Mini-camp has started and the season is now officially underway! Wooohoooo!!!
The Motto of this year's camp is... "Get F.L.O.B." Get Fast, Get Low, Get On net and Get the Body. 4 key fundamentals of the game of hockey.
The goal of tonight's session was to get the boys together, divide them into teams and introduce them to some of the basic concepts of hockey. It's important that they understand the legacy of this great game they play and the fundamentals of being a good hockey player and a good teammate. Tonight was about "Marketing". Someone told me once that in advertising it takes at least 3 exposures to an idea or a concept before people acknowledge it. Tonight was the first exposure to power skating on an academic level. Tomorrow they will get 1 hour of practical exposure when Cathy Andrade runs them through 60 mins of skating drills. Throughout the season we will continually focus on power skating and skating fundamentals.
The rest of camp will be team building games, hard work on fundamentals and an introduction to team concepts such as...break out plays, zone entry, team defense and forechecking.
This is a great group of kids. I am really excited about this team and what we can teach them this season. I will see you all tomorrow at the rink.
Cheers,
Kevin
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