arlington hockey club 2015 coaches and managers preseason meeting august 24 th, 2015

Arlington Hockey Club2015 Coaches and Managers Preseason Meeting

August 24th, 2015

Property of Arlington Hockey Club

Agenda

o Introductionso Mission/Goals/Values

o TCR/Skate-a-thono Try-outs• Schedule• Player evaluation forms

o 2015/2016 Season• Valley League, MYCGL, practice schedule, powerskating/skills, equipment and rink

o Coaches • Certification and requirements

o Safety• Safe Sport• CORI • Code of Conduct

o Open Forum


Mission and Values

o MissionTo offer a high quality, affordable opportunity for kids to play hockey. AHC strives to provide age-appropriate and skill-appropriate player development and coaching. We strive to build solid foundational skills as part of our travel, in-house and developmental programs, which will enable us to have a strong, sustainable program year-after-year

o Values

Sportsmanship

Teamwork

Player Development

Fiscally Conscious

Community

Dedication

Pride

Integrity

Communication

HAVE FUN


Goals

o Continuously improve player development

o Provide high quality coaching

o Strengthen fund-raising

o Increase family and community involvement


The Children’s RoomSaturday Oct 3rd, 8:00AM-10:30AM

o Kim Cayer and Tricia Seeryo Relationship with the Children’s room for over five yearso AHC has raised over $40,000.00

1210 Massachusetts Avenue,Arlington, MA 02476

781-641-4741childrensroom.org

Thank you for your support.


Boys Travel Tryouts

o Confidential player evaluation forms for each player from past years head coach

o Important for us to have all the tools necessary to make team selectionso Independent evaluators at each levelo On-ice instructors

Registration

o Three teams at each levelo Midgets TBD based on registration numbers

o Mites- 37o Squirts- 50o Peewee- 52o Bantam- 44


Practice Schedule

o Practice schedule is available through September

o We will publish through Thanksgiving after we receive VL scheduleo Coaches tab on the AHC websiteo Password – ahc_coach_15

o A full sheet will rotate through the levels

o Goal: consistency with hours and practice partners


Travel Leagues– 2015/16Valley League and MYCGL

o Valley Leagueo Season is set to begin for Arlington weekend of 9/18o Game cancellations• On-line form• Important to know AHC is charged 2x game fee for not making up games*

o Don’t contact the VL about schedule issues please contact Matt Mansfield [email protected] or 617-921-8065

o MYCGLo First three weeks are posted on the scheduleo Contact Robert Kelley [email protected] or 617-955-6535

* See appendix

mailto:[email protected]



*Game cancelling instructions informationcoaches or managers are responsible

Teams should not have a need to cancel games since the VHL allows teams the opportunity to blackout special tournament/event dates. However, in the event of last minute conflicts, there is an online game cancellation form that all coaches should utilize whenever cancelling a game. This form will generate an email to the opposing coach, program director and the VHL office, notifying all parties of the cancellation. It will also prompt the opponent to respond electronically as to whether they intend to utilize the ice and officials. This streamlines the process and eliminates the possibly of miscommunication.

• If your team cancels a game, the opponent has the right of first refusal to the ice and officials for the originally scheduled game.

• If the team that is cancelled upon (and/or another team in that program) does not wish to use the ice and/or officials, the cancelling team's program then has the right to utilize the ice and officials. If neither team wishes to utilize the ice, provided there is sufficient advance notice, the VHL will attempt to fill that game slot with another game that may have been previously cancelled due to weather or other reason. If the VHL is successful in filling the original game slot neither team will be penalized/charged for the cancelled game.

• The team that cancels the original game is responsible to makeup the game at their expenses (ice, officials and timer).

• If the cancelling team does not makeup the original game, they will be charged 2 game fees and the opponent that was cancelled upon will be credited the game fee.


Shirts and Equipment

o Game and practice shirts will be available for pick-up at Sports Etc. o Matt will let coaches know the dates when available

o Each team will also receiveo First aid kito Case of ice packso Water bottles and carriers (if needed)

o Pucks and on-ice and safety items will be kept in a secured storage area o All coaches will need to take responsibility for securing pucks and

equipment in the storage area

o Excess equipment can be stored at an off-site storage locationo Date to be set


Power skating and skills

o Will be run by John Messuri and Jeff Russell with on-ice assistantso Curriculum will rotate and in 2/3 week intervalso Focus will be on skating to begin and transition through the seasono Coaches to reinforce to parents and players that attendance is critical to development

o Preseason sessions will be available 9/8 and 9/10o instructional video night which coaches are being asked to attend

o Sessions will be held on Monday nights starting 9/21 for 10 weeks


USA Hockey coaches requirementswww.usahockey.com

o All coaches need to be registered and certified for 2015/16 season

o AHC has the list of certification levels

o All coaches must enter USA Hockey’s Coaching Education Program at Level 1, and must continue their education with a coaching clinic each year until, at a minimum, they achieve Level 3

o Visit the USA site for USA Hockey’s Coaching Education Program times and locations


Safety

o SafeSporto Required for all coacheso Valid for two years

o CORIo Returning CORI’d coaches need to email

[email protected] allowing permission to use the information that is currently on file or inform a change of address

o New coaches will need to fill out a CORI form and email Heather Bowen



Code of Conduct

o Coaches Code of Conduct

o Player Code or Conduct

o Parent Code of Conduct

o All will need to sign and return to managers to retain copies

arlington hockey club 2015 coaches and managers preseason meeting august 24 th, 2015

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