Ashar Hockey News
The Season is Set
Coach Dave and I spent the night out on Long Island to get to meet the commissioners of the floor hockey league and all the other coaches. Everyone seems to have the right mind set to try and ensure the kids have fun this floor hockey season.
In our division are the following schools; Hanc, YCQ, North Shore,Haftr, Manhattan Day, Har Torah and Westchester Day. At this meeting league requirements and rules were given, and this seasons schedule was hashed out.
A link has been set up ( LINK section of this page ) on this Ashar News Page for this years schedule. The schedule will be updated regularly to reflect any last minute changes. If there are any updates, emails will be sent out to all team members and those on our email list.
If there are any major bar-mitzvah conflicts please bring it to our attention by the end of this week. After that there will be no looking back as all the schools have limited gym and schedule times.
As noted on the schedule page, any weekday night games the team we will need to leave from the school right after dismissal. On those evenings please be sure to have a bag dinner packed. The Coca Cola Bottling Company of New York has kindly agreed to supply us with cases of Powerade for all our 'away games'.
For home games, team players must be dressed and ready 30 minutes before game time. THAT'S DRESSED!. Lines will be made and instructions given at this team meeting. If players are not dressed and at the team pre-game meeting, then they will not be eligible to play in the first period. Any player who knows they will not be able to attend a game must inform the coaching staff ASAP via call or email. There is a lot to go over, we wont have time for distractions.
Finally (and I cannot stress this enough) every parent on the roster as every player has been informed that there are a number of children who have made the team strictly for development purposes. There are currently 21 players on our roster. Typically a game will play 13 to 15 players. Our first game will be a against a team with experience. We will need to put our most talented players on the court.
Our decision to develop the program has already paid off. We have seen a lot of growth both in ability and confidence by all players on our roster. We hope our decision of "not cutting a kid with the desire to play" is one we are made to regret. While we anticipate all player getting court time during the season, that does not mean it will be for every game. There will be long bus rides out to the Island made by some who might not see a 'second' of game time. By sending in your league fees, you have agreed to this very concept. Dave and I call this "clause number one" in your contract. Any time this issue comes up, you will be referred to this notice and be reminded of 'CLAUSE NUMBER ONE'.
Our goal is for our players to enjoy the sport. We practice as a team and need to play as a team with a common goal of giving our best efforts to win. Team members make sacrifices at times for the benefit of the team. If players only come away learning the responsibilities of always giving your team your best effort, we will have had a winning season even if we don't win a single game.
Steve
In our division are the following schools; Hanc, YCQ, North Shore,Haftr, Manhattan Day, Har Torah and Westchester Day. At this meeting league requirements and rules were given, and this seasons schedule was hashed out.
A link has been set up ( LINK section of this page ) on this Ashar News Page for this years schedule. The schedule will be updated regularly to reflect any last minute changes. If there are any updates, emails will be sent out to all team members and those on our email list.
If there are any major bar-mitzvah conflicts please bring it to our attention by the end of this week. After that there will be no looking back as all the schools have limited gym and schedule times.
As noted on the schedule page, any weekday night games the team we will need to leave from the school right after dismissal. On those evenings please be sure to have a bag dinner packed. The Coca Cola Bottling Company of New York has kindly agreed to supply us with cases of Powerade for all our 'away games'.
For home games, team players must be dressed and ready 30 minutes before game time. THAT'S DRESSED!. Lines will be made and instructions given at this team meeting. If players are not dressed and at the team pre-game meeting, then they will not be eligible to play in the first period. Any player who knows they will not be able to attend a game must inform the coaching staff ASAP via call or email. There is a lot to go over, we wont have time for distractions.
Finally (and I cannot stress this enough) every parent on the roster as every player has been informed that there are a number of children who have made the team strictly for development purposes. There are currently 21 players on our roster. Typically a game will play 13 to 15 players. Our first game will be a against a team with experience. We will need to put our most talented players on the court.
Our decision to develop the program has already paid off. We have seen a lot of growth both in ability and confidence by all players on our roster. We hope our decision of "not cutting a kid with the desire to play" is one we are made to regret. While we anticipate all player getting court time during the season, that does not mean it will be for every game. There will be long bus rides out to the Island made by some who might not see a 'second' of game time. By sending in your league fees, you have agreed to this very concept. Dave and I call this "clause number one" in your contract. Any time this issue comes up, you will be referred to this notice and be reminded of 'CLAUSE NUMBER ONE'.
Our goal is for our players to enjoy the sport. We practice as a team and need to play as a team with a common goal of giving our best efforts to win. Team members make sacrifices at times for the benefit of the team. If players only come away learning the responsibilities of always giving your team your best effort, we will have had a winning season even if we don't win a single game.
Steve
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