We

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Were Born to Play




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HEP

• HEP Components
• Education (Coaches and Parents)
• Accountability (Fair Play)
• Skill Development
• HEP Mission
• Positive hockey experience for all youth
• Progressive approach to skill development
• Integrated with coach and parent education
• Accountability through fair play

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Sports and Your Child

• Why Kids Play Sports
• Parents Role and Responsibilities
• Putting Sports Into Perspective
• Getting Along with Your Childs Coach
• Youth Sport Issues and Challenges

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Why Kids Play Sports

• Developmental versus Professional Sports
• Professional Sports Model
• Emphasis on winning and making money
• Developmental Sports Model
• Emphasis on fun
• Learning environment emphasizes personal
  improvement in sport and life

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Why Kids Play Sports

• Youth athletes participate in sports to
• Have FUN
• Improve and learn new skills
• Friendship
• Excitement
• Win
• Exercise

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Why Kids Play Sports

• Research has shown that 90 of children would
  rather play on a losing team over sitting on a
  winning team
• I played hockey because I loved it and I
  didnt care what other people thought. It was
  just fun.
• Laura Halldorson, University of Minnesota Head
  Womens Hockey Coach, Face-Off, September 2004

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Why Kids Play Hockey

• Challenge
• Have your child list the reasons why he/she plays
  hockey
• As a parent, list the reasons why you think your
  child plays hockey

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Parents Role and Responsibilities

• Questions to think about
• Can you share your son or daughter?
• Can you accept your childs disappointments?
• Can you show your child self-control?
• Can you give your child some time?
• Can you let your child make his or her own
  decisions?

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Parents Role and Responsibilities

• Encourage children
• Avoid bribing, intimidating, or pressuring
• Learn the basic rules, skills, and strategies
• Parents should be observers and supporters of
  their athletically inclined children, but never
  pushers Wayne Gretzky, NHL Hall of Famer

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Fair Play

• Key Principles of Fair Play
• Accountability and respect among players,
  coaches, parents, officials
• All involved expected to control behavior and
  emotions

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Rules of Fair Play

• Fair play point earned
• Total fair play penalty minutes threshold not
  exceeded
• Spectator conduct does not become abusive, as
  defined in the MN Hockey rulebook
• Coach not assessed a game misconduct
• Performance Fair Play Winner

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Fair Play had a positive impact on player,
coach, spectator behavior?
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Fair Play Results 2004-2005 Season
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Fair Play Results 2004-2005 Season
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Fair Play Rules

• Changes for 2005-2006 season
• Penalty Classifications
• Check from Behind 2 and 10 (total 12 minutes)
• Mouth Guard 2 minutes
• Forfeiting team losses Fair Play point
• Invitational Tournament Play (Voluntary)

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Skill Development

• Skills are learned and mastered at practices
• Practice vs. game ratio
• Improvement comes through quality
• Execution, technique, and repetitions in a
  practice setting

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Skill Development

• Progression of age appropriate hockey skills
• Guide to teaching and developing FUNdamental
  hockey skills
• Individual Skills Challenge (Testing process)
• Feedback on individual improvement
• Checklist of skills to be mastered

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Skill Progression

• More Information
• Progression of skill development can be found on
  page 63
• Skill progression manuals available on web
• www.mnhockey.org
• DVD showing the skill testing sequence will be
  included on the 2005-2006 HEP DVD
• Skills challenge player feedback also available
  on the website

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Its not about winning at all costs, its about
having fun at all costs Don Lucia, University
of Minnesota Head Mens Hockey Coach, Face-Off,
September 2004