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ment and the coaches -
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hilcsophies are.
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dly exist into’ the furure, but
what really should bother
mens and dads js an organiz-_

‘ing body that doesn’t take
. chars and correct problems

Minor Hockey ‘Association

. with many. new faces has come

coordinator has been appoint-
ed with solid skills i in the

rt of hockey and B.J.
MacDonald, former outstand-
ing NHL player will be run-
ning skill development clinics
on a regular basis. _-

New young coaches have
been sought and part of their
mandate inclucies acting as
role models on the bench and
in the dressing room. along -
with day-to-day coaching

* development.

Another really positive

- decision was to purchase addi-

tional ice time so that no nip-
per in West Vancouver tirat
‘wants to play our national
obsession will have to go on a
waiting list. It’s amazing what
can be done with strong lead-
_ ership, and I-look forward to _.
a successful, formative an
positive season for all the kids
involved.

Not'to be’ outdone, North
" Vancouver is also developing

or borrowing new and proven _
- concepts to enhance the“ " .

enjoyment of hockey for all
our youngsters’ as was report-
ed in a conversation with °
Péter Martin of the North :

Shore Winter Club.

Coaching coordinator
Martin has instituted the “ini
tiative program,” which was.;
designed te improve learnin;
opportunities for tyke and
novice level children.
Essentially it involves players
between the ages of
ninc that will be seeded. by
cheir ability and desire to
learn and play, as opposed to
automatically adopting a
demographically restrictive
system.

This is not about elitism,
rather encouraging
to have the opportu
play and compete at the level |
they are physically and emo
tionally capable of, thereby.”
developing at their ¢ own pace

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