Sep 28, 2011 | Kristal Kobold | 602 views
Message from Coach Carlo
Hello Hockey Parents,
I would like to first off welcome you to another great season of fun with the game we all love!! My name is Coach Carlo and I will be the head coach of your son/daughter for the upcoming 2011-12 May Division House League (Canadiens Timbits). I look forward to meeting all of you over the weekend!!
My Philosophy: I tend to try and have as much fun with the kids as possible as I believe this is the first guiding principle in sport. That being said, the main focus in addition to "Having Fun" is development. We will work on all areas of basic development from skating to puck handling to passing and shooting. My commitment to you is to develop your child into the best possible player they can be this year.
Assistant Coaches: Please help me in thanking the following dad's who have also volunteered their time as assistant coaches. I would like to thank them in advance for assisting with the kids, I couldn't do this without them: Assistant Coach: Coach Carmine, Trainer/Assistant Coach: Coach Miguel
I do have three rules that I would like to ask your cooperation on immediately:
1) When children are dressed in gear, please wait in dressing room until the other kids are off the ice and the path is clear, the team can exit the dressing room together at that time.
2) NO ONE should be on the bench except coaching staff, and children on the team. And, everyone on the bench as well as the ice must have a helmet on.
3) All kids MUST wear a mouth guard and neck protector when on the ice at all times. Any child not wearing this equipment will not be allowed to take the ice in either a game or practice. I also want to stress that fooling around in the dressing room and on ice sessions is not permitted (please have this discussion with your child prior to the first practice.)
Schedule: For the first part of the year (starting in Nov on Sat's), we will be participating in mini games (Half Ice) until the middle of Dec where we will switch to full ice. Until then, we will be developing the kids both on Sat and Sun's with lots of skating and puck handling drills. The dates and times can be found on our team calendar.
Please use email as your gateway for communication with me. I am looking forward to a fun season with all of the kids and all of you!!