New Richmond Youth Hockey

1. 2011-12 Coaching Kick off New Richmond Youth Hockey

2. NRYHA – 2011 Kick off Welcome

3. Agenda • Why are we involved in Youth Hockey – Video Keynote Speakers • Adam Swanda – NRHS Head Coach • Ryan Unger – NRHS Assistant Coach • Rules and Officials • Q&A

4. USA Hockey Video • Why are we involved in Youth Hockey – Video

5. Adam Swanda • NRHS Coach; 16 years • Asst. Coach/GM - Great Falls Americans, NAHL • NRYHA Coach; 7 years • Member of New Richmond Youth Hockey (1977-1989) • Collegiate player at UW-Eau Claire and UW- River Falls • Played 2 seasons for Waterloo Blackhawks – USHL • U.S.A. Hockey CEP Presenter – 2 years Accolades • “Bob Johnson” High School Coach of the Year recipient • Coached in 4 WIAA State Tournament • Developed 16 players that went on to play college hockey • Has a son in the program

6. How I arrived at the following: • Learning from my mistakes • Continued education on changes in the game • Obstruction, checking, age changes, financial… • Experience: hours upon hours at NRYHA board meetings, practices, etc… • Determining with REALLY matters • How we win vs. win or lose!

7. NRHS Core Covenants • NRHS Boy’s Hockey Program • Core Covenants: • It is the goal of the NRHS coaching staff to have a highly regarded and respected program that is known for its high level of competitiveness; a program that competes with the upper level hockey programs in the state of Minnesota (Rochester, Stillwater, Shattuck St. Mary’s Varsity) as well as be competitive with our highest level competition within the state of Wisconsin (Eau Claire Memorial, Superior, Stevens Point, Wausau West). In addition to our on-ice reputation for success, we would like to be respected for our off-ice traits as well. These include top student-athletes representing our school, families, and our community.

8. My expectations/goals as head coach include: Expectations set forth for NRHS Tiger Hockey • Regarded as a Top Wisconsin High School Program • Maintain Top 15% on USA High School Hockey rankings • Sectional Champions • Middle Border Conference Champions • Season winning percentage of > .700% • Attain and Maintain Top 10 ranking in WiPH Coaches poll • Academic Team Section Champions • Representation on Team Wisconsin • Representation on All-State • Strong Candidate(s) for Wisconsin Player of the Year • Representation on Senior Class Team • Representation on Middle Border All-Conference Team • Commitment to Hobey Baker Award Characteristics

9. NRHS Goal • The goal of the NRHS Tiger Hockey coaching staff is to identify the young men that meet the characteristics that we feel are needed to form a successful Varsity Tiger Hockey TEAM.

10. Our Commitment to NR Hockey • Our goal is to build a group of young men that, with leadership, will: • form their own team identity; • formulate their own team goals, and • Provide the desire and inner-motivation, within their team, to work toward the common goal while striving for personal improvement on a daily basis. • The coaching staff will be responsible for formulating a plan that will ALWAYS put the TEAM first. This plan will put players in the best position to experience success. • It is the goal of the coaching staff to communicate with individual players, and the team, as to the plan. • Lastly, the coaching staff will hold ALL members of the team ACCOUNTABLE and RESPONSIBLE for their actions.

11. Responsibilities • Player responsibilities: • Mental maturity • Academic Excellence • Competitive spirit • Team first attitude • Desire for daily personal improvement in ALL areas • Team responsibilities: • Develop a dream – Goal setting • Create the Desire to achieve the Dream • Foster the attitude of INNER-Motivation – Drive • Coaching Staff responsibility: • Have a Plan • Educate players and TEAM on plan and individual Responsibilities • HOLD players and TEAM Accountable

12. 10 CHARACTERISTICSTO SUCCEED IN HOCKEY AND LIFE • The COMMITMENT and DESIRE to work hard • Ability to set GOALS • Good LEADERSHIP SKILLS • CHARACTER • ACADEMIC excellence • PASSION for life and games • UN-SELFISNESS on and off the ice • God given TALENT/ABILITY • The ability to ask QUESTIONS and make MISTAKES • TEAMWORK and FRIENDSHIPS

13. NEW RICHMOND YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION “Continuing a Culture of Excellence” • PRIDE -FOR NEW RICHMOND YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION • RESPECT- FOR FELLOW COACHES , OUR PLAYERS AND PARENTS • TEAMWORK- WORKING TOGETHER FOR PROGRAM SUCCESS • TRADITION -CONTINUE TO GROWING AND PROMOTING OUR TRADITION

14. Practice Planning Some Fundamental Principles Worth Noting • The following principles are listed in the hope that they might assist the coach in utilizing better. The methods are described below: • Not all people do things best by doing them in the same way—there is no one best way to perform—performance is an individual matter. • Activity of and by itself does not guarantee learning, thus it does not necessarily follow that students will improve simply on the basis of hard work – direction for improvement is essential • People tend to practice strengths and ignore weaknesses; this is a perfectly natural human tendency. The coach must make sure that he helps his players to eliminate the negative while they accentuate the positive. • You have to plan for learning == a haphazard practice outline is not enough – it has to be thought out in detail, should be progressive from day to day, and should overlap slightly to provide continuity. • Too much detail confuses the learner – this is the problem of over-teaching. • Repetition consolidates learning, thus we have the basis for drill == so that performance in a correct or efficient way become habitual. • Scrimmage encourages the practice of mistakes – when you turn them loose they tend to forget what they just practices and slide back to old (and usually incorrect) ways of performing. • Praise is a better educational force than blame, because, through praise, we motivate the youngster to improve. • Teachable moments should always be seized and used; i.e. when a specific problem arises, it is best to drill for improvement immediately since the importance of the skill is obvious to the learner. • A skill is only meaningful within the context of the game, thus, there is no place for artificial drills which have no obvious relationship to the game itself.

15. 5 Steps in Teaching/Coaching • Explanation- “Tell them what you want them to know.” • Demonstration – “Show them how to do it.” • Initiation – “Tell them to try it” • Correction – Give them corrective solutions • Repetition = practice it!

16. What I have learned • “You don’t know what you don’t know” • If you are not teaching them, where are the going to learn it! • Practice is for learning & coaching… Games are for execution! • As coaches, we use the game for correction??? • Teach before test • Do not over coach during game! • Roses, Thorns, Roses • Players tune into you when they here positives

17. Ryan Unger • NRHS Coach; 12 years • NRYHA Since 1995; Bantam Coach, Mite In-house Instructor, & Coaching Coordinator • Team Wisconsin Coach • RF/Menomonie Tryout Director • RF Peewee A Coach • Collegiate player at UW- River Falls Accolades • 2007 WIPH HS Asst Coach of the Year • Hockey dad with boys ages 8, 5, & 3

18. Player Development Committee 75% OF ALL YOUNGSTERS DROP OUT OF YOUTH SPORTS BY AGE 13!!! • IT’S NOT FUN • TOO MUCH PRESSURE

19. Player Development Committee Who’s The Most Competitive? • Parents 79% • Coaches 17 % • Kids 4% Parenting Magazine Poll - “Sportsmanship 101 - for Parents”

20. Player Development Committee Remember “As coaches we need to remember that a child’s most important work is to play. Not to be an investment for a college hockey scholarship or a professional contract or to further our egos by the success that our teams have, but to play for the simple love of playing. Learning and development, more often than not, involve mistakes and failure. We cannot be afraid to allow our children to experience these emotions as they are a natural part of the human experience. Very few of us learned to walk without crawling or learned to ride a bicycle without falling. It’s a natural progression and evolution.” Chris Bonnell – ACE Coordinator, Minnesota Hockey

21. Player Development Committee “The younger kids Play to Learn. The older kids Learn to Play” Tomas Percic, Professor of Ice Hockey at the University of Prague

22. Player Development Committee Suggested Practice Structure • 5 minute fun warm-up games (tag, keep away, etc.) • 30 - 45 minute individual skills • Skating, stick handling, passing and shooting drills • Small area games • Test the skills with a game • 10 - 15 minute ‘pond hockey’ / scrimmages. • Practices can include up to six teams – (Approx. 60 – 70 players) All practices should be up beat, high energy and most importantly FUN. It’s important that the players leave the rink each day with a smile on their face.

23. Player Development Committee COACHES ROLEYour impression upon these youngsters is profound. How they relate to the game of hockey depends upon YOU. Your role is vital and heavy with responsibility. • Provide positive reinforcement; build confidence. • Emphasize skill development. • Instill a passion for the game. • Play within the rules…respect the game. • Make hockey FUN!

24. Player Development Committee SKILLS “Hockey Is Not Rocket Science. It’s Not All X’s and O’s and Positioning and Systems. The Team With The Best Skills Are Usually going To Win.” Don Lucia, Head Coach at the University of Minnesota, NCAA 2002 and 2003 National Champions

25. Player Development Committee NRYHA Player Development Purpose: • We want to enhance our coaching philosophy to include all aspects of player development. • We want our coaches to get excited about player development and have a solid foundation to build from. • To give our coaches the resources necessary to build a proper practice and utilize all opportunities to develop.

26. Player Development Committee Vision: A foundation for long term success • We are here to help the NRYHA members be well prepared in the years ahead. • What we are teaching today is meant to assist our players over the next 10 years as they move through all levels. • We are focusing on drills that will build fundamental skills clearing the way for practices focused on team oriented systems at higher levels of hockey. Skills First!!!

27. Player Development Committee Focus: Keep players loving the game by giving it back to THEM. • Skill Development-drill in fundamentals so each player has a solid foundation • We must be conducted to accommodate the number of new players who wish to play hockey, and reduce the number who become disenchanted and drop out.

28. Player Development Committee Coaching Philosophy: • Create an environment in which children can learn the basic skills without the distractions that are often associated with an over emphasis on winning. • Mastering of fundamental skills and the fun of playing are essential to the development of a LIFELONG interest in the wonderful game of hockey.

29. Player Development Committee • Website Demonstration

30. Rules & Officials • Be Respectful • Have realistic expectations • Understand the rules

31. Test your Rules knowledge MINOR PENALTIES • Are there any instances in which a bench minor penalty does not have to be served by a player on the ice at the time of the infraction?

32. No. Rule References 402(b). • Bench minor penalties must be served by a non-penalized player who was on the ice at the time of the infraction. In those rare occasions when a bench minor penalty is assessed and there are no players on the ice (e.g. before the start of the game, during intermissions, during a penalty shot, etc.), the team may designate any non-penalized player, except a goalkeeper, to serve the bench minor penalty.

33. Test your Rules knowledge Minor Penalties • Player A1 receives a minor penalty and is sent to the penalty bench. Prior to the ensuing face-off, a Team B player receives a minor penalty. Are these minor penalties considered to be coincident?

34. Yes. Rule Reference 402(f). • Coincident minor penalties occur any time that they are assessed during the same stoppage of play.

35. Test your Rules knowledge RULE 406 PENALTY SHOT • On a penalty shot attempt, the player, after touching the puck at center ice, loses control of the puck. This forces him to go back and retrieve the puck which is still in motion towards the opponent’s goal line. Should the shot be terminated at this point?

36. No. As long as the puck continues in motion toward the opponent’s goal line, the player may go back to retrieve it. Rule Reference 406(c). • However, once the puck is touched by the player taking the shot, if possession and control is lost and it travels toward the opposite goal or comes to a stop, the Referee shall have no alternative but to terminate the penalty shot attempt.

37. Q&A

38. Ending Thoughts Thank you & Good Luck This Season!