Bantam/PeeWee 2014-2015

1. Bantam/PeeWee 2014-2015 • Sunday, September 28, 2014 • 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm • Maple Grove Community Center

2. Introductions • Matt Margenau – VP Boys Traveling • Kent Gerloff - VP Boys Traveling • Mark Ellingson – Bantam Director • Kurt Halstrom – Bantam Director • Brad Leonard – PeeWee Director • Brad Coomes – PeeWee Director • Tricia Leafblad – Volunteer Coordinator • Luke Johnson – VP, ACE Coordinator

3. Agenda • Welcome • Introductions • Volunteer Program • Team Formations • Season Start/End Date, Tournaments • Try-Out Dates/Process Highlights • Skill Development Update • Questions & Answers

4. Volunteer Program OMGHA operates on a volunteer basis 14 hours/credits required for 1st player 20 hours/credits required for 2+ players Volunteer Deposit Check Deposit Form + $500 deposit per player Hours must be completed by March 31, 2015. Volunteer Buyout No-Show Policy Parents are responsible for claiming and completing their hours Certain roles are exempt Head Coach – 20 volunteer hours Assistant Coach – 14 volunteer hours Traveling Team Manager – 20 volunteer hours

5. Volunteer Program (Cont.) • Concessions-Osseo • Fund Raising • Tryouts/HEP • Celebrations • Mite Night, Scholastic Achievement, End of Year Party • Tournaments • Penalty Box, Timekeeper, Announcer, Check-in • Administration

6. Volunteer Program Summary • Communicate special circumstances with your team manager or email volcoordinator@omgha.com • Sign-up for your hours early in the season • Let us know if you have a specific skill or talent

7. Bantam Team Formations • Bantam AA – Coach: • Tom Adolph (Non-Parent) • Bantam A – Coach: • Cory Krogen • Bantam B1 – Coach: TBD • Bantam B2 – Coach: TBD • Bantam B2 – Coach: TBD • Bantam C – Coach: TBD • Each team may have up to 15 skaters and 2 goalies

8. PeeWee Team Formations • PeeWee AA – Coach: • Curtis Janicke (Parent Coach) • PeeWee A – Coach TBD • PeeWee B1 – Coach TBD • PeeWee B2 - Coach TBD • PeeWee B2 – Coach TBD • PeeWee B2 – Coach TBD • PeeWee C – Coach TBD • PeeWee C - Coach TBD • Each team may have up to 15 skaters and 2 goalies

9. Bantam Try-out Dates • Goalie Pre-Skate – Saturday, September 27th • Goalie Try-out – Sunday, September 28th • AA Try-out starts – Saturday, October 4th • A-C Pre-Skate – Saturday, October 4th & 5th • A-C Try-out starts – Tuesday, October 7th • B-C Try-out continues – Saturday, October 11th • B-C Try-out ends – Tuesday, October 14th

10. PeeWee Try-out Dates • Goalie Pre-Skate – Saturday, September 27th • Goalie Try-out – Sunday, September 28th • AA Try-out starts – Saturday, October 4th • A-C Pre-Skate – Saturday, October 4th & 5th • A-C Try-out starts – Thursday, October 9th • B-C Try-out ends – Wednesday, October 15th

11. Season Start-End Date, Tournaments Hockey Starts Most teams will start the week after try-outs are completed First Skills Night – 1st week of November Hockey Ends (late February/mid March) Bantam AA State Tournament – Duluth Bantam A State Tournament – Duluth Bantam B State Tournament – Rochester Bantam B2 Districts – TBD Tournaments – Bantam AA- C - 4 Tournaments

12. Season Start-End Date, Tournaments Hockey Starts Most teams will start the week after try-outs are completed First Skills Night – 1st Week of November Hockey Ends (late February/mid March) PeeWee AA State Tournament – Woodbury PeeWee A State Tournament - Lakeville PeeWee B1 State Tournament – Rochester Tournaments – PeeWee AA – Up to 5 Tournaments (up to 2 out of town) PeeWee A-C – 4 Tournaments (1 out of town)

13. Try-out Process Highlights (Non-Parent) • Non-Parent Coaches and/or Independent Evaluators will be asked to evaluate the players in order to put them in ranked order. • Each day will have equal weighting for their scores. • The non-parent coaching staff will select the team. • Goalies will be evaluated by a minimum of 3 Non-Parent and/or Independent Evaluators through a combination of goalie specific try-out drills (Goalie Try-outs) as well as through skater/team placement try-outs. • Each day’s try-out score will have equal weighting for goalies and skaters.

14. Try-out Process Highlights (Parent) • A minimum of 4 external skater evaluators. • External evaluators will evaluate players during the 1st and 2nd on-ice sessions to gain the top 20 players. • The parent coach and his coaching staff will not be allowed at the tryout until the top 20 players to are chosen by the external evaluators. • A minimum of two external evaluators will continue evaluating the players during the extended try-out process • The head coach and coaching staff will lead the extended tryout process (scrimmage and practices) • The coaching staff will not have contact with the external evaluators during the try-out process • Each day’s score will have equal weighting throughout the try-out process

15. Try-out Process Highlights • AA Extended – Up to 20 players and 3 goalies will be selected for the AA extended try-outs. • Players may be released from the AA tryout process at anytime. • The extended process consists of one practice and 2 scrimmages • The Bantam AA tryout process may continue beyond the extended sessions. Players not released after the extended sessions will participate in a local tournament. • Players participating in final AA extended tryout session (i.e., top 18), but not making the AA team, will be automatically placed on the A team roster.

16. Try-out Process Highlights • Closed Try-out Process - (except games) • Player Sportsmanship – Players conduct will be considered throughout the try-out process both on and off ice (i.e., checking from behind, blatant penalties, locker room behavior, etc.) • Try-out Drills - Player and goalie try-out drills will be posted on-line at www.OMGHA.com

17. Skill Development Update • Weekly skill development training sessions for skaters and goalies • Holistic approach: on-ice, off-ice, pre-practice and pre-game routines for all coaches/players • Off ice instruction will come from both Josh Sutton (Be-Fit) and Cal Dietz (U of M) • On-Ice Instruction will come from OMGHA coaches, High School coaches, outside expert Scott Steffen (Steffen Hockey Schools) and Andy Blaylock (Competitive Edge) • Goalies will continue to work with Zach Sikich of Pro-Hybrid Goalie Schools

18. Contact Process • Initial questions or concerns should be brought to your team coach, assistant coach, or manager • For questions or concerns about your coach, coaching, staff or other board questions please reach out to your level director: • Bantam Director – Mark Ellingson • Email: bantam1@omgha.com • Bantam Director – Kurt Halstrom • Email: bantam2@omgha.com • PeeWee Director – Brad Coomes • Email: Peewee1@omgha.com • PeeWee Director – Brad Leonard • Email: Peewee2@omgha.com

19. Contact Process • For questions or concerns about the volunteer process please contact your volunteer coordinator: • Tricia Leafblad • Email: VolCoordinator@OMGHA.com • Rochelle Giuliani • Email: VolCoordinator@OMGHA.com • For questions or comments regarding coach and player development please contact your ACE Coordinator: • Luke Johnson • Email: ACE@OMGHA.com

20. Questions and Answers