johnny to play in (as one example, those little plastic face shields – which they wear by the way so they can get the best possible view of the game while still keeping their eyesight– sometimes get scratched and may need to be replaced several times a season; they cost $80-120 each). They then caucus with their partner or partners about their assignments, discuss the rules that will apply in the upcoming game (which differ at every age level), and go over any special instructions they need to know (which change frequently). Then they take the ice. They have now been at the rink an hour, not counting drive time to get there. They have not earned a dime at this point. Then comes the game, lasting between 60 and 110 minutes, during which time they are constantly in danger of being hit with pucks and sticks. Then they help the Zamboni driver with the nets, retire back to their locker room, get undressed, do a debriefing either with each other or with an off-ice supervisor who critiques their performance in a much more penetrating way than you could ever
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come up with, and then they drive home. $40 richer. This works out to around $10 per hour. If they are doing this for the money, I am sure glad they are not my personal financial advisors. Maybe instead, they just love the game. Hmmm. 3. Referees are focused. The referees are in charge of making sure the game is played fairly, safely, and within the rules. This is not as easy as it sounds. There are 200 plus rules they must memorize. The rules of hockey also provide for a lot of discretion in the officials. They must interpret the rules in a split second to determine if an infraction has occurred (it is estimated that a hockey referee makes 10,000 split-second decisions during the course of every 60-minute game. Think about that for a second). Then, they have to exercise an unusual skill that most of us never have to encounter: they have to take action from time to time to stop the fastestmoving game in sports – in mid-stride. This is contrary to human nature, which is to let the play continue until it reaches a “logical” stopping point. And they do this amazing feat of mental gymnastics up to 50 times in a game. To do this, they don’t change the same human nature you and I have; they overcome it by sheer willpower. 4. Referees are obsessively safetyconscious. You probably never noticed this, but aside from calling the penalties and dropping the puck after a stoppage in play, the referees are constantly on the lookout for anything that could cause any of the players to suffer harm. From making sure aggressive players do not hurt each other to perpetually scanning the entire 17,000 square feet of ice surface for obstacles as small as a dime that could trip a player, to making sure the rink doors are always closed and locked, the padding is properly around the boards, the ice surface is not deeply pocked, the nets are pegged down, etc., etc. They also constantly evaluate the equipment the players have on to make sure they have mouth guards, their helmets are properly strapped on, and to ensure there is no loose material on their uniforms or sticks. I have repeatedly seen them risk their own health and safety for no other reason than to prevent a player from coming to harm. And I have seen them get icetimesmagazine.com
IceTimesMagazine hurt doing that. It is heroic, really. But, hey, they get $40, right? 5. Referees are subject to harm. You may have noticed: ice is slippery. And hard. Falling on it is not fun after the age of about five. But given that most of them are pretty good skaters, amazingly the ice surface is the least dangerous part of the game. Don’t forget there are 13-14 other people on the ice with them, some of whom are larger than they are and so focused on the game that they are not aware the referees are even there (good referees should be essentially “invisible” right?). The players – decked out in full combat-style body armor – are skating at speeds up to 22 miles per hour, often looking the other way. Referees can become something like unnoticed obstacles that magically “spring up” in the players’ faces from time to time and must be avoided. Or not. The referees are far less hard and unyielding than the boards or the ice surface, so it is much easier on the player to just “skate through” such an obstacle than to skate around it. Oh, and that referee equipment I mentioned before does not include shoulder pads, chest protector,
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neck guards, or gloves, so those parts of the ref’s body are super-exposed to the following hurts: player elbows, shoulders, hands, and knees, steel-hard sticks wielded by amateur, testosterone-soaked teenagers, razor-sharp skate blades, 10 ounce, frozen-solid rubber bullets traveling at speeds up to 90 miles per hour, the dasher boards, open penalty-box and bench doors, and the poorly-padded edges of the glass. And have you noticed that they always jump into any scrum that takes place, plunging their poorly-protected bodies into the fray, to stop the players from hurting each other during fights? Talk about overcoming human nature. But that is not all. Not even the worst of it. Not even close. 6. Referees are abused. After all of the above, for a mere $40 per game, referees ALSO get the pleasure of tolerating ignorant, screaming, livid fans (most of whom know less about hockey than a flea knows about Sunday), insulant, often foul-mouthed preteen and teenage prima donnas (where are the parents here??), and hysterical coaches (some of whom, amazingly, are referees themselves!), all pointing fingers, making
obscene gestures, and telling them they are blind, stupid, unfair, and of questionable maternal origin. Even then, 99.99% of the time the refs just shrug off the verbal abuse they receive and get on with their jobs in a professional, game-honoring manner. There is a word for this: amazing. Yes, sir. Referees sure have changed a lot in the last two years, and I am so glad they have. I haven’t felt the need to yell at one of them in any of the 300 games I have scored. And that sure makes the game a lot more fun to watch. Thanks, MHOA, for straightening the referees out. It’s about time. ■
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hat a great season. We came together as a group of players that was comprised of players, 1. some that no one else wanted and who had no team to play for 2. some that had not skated for a year or two 3. some that just wanted to play with friends 4. some that just wanted the extra ice time BUT all that loved hockey. After 6+ months and 32 games we came together as team that could not be denied. We skated harder , never gave up and as several of the other teams players, parents and coaches said to me after both playoffs games we came in waves , with speed and in position. We clearly had the best goalies in the league. I have been coaching for 20 years and NEVER have I had as much fun or been as proud to coach a team as this season with our players , parents and most of all my other coaches , Keith, Kevin and Deano. EVERYONE was responsible for this championship. I remember a few key plays that led to our victories. • Spencer rifling a wrist shot to the top of the net for our first goal on Saturday • Tyler’s fore-checking like a demon taking a big hit that led to a crushing goal that iced game 1. • Laura’s goal and two assists on Saturday and her clearing the puck in the crucial closing minutes of the championship. • Kolby’s snagging a puck out of mid-air saving a goal that could have changed the tide in game 1 (96% save percentage) as well. • Tommy’s great pass from behind the net to Matias who scored the game winning goal in the Championship (a play that we worked on all season). • Alek’s assist and great defense in game 1 that was a difference maker. • Zack’s tremendous efforts and success in clearing the puck all weekend long. • Chris’s incredible goals in game 1 and his frustrating the other teams all weekend long and his assist that led to goal three in the Championship. • Bryce’s “best defenseman” all weekend long and back breaking plays was a major factor in allowing only two goals against.
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• Tyler’s net minding in the Championship game and 96% save percentage. • Mark’s leadership , crucial goals in the Championship game and game one ... and his taking on the hardest checks and watching his attackers fall on the ice. • Cam’s “from the heart” shut down defense and control of the neutral zone as well as tremendous breakout passes, • Alex’s overall play at both ends of the ice , determined back check and “difference making plays” WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS BECAUSE WE ARE A TEAM WHERE EVERYONE PLAYED AS A TEAM AND FOR EACH OTHER . Thanks for making this such a success . See you in San Antonio !!!!! Coach Bill ■
Sam Jaben (Team Houston PW A) makes a careful save.
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Tommy Bittner #8 - Alliance Bulldogs Squirt-Rose.
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#31 Cody Phillips (Dallas Stars Selects U-16 A Sung) playing the puck behind the net like Marty Turco.
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Ryan Lussier, Klein Varsity Hockey, takes the face off.
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Nolan Burdett - NTXHL Bantam A division for the Houston Wild
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President’s Day Tournament Mite Gold 1st Place Winners Euless Calgary Flames
Payton Starks Penguin No 5 Aerodrome Houston Texas Jr. Brahmas – (Secord) finished first in the Chicago Cup Squirt B.
Congratulations to the teams below who competed very well at USA Hockey Nationals that began March 28. Many thanks go out to the volunteers who helped along the way, as well as those who helped at Nationals. Stars Elite 16U Tier I – lost Championship game 5-1 Stars Elite 14U Tier I – went 0-1-0-2 Stars Elite 12U Tier I – went 2-0-1-1, Top 8 Finish Oilers 18U Tier II – won Championship, (2-1, 3OT) in 3A Div. DJHA 18U Tier II – went 1-2 in 3A Div. OKC 18U Tier II – won Championship in 1A Div. Tornado 16U Tier II – went 2-1 in 3A Div. Americans 16U Tier II – went 1-2 in 2A Div. Ice Jets 14U Tier II – won Championship in 3A Div. OKC 14U Tier II – lost Championship game 6-1 in 1A Div. Houston Wild 12U Tier II – went 1-2 in 3A Div. OKC 12U Tier II – lost Championship game 5-2 in 1A Div. Alliance Girls 19U Tier II – won Championship (repeat) Alliance Girls 16U Tier II – went 1-2-0-1 Alliance Girls 14U Tier II – went 0-2-0-1 Alliance Girls 12U Tier II – went 0-2-0-1 Plano West Varsity – went 1-2
The 2012 TAHA Annual Meeting has been scheduled for Sat June 16 in Dallas (venue TBD). Season highlights from 2011-12, season plans for 2012-13, various section reports, board position elections, and any new business will be reviewed at the meeting. More information will be provided later as details are finalized.
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The USA Hockey 2012 Disabled Hockey Festival and its Adult Sled Hockey National Championships are coming to Texas on April 13-15 for the first time ever! More information is provided on the Festival website at www.dallasstarsselects.com/page/show/338532-disabled-festival. The Dallas Stars is hosting in Dallas with most events being held at DPSC Euless and Farmers Branch. TAHA is extremely excited about the privilege of the Disabled Hockey Festival being held in Texas, and the many opportunities this event provides in bringing local awareness of the many opportunities that hockey offers to disabled athletes. TAHA plans to use this event as a springboard to grow disabled hockey in Texas and Oklahoma. We encourage all hockey fans to stop by the Festival on April 13-15 and watching for yourself (maybe even volunteering) to learn more about the amazing fortitude and spirit that disabled athletes possess. I guarantee you will not go home disappointed. Many thanks to Bob Smith, Keith Andresen, and the many volunteers who have already signed up to help. The 2012 Texas Affiliate Camp (TAC) was successfully hosted by TAHA on March 16-18 at the DPSC Valley Ranch. A total of 96 boys and 20 girls born in 19951998 were selected to advance to the Rocky Mountain District Camps in Salt Lake City on May 2-6 or Colorado Springs on June 26-July 1 (14U Boys only). Congratulations to all such players and good luck at the RMD camp. Ted Skinner President, TAHA teskinner4@gmail.com
2012 Planned Events Apr 11-15 ........... Americas HS Showcase (Pittsburgh) Apr 13-15 ..National Disabled Hockey Festival (Dallas) May 2-6..................................... RMD PDC (SLC Oval)
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Anaerobic Endurance
By Luke Beltrand xceptional anaerobic endurance is at the top of the list for hockey player needs. A hockey players typical shift lasts anywhere from 30- 45 seconds, players are required to play at maximum intensity for the duration of their shift and may receive only 1-2 minutes for recovery in between shifts. This short burst with maximal output followed by short rest periods defines anaerobic exercise. This predominately uses carbohydrate and creatine phosphate energy systems. When training for hockey you want to mimic these energy needs. So condoning workouts should require very intense work intervals and short rest periods. We usually utilize work to rest ratios of 1:3, 1:2, and eventually the goal is to work up to 1:1, allowing you to successfully double shift at any time. What this means is that if the athlete is “working” for 30 seconds, then they rest for 1 minute if they were following a 1:2 work to rest ratio. Running 3 miles, while great for your health and great for occasional cross training, will not give you much anaerobic improvement or improve your game. It would
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be better to sprint 100 meters and then walk 100 meters for 3 miles as you would see better results to your explosive endurance. Time yourself, what is the time for your first 100 meter dash? What is your time for your last 100 meter dash? Are the times close or is your first one 3x faster than your last? If your times are close then I would say you have excellent anaerobic conditioning and you should notice that your energy levels are sustained throughout the duration of the game! The other value to explosive conditioning is that you train your “quick twitch” muscle fibers; these are the ones predominately used by anaerobic athletes and relates to the all important burst quickness, the better you get at developing them the more explosive you will be. When doing long endurance training you are developing slow twitch muscle fibers which you will not use very often in the game of hockey. I hope you find this useful, if you would like more specific information on anaerobic conditioning please contact us as info@ crullfitness.com! ■
Luke Beltrand is a Former Collegiate Hockey player and Current Manager of Crull Fitness Valley Ranch. Luke is Certified as a Certified Fitness Specialist through the Cooper’s Institute and Sports Performance Coach through USA Weightlifting. Luke is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for over 40 local Hockey Teams..
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IceTimesMagazine I want to tell you a story about this year 2012 Midget Major A North Texas Hockey League champions. Tulsa Oklahoma is very small hockey community that participates in the USA Hockey Rocky Mountain District. This year a little team from Tulsa played under the Midget Major A Division a league in the NTXHL. The team comprised of ages ranging from 15 – 18 with 5 first year Midgets. But more importantly this team had no ice rink from August 2011 - December 2011. Practices during this time were a once a week trip 95 miles away in Oklahoma City. The team struggled but at no time did the team ever waiver from its goal. The goal to win the Midget Major A North Texas Hockey League Division. Did they do it? As many dreams do come true this one was no different. So a small town team goes to the big city league and takes home the leagues most prestigious prize. The Cup. Thank you for your time, Dave Smith ■
Top: Head Coach Kirk Hamilton, Skylar Allen, Jeffery Wilson, Aaron Bell, Jason Smalls, Landon Whomble, Garrett Noble, Kyle Messer, Berent Ostervold, Asst. Coach Brian Ressler. Middle: Colby Evans, Joey Berry, Tristan Ressler, Chris Cahill, Chance Strickland, Jonathan Stenzel. Bottom: Casey Neel, Derek Smith, Matt Strnad, Cameron Hamilton.
McKinney Bluejackets Squirt took 2nd place at the Presidents Day Tournament. Photo courtesy of Bruce Weldum.
Farmers Branch Pee Wee Kings win the PeeWee Gold Division Champions
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Pikes peak Skills competition. Jake Sirkis won top goalie honors in the shootout, Neil Juanillo and Trevis Gavin placed 3rd and 4th in the fastest skater competition and the team finished second overall in the relay competition.
McKinney Lightning Squirt team getting some intermission instructions during a game.
State Champion Varsity Gold Plano West Wolves Hockey team.
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Jacob White, Bay Area Hounds, in goal against Grapevine.
Andre Trottier of the Bay Area Hounds scores the tiebreaking winning goal.
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BEHIND THE BENCH By Mark Dyslin
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ast month, I listed three items to help keep kids motivated and interested in their sporting activity: 1) building relationships; 2) understanding the definition of success; and 3) being supportive of them through the good and bad. I threatened promised we’d explore each of these individually. Witness part one of the three part series found exclusively at Ice Times magazine: building relationships as the foundation for success. So basically, if you screw this up you’re done like a Thanksgiving turkey. From day one the relationship begins to build — one way or the other. Kids grow and thrive in environments that provide nurturing care, security, and responsive interactions. A positive adult-child relationship built on trust, understanding, and caring will foster the child’s cooperation and motivation. So what type of coach are you? Are you the hard-buttocks, goose-steppin’, strict disciplinarian? Or are you “one of the kids”, here to have fun with your buds? Or are you the “whatever” coach: trot in from the car, jump on the ice, run a hand full of disingenuous drills, rush off the ice, jog back to the car and head to your next appointment? Actually, if you think the last method is spot on, put this paper down and walk away from the rink. You don’t belong here. I would argue employing just one style misses the boat. Hybrid cars are in favor for a simple reason: they take advantage of different propulsion
systems for the sake of the greater good (yeah, yeah, there’s that whole gas saving thing, too). Why not do that as a coach? Why not combine the best aspects of several different styles. You can set boundaries so practice is productive, but you can still make it fun. You can be complimentary and constructively analytical all at once Pointing out what the child does well first, followed by corrective instructions, will make the child more attentive. In order for kids to grow emotionally, they need to know you are there for them. Relationships require trust — trust in each other. This means being honest with your prodigies and proving to them you are reliable and responsible. This means coming to games and practices prepared. This means showing enthusiasm when she does well or empathy when he doesn’t quite hit the mark. Finally, take an interest in each of your players as individuals. Find out what they like to do outside of hockey. Ask them about school. See if they have siblings, and what they do for fun. This tells your player you really care about them. Listen, I know this whole “relationship” thing can’t be boiled down to 500 or so words. If it were that easy divorce lawyers would be starving. You may not build a successful relationship with each kid on your team. But hey, as Wayne Gretzky is quoted as saying, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” ■
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Mark Dyslin has been coaching youth sports for over 15 years and coaching youth hockey since 1999. He is currently one of the coaches for St. Mark’s Junior Varsity Hockey Team.
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Get Noticed By Brad Buetow
Want To Play Prep School, Midget AAA, Junior or College Hockey?
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oming May 18-20, 2012, Texas and Oklahoma hockey players have the opportunity to show off their talent at the 8th Annual Junior Placement Showcase. JPS hockey showcase will be at Apex Arena in Denver and will start on Friday, May 18 and will end on Sunday, May 20. Attending and participating in JPS hockey showcase will be coaches and GM’s from Midget AAA, Prep School, Junior A, and College (Division I-III) programs from the United States and Canada. Last year there were over 60 programs involved at the showcase. These coaches/GM’s will coach behind the bench and provide informational sessions to players and their parents regarding their respective programs during the weekend. Director, Brad Buetow, stated that he believed there was a need for this hockey showcase so that Texas/Oklahoma athletes could be noticed and further advance their hockey careers. Brad has had over 20 years experience as a head coach at the University of Minnesota, United States International University, and
Colorado College, was name “Coach of the Year” 5 times (both in the collegiate and professional levels), played professional hockey, and has been director/ coach for 9 years in Colorado Midget AAA programs where he has placed over 75 players in Junior A and over 40 players in Division I-III college programs. “I know Texas and Oklahoma has great potential to move players on to other programs so they can accomplish their lifelong goals of getting a quality education and continuing to play hockey. That is the sole purpose of JPS!” In addition, many players from previous JPS camps have received offers from various programs throughout the US and Canada. According to Brad, attending JPS is like attending over 60 individual camps, thus saving money and yet maximizing player’s exposure. Information regarding JPS can be found online at JPS-Hockey.com or you can email Brad Buetow at buetowbj@aol.com. ■
Brad Buetow is the Director of Junior Placement Showcase. He is also a coach and former professional hockey player.
JPS – Hockey Showcase 92’ - 97’ Midget AAA, Prep, Jr A, College Div I-III • Denver, CO (APEX Arena) MAY 18-20, 2012 • 60 Coaches/GM’s in attendance • JPS is like attending 60 team selection camps • 4 Games & Information sessions (Midget AAA,
Prep, Junior A, College)
www.JPS-hockey.com George Gwozdecky – Head Hockey Coach, University of Denver WCHA ‘At the University of Denver was are proud that 33% of our hockey team is comprised of players from the state of Colorado and therefore I am supportive of any opportunity that gives hockey players from our state a chance to develop and receive the exposure to the Junior A hockey coaches as well as college hockey programs.
Kevin Hartzell – GM/Head Coach Sioux Falls Stampede USHL “Brad Buetow, Director of JPS, was my college coach when I played at the University of Minnesota and I feel that with Brad’s contact JPS is one of the top exposure camps for juniors, prep, midget, and college scouts. We will enjoy coming out and feel it is very worthwhile. Coach Buetow, JPS Director, has coached in Division I College for 20 years, scouted and coached in the pros for several years and with his network he has helped my career immediately.”
Brad Buetow has played and coached at the highest level of NCAA Division I college competition and knows what it takes to Dean Blais – Head Coach University of Nebraska-Omaha CCHA play at this level. Some of Brad’s former players who are cur- “We are looking forward to scouting players out of the JPS rently playing at the University of Denver.” showcase. The competition is excellent and there will be several scouts/coaches from all the junior A/B and college levels.”
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Jon Bonnett – Assistant Coach Colorado College WCHA “I believe Coach Buetow is one of the hardest working youth coaches/recruiters in the country. Brad is well connected and visible within the hockey community. Brad is motivated to develop and expose local and non-traditional hockey area players to Midget AAA, Juniors and NCAA Hockey. This camp is the first step.” Pete Sauer – Head Coach/GM Aberdeen Wings “Excellent showcase! JPS exposure showcase really puts kids on the radar for future hockey opportunities. I will be attending it along with other NAHL coaches.”
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