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Dear Ashar Hockey Parent
I have lost track of how many practices we have had already, but I can tell you Coach David and I do look forward to the two times a week we get together with your kids.
The boys have been great at practices. Maybe some of the Ashar teachers need a loud whistle, because when we have them, these boys are all well behaved and attentive. I must say, a real pleasure to coach.
A number of times I have stressed to the team that they must keep up their school work and grades in order to be allowed to practice with the team. Mr. Frank and I have been in regular contact to make sure the boys meet these standards. As a parent, it is important you remind your child of this requirement as well.
It has been extremely hot in the gym lately so David and I have not run the boys to hard. Stamina is very important in hockey. As the gym cools down a bit we will be running much more.
To date at practices we have tried to see what kinds of talent we have on the team. Who can play defense. Who can play forward. Who the first, second and third line players might be. Who needs individual attention to really improve.
As mentioned earlier we did allow some of the beginning players a “head start” and included them on the team for practices. I still stand by that decision and both David and I think it was the right choice for the hockey programs future, and already see it paying off.
Like an infielder in baseball, you cant make much progress if you cannot accurately make a throw to first base. In hockey, you cannot really compete as a team if you cannot make (and receive) a solid pass. We have spent much time getting the boys to look up and accurately make a pass. EA Sports Inc. was kind enough sponsor us with NHL 2006 video games. For the last few practices we had drills where a player stick handles the ball around the perimeter of the court. Once they reach a far corner they must try and accurately hit that NHL 2006 video game box placed at center court. If they hit it, they win it.
Thankfully for EA Sports, we still need a bit of work on our passing skills. In the past 4 practices, only Eitan Selter, Daniel Silvermintz and Donny Fuchs earned the prize.
I laughed when one of the boys told me " a video game box is too small to hit ....... We need a 50 inch Plasma TV sponsor. "
Like I said, our passing skills still need a little bit of work.
Coach Steve
I have lost track of how many practices we have had already, but I can tell you Coach David and I do look forward to the two times a week we get together with your kids.
The boys have been great at practices. Maybe some of the Ashar teachers need a loud whistle, because when we have them, these boys are all well behaved and attentive. I must say, a real pleasure to coach.
A number of times I have stressed to the team that they must keep up their school work and grades in order to be allowed to practice with the team. Mr. Frank and I have been in regular contact to make sure the boys meet these standards. As a parent, it is important you remind your child of this requirement as well.
It has been extremely hot in the gym lately so David and I have not run the boys to hard. Stamina is very important in hockey. As the gym cools down a bit we will be running much more.
To date at practices we have tried to see what kinds of talent we have on the team. Who can play defense. Who can play forward. Who the first, second and third line players might be. Who needs individual attention to really improve.
As mentioned earlier we did allow some of the beginning players a “head start” and included them on the team for practices. I still stand by that decision and both David and I think it was the right choice for the hockey programs future, and already see it paying off.
Like an infielder in baseball, you cant make much progress if you cannot accurately make a throw to first base. In hockey, you cannot really compete as a team if you cannot make (and receive) a solid pass. We have spent much time getting the boys to look up and accurately make a pass. EA Sports Inc. was kind enough sponsor us with NHL 2006 video games. For the last few practices we had drills where a player stick handles the ball around the perimeter of the court. Once they reach a far corner they must try and accurately hit that NHL 2006 video game box placed at center court. If they hit it, they win it.
Thankfully for EA Sports, we still need a bit of work on our passing skills. In the past 4 practices, only Eitan Selter, Daniel Silvermintz and Donny Fuchs earned the prize.
I laughed when one of the boys told me " a video game box is too small to hit ....... We need a 50 inch Plasma TV sponsor. "
Like I said, our passing skills still need a little bit of work.
Coach Steve
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