16 ~ Wednesday, December 22,

1993 - North Shore News

NEWS photo cindy Goodman

RETIRING MUNICIPAL employee Fred Whitebread takes a new ice-clearing machine for a spin
recently at the West Vancouver arena. The new piece of equipment replaced the original
nachine, retired after 25 years of service (the Zamboni, not Fred).

The following is is‘a ‘hockey coaching
ip: ‘offerred by. the. Canadian -

mateur Hockey ‘Association. For.
moré information. contact. the”
CAHA. at 1- 613- 748- 5613, or 3M

HOW: WELL tpanized .-

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cient time for your pre‘game talk;

‘® allow players five.to. 10 minutes
-of quiet: preparation time Fight
before they go on the ice. ;

‘talk, consider the following:

@: seek input from your assistant .
. players., “

‘coaches and players and usé notes
~ ‘for-reference; :

, remember to be successful. against

your opponents and use the. chalk-
board for visual explanations;

@® insist that all. players stretch
- Properly before and after going on
. the ice; ;

‘@ outline on-ice warm- up drills and:

remind players that the objective is

to warm up the: goaltenders, not

score goals; -
’ & encourage players to remain pos-

“itive with each “other, especially’
‘when a teammate makes a mistake:
remind. players to -have fun, play

> fair-and remember. that iv s only a
* When preparing your pre-game, :

game. . -
thoughts before addressing the

Thank the: players for their

., © Keep it brief: outline two or three ©” “effort,” give'tliem positive feedback

“key points. which your players must :

on. what was done well, and ask for
their input.

End on a positive note and
remind them of the next game or
practice.

“For more suggestions, sign _

_ for the next National.Coaching
Certification Program (NCCP)

Clinic in your area. Contact the.

Canadian: Amateur — Hockey

Association at 1-613- 748. 5613 for

more information. .

“After the game; collect your ‘

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