Arlington Hockey Club
2015 Coaches and Managers Preseason Meeting
August 24th, 2015
Introductions
Mission/Goals/Values
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Try-outs
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Schedule
Player evaluation forms
2015/2016 Season
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Valley League, MYCGL, practice schedule, powerskating/skills, equipment and rink
Coaches
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Certification and requirements
Safety
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TCR/Skate-a-thon
Safe Sport
CORI
Code of Conduct
Open Forum
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Mission
To 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
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Values
Player
Development
Dedication
Integrity
Sportsmanship
HAVE FUN
Pride
Teamwork
Community
Communication
Fiscally
Conscious
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Continuously improve player development
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Provide high quality coaching
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Strengthen fund-raising
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Increase family and community involvement
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Kim Cayer and Tricia Seery
Relationship with the Children’s room for over five years
AHC has raised over $40,000.00
1210 Massachusetts Avenue,
Arlington, MA 02476
781-641-4741
childrensroom.org
Thank you for your support.
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Confidential player evaluation forms for each player from past years head
coach
Important for us to have all the tools necessary to make team selections
Independent evaluators at each level
On-ice instructors
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Three teams at each level
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Midgets TBD based on registration numbers
Mites- 37
Squirts- 50
Peewee- 52
Bantam- 44
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Practice schedule is available through September
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We will publish through Thanksgiving after we receive VL
schedule
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Coaches tab on the AHC website
Password – ahc_coach_15
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A full sheet will rotate through the levels
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Goal: consistency with hours and practice partners
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Valley League
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Season is set to begin for Arlington weekend of 9/18
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
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MYCGL
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First three weeks are posted on the schedule
Contact Robert Kelley [email protected] or 617-955-6535
* See appendix
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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.
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Game and practice shirts will be available for pick-up at Sports Etc.
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Matt will let coaches know the dates when available
Each team will also receive
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First aid kit
Case of ice packs
Water bottles and carriers (if needed)
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Pucks and on-ice and safety items will be kept in a secured storage area
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All coaches will need to take responsibility for securing pucks and
equipment in the storage area
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Excess equipment can be stored at an off-site storage location
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Date to be set
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Will be run by John Messuri and Jeff Russell with on-ice assistants
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Preseason sessions will be available 9/8 and 9/10
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Curriculum will rotate and in 2/3 week intervals
Focus will be on skating to begin and transition through the season
Coaches to reinforce to parents and players that attendance is critical to development
instructional video night which coaches are being asked to attend
Sessions will be held on Monday nights starting 9/21 for 10 weeks
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All coaches need to be registered and certified for 2015/16
season
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AHC has the list of certification levels
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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
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Visit the USA site for USA Hockey’s Coaching Education
Program times and locations
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SafeSport
o Required for all coaches
o Valid for two years
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CORI
o 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
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Coaches Code of Conduct
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Player Code or Conduct
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Parent Code of Conduct
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All will need to sign and return to managers to retain copies
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