Hockey Development
Minnesota Hockey Announces Rule Changes
Penalty for Boarding and Checking-From-Behind Increases . The Minnesota Hockey Board of Directors voted unanimously at its winter board meeting to strengthen the severity of the penalty issued to players who are cited for boarding and checking-from-behind infractions. These rule changes are being adopted on a pilot basis and will be reevaluated at the conclusion of the 2012 Minnesota Hockey season. Minnesota Hockey will continue to work with the hockey community to evaluate the effectiveness of these changes. ...
Making Hockey Safer and Better by Taking the Hits Out of Peewees
This weekend the Minnesota Hockey Board of Directors will decide how to vote on a number of issues at the USA Hockey Annual meeting in June. The elected directors to USA Hockey will attempt to represent the wishes of the majority of stakeholders in Minnesota. Foremost on the radar screen for some is the proposal to take body checking out of the pee wee level of hockey. The proposal has drawn some interesting commentary and heated debate among some opponents and proponents. In “Making Hockey Safer and Better” I try to outline the important issues surrounding this change.
Not all Kids are Hockey Superstars
As the off season is now here two articles share some ideas for parents of youth players. The first is “Not all Kids are Hockey Superstars”. The second is “The Burnout Factor”. Both articles deal with the reality of less than one percent of kids advance to the top levels of college and less advance to the professional ranks. The kids that advance are the top level athletes and no amount of training will make an average athlete an elite athlete. Most top level hockey players also excel at other sports because they are good athletes to start with. So have your kids play other sports in the off season and enjoy the summer doing family trips and other activities. Hal Tearse Coach in Chief, Minnesota Hockey April 2011
The Burnout Factor
Year-round training and intense pressure to excel seems to be driving young athletes away from their game. Have we micromanaged the fun out of sports? Tralee Pearce reports BYLINE: TRALEE PEARCE
USA Hockey CEP Requirements & FAQ
USA Hockey CEP Requirements & FAQ 04/28/2011, 9:10am (CDT) By USA Hockey 2011-2012 CEP New Requirements
Message from Hal Tearse, MN Hockey
Hal Tearse, the Coach in Chief of Minnesota Hockey, wrote the attached article. You can sign up to receive his emails by visiting www.minnesotahockey.org and scrolling down the page to the signup box on the right-hand side. Enjoy!
