Nepean Wildcats
Atom – Team 1
Season Kick-Off Team Meeting
Nepean Girls Hockey Association
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Agenda
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Introduce Coaches and Managers
Introduce Team
Vision Statement
Objectives and Goals
Roles of Coaches and Staff
Parental and shared roles
Relevant Season Information
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Coaching Staff
• Head Coach Dale Booth
• Asst Coach Kevin Murray
• Asst Coach Joe Prokipcak
• Asst Coach Mara Roach
• Asst Coach Robyn Kent
Volunteers needed for
• Managers Trish Allen and Rakesh Arora
• Trainer Kevin Murray
• Tournaments –
• Fundraising –
• Den Mom’s – Dorothy Caldwell, Karen Dolan, Joanne
Bohm
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April Sadler
Taylor Bearss
Cassandra Bohm
Calla Brown
Victoria Caldwell
Joselyn Gu
Brenna Dolan Booth
Becky Hext
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Emma MacKechnie
Emma McCulloch
Annabelle Murray
Julia Prokipcak
Evangelea Touliopoulos
Cadence Yeung
Ishita Arora
Danica Allen
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Vision Statement
To nurture personal development in our
young athletes and ourselves as a
team
To instruct and nurture technical, tactical
and mental preparation skills in a fun
and safe environment.
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Objectives and Goals
Coaching Staff Objectives
• To introduce, reinforce and enhance the
basic skills required to play and enjoy
hockey.
• To instruct, nurture and model the
concepts of cooperation, fair play and
respect for teammates, opponents,
coaches, parents and officials.
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Roles of Coaching Staff
• What are our individual responsibilities?
– Bench – line management and time
management.
– The time to assist a player -during the game & practice
– The time to encourage a player -during the game & practice
– How we plan and organize practice
– How we plan to share the ice with other
NGHA teams
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Parental and Shared Roles
• Communication Policy
• Parental responsibilities
– calling if child is sick; proper nutrition, rest;
– Positive reinforcement
– Entering and leaving the room pre and post
game
– School/ Academic Requirements to Play
• Shared Responsibilities
– Respect for players, parents, coaches and
officials
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Four Fundamentals
• Have Fun
• Positive Learning Environment
• Practice your skills
• Compete in games
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Practices
50 minutes of
– FUN!!!!
– Shooting
– Passing
– Agility
– Team Tactics and Strategy
– Team building
– FUN!!!
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Practices (Sept – Oct)
• The rink will be divided into three sections where we will
work in stations for the first 35 minutes:
– Skating and passing skills – usually between the blue lines;
– Strategy to develop team tactics – moving puck out of own end
and breakout- inside blue lines
– Shooting on Goalie and developing catching passes and shot
development
• There will be a stick handling, passing and skating
component of 10 minutes • 5 minute cool down – game oriented introducing races
later on in the season
• 50 minutes
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Expectations and Commitment
• Games and Tournaments:
– At the Rink – 25 to 30 Minutes before game time
– Dressed and ready for Coaches instructions, line ups
and “Team preparation” - 10 minutes prior to game
time
– Correct colour jersey for the game – (red, white)
– Players will shake hands of players and coaches at
the end of the game
• Practices:
– At the Rink – 20 minutes prior to practice
– Practices are not optional
– Practices will be where the player improves and
develops
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Team Budget
• Manager Trish Allen
• Treasurer Rakesh Arora
• Considerations:
– Tournaments
– Practices
– Team Events
– Fundraisers
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Fundraising
• Other ideas certainly welcome!!
• Will need Fundraising Volunteers
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Tournament Possibilities
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Cornwall – 11-14 November, 2010
Kingston – 7-9 January, 2011
Belleville – 7-9 January, 2011
Nepean girls – 28-30 January, 2011
Ottawa Capital Classic – 10-13 Feb,
2011
• Kanata – 24-27 March, 2011
• others
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Communications
• Coaches Calling Tree established for emergencies, cancellations or
weather advisory
• EMAIL and WEBSITE will be the chosen method of all team
Communications from coaches or managers
• Website Coordinator – Dale Booth
• www.iplayhockey.ca/nghateamah1atom
• All hockey operations will be Coach Dale Booth
• All Administration will be the Manager and Treasurer
• There is no cool down period in effect for questions from parents
post game
– Preference for phone call or in-person rather than email
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QUESTIONS
Let’s have a great season!
1 613 823 4419 (h)
1 613 698 5074 (c)
www.NGHA.ca
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