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Best Practices PresentationBest Practices PresentationBest Practices PresentationBest Practices Presentation
ADAM HAYDUK, Executive DirectorVancouver Thunderbirds MHA
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Entering 5th year as Vancouver Thunderbird MHA Executive Director
Over last 5 years, VTMHA has grown from:Over last 5 years, VTMHA has grown from:* 890 players on 57 teams in 2007/08 TO* 1032 players on 67 teams in 2010/11
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� Focus on recruitment/retention of coaches Focus on recruitment/retention of coaches Focus on recruitment/retention of coaches Focus on recruitment/retention of coaches and development first, players will follow.and development first, players will follow.and development first, players will follow.and development first, players will follow.
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� Increased the amount of skill development ice times for our players◦ Skill sessions run in house by our paid, fulltime Director of Hockey Operations
◦ Initiation skills ice time was increased from 1.5 ◦ Initiation skills ice time was increased from 1.5 hours per week to 3.25 hours per week
◦ Atom and Pee Wee House skills sessions
� Don’t ignore the players that registered for minor hockey for the first time in H3 or H4 – some of them are future rep players
Weekly goalie sessions provided free of charge: 1.5 hours/week
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� For this coming season, our development is increasing again to:◦ Over 4 hours per week of initiation skill development time
◦ All pre-novice teams (H1/H2) are on the ice twice a week with their teams plus weekly skill development sessions
◦ All novice teams (H3/H4) are on the ice three times a week ◦ All novice teams (H3/H4) are on the ice three times a week with their teams plus weekly skills sessions
◦ Atom, pee wee, and bantam house skill sessions continue
◦ Goalie development program continues
◦ Rep skill development program is being introduced
◦ Referee development program revamped
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� With the exception of the rep skills programs, all extra skill development programs are
FREE OF CHARGEto our players and families
FREE OF CHARGEto our players and families
� This is partly possible to slightly higher registration fees than most associations but also due to over $170,000 of fundraising and grants over the course of a year
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Media was used to distribute message that we “pay our coaches”.
2008/09 Coach Recruitment Also Began2008/09 Coach Recruitment Also Began
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� VTMHA successfully recruited coaches (and still do) because word is out we treat our coaches well
� Word “paid” has been scaled back to “Treat coaches well and generously cover expenses”coaches well and generously cover expenses”◦ Parents began to assume that “paid” means they can hold coaches to the standard, pressure, and expectation that of NHL coaches coaching in a hockey-crazed market
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� Vancouver Thunderbird MHA does the following for our coaches◦ Provides a generous honorarium
◦ Covers all costs associated with coach certifications, criminal record check, and other Hockey Canada or BC Hockey required certifications
◦ Actively seeks out opportunities for our coaches to participate in ◦ Actively seeks out opportunities for our coaches to participate in Coaching Day in BC events, Canucks’ First Strides Program, BC Hockey High Performance events and programs
◦ Cover the registration and hotel costs to attend the Kamloops Professional Coaches’ conference
◦ Coaches always feel they can immediately get a hold of someone for help: Director of Hockey, Executive Director, Vice President, or Administrator
◦ Foster camaraderie among our coaches and provide in-house coach development
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We thought that “paying” our coaches is what would what would help us attract and keep them.
We were wrong
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For the purpose of this presentation, I surveyedseveral Vancouver Thunderbird coaches andother coaches from outside our associationabout what’s important to them.about what’s important to them.
Here are the results
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� #1 SUPPORT◦ Help with parents
� “Effective communication channels to support coaches when dealing with disciplinary issues”
◦ Coach development + mentorship
◦ Clinics◦ Clinics
◦ Constructive post-season feedback
◦ Strong effort to foster culture of respect, commitment, and accountability in the association
◦ Patience from the association
◦ Scheduling to accommodate around the coaches’ work commitments
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� #2 STRONG PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
◦ Coaches want to see that players are being developed from a young age and that the development is carried through into house and repdevelopment is carried through into house and rep
◦ Association policies that foster commitment and respect
◦ Coaches want to coach strong teams and skilled players
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� #3 ADVANCEMENT & OPPORTUNITIES
◦ Coaches wantwantwantwant to commit to a program long term as long as they see a chance of moving up through the ranks and are provided opportunities for ranks and are provided opportunities for development (i.e. Kamloops Coaches’ Conference and BC Hockey High Performance Program)
◦ “If I don’t feel I can learn anymore from an association or that my development has stalled, I can’t stay. Coaches want to learn and develop their skills as much as players do.”
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� #4 NOT BE OUT OF POCKET TO COACH
◦ Many coaches work full time jobs and have bills, but volunteering cannot cost them money.
◦ Assistance with creating a season schedule ◦ Assistance with creating a season schedule (practices and games) that work around a coach’s work commitments saves them from having to take time off work and eliminate conflict with the boss.
◦ Tournament costs should be covered by the team budget
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� A significant by-product of everything that has been discussed◦ Development from Hockey 1 and well past atom house and rep
◦ Put the time and resources into developing coaches
◦ Provide experiences and opportunities for your players
� Make sure players don’t miss out on BC Hockey opportunities � Make sure players don’t miss out on BC Hockey opportunities that are made available (i.e. High Performance Program, PCAHA Scholarship games, scholarships, Canucks’ First Strides, etc)
◦ Reward player accomplishments
� Van Tbirds covers the costs of any players that makes a U16 or U17 team while they are active players with the T-birds
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� Deal with situations immediately when they arise ◦ Parent/player/coach conflicts are inevitable – have an association representative available to deal with it and hear the parents/players/coaches out
� Demanding parents with above-average players simply require additional time◦ Someone will need to spend time listening to their concerns and thoughts
◦ If your association takes the position that such things are annoying and can’t be bothered with, they will go where someone will listen to them.
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Thank you for your time.Thank you for your time.