ELITE HOCKEY CLINICS Lawrence Academy, Groton, MA
Tuesday, December 30, 2008 (4 Hours)
Friday, January 2, 2009 (4 Hours)
Tuesday, December 30, 4 hour clinic: $160/skater. Smaller group, advanced program, less than 20 skaters. 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Friday, January 2, 2009, 4 hour clinic: $120/skater maximum 25 skaters 1:00-5:30 PM
Skaters who attend both Clinics: $250
Here's a way for your to wrap confidence and skill up in a holiday paper and give it as a gift to your child. This is a gift that will keep on giving for years ahead. Give your child 4 or 8 hours of elite hockey training featuring Chris Cowans over Christmas vacation on 12/30/08 and 01/02/09 at beautiful Lawrence Academy in Groton, MA. You can attend session 1 on 12/30 for $160 or session 2 on 01/02 for $120, or do both sessions for $250.
Chris Cowans has already worked with many elite skaters from the Groton area. He visited us this summer in our Edge program with Richard Gallant. He coached for several weeks with the Strong Dynamics program on Sunday nights in the summer in Tyngsboro. He is head coach of one of the Middlesex Islanders AAA teams. Two of his sons play AAA hockey. He has worked with the Russian Dr. Smushkin who teaches in Tyngsboro in the summer and internationally. Chris' style is influenced by European techniques which focus on agility and athleticism. He has an uncommon, effective teaching method. He is an educator and a trainer. He helps develop the student's capacity to learn through imitation and verbal instruction such that the student's learning does not stop at the end of the clinic. Skaters are able to remember and incorporate the knowledge as their own and practice it on their own, again and again, long after the clinic is finished.
One of our peewee skaters at our recent Thanksgiving clinic said, "I got better after the first drill."
You will notice that Chris is quiet on the ice and has a gift for helping skaters focus on learning. I think of him as the "hockey whisperer" and a figure skating instructor for hockey players. Skaters learn how to use their edges, shift quickly from inside to outside edge on one foot, jump, land with command of their edges, carry the puck with confidence while skating through turns, as well as other complicated hockey skating maneuvers. Students who benefit most from Chris' clinics are intelligent and committed players who already have fundamental skating skills: inside and outside edges, stopping, c-cuts and crossovers. Chris will help your skater get to the next level by expanding on basic skating skills to enhance your skater's play in the game of hockey, teaching concepts such as personal space on the ice, protecting the puck, power, speed, fakes, evasive maneuvers, ambidexterity... all of the nuances of being a hockey player that we recognize as athleticism, talent, skill and hockey intelligence.
We hope to see you at one or both sessions! Don't delay. Our last clinic sold out in just a few days!
Strong Dynamics Elite Christmas Clinic Featuring Chris Cowans
Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Friday, January 2, 2009, 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Lawrence Academy, Groton, MA 01450
Player Name:____________________________________________
Parents' Names:_________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________
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Home Phone:________________ Cell Phone:_________________________________ Birth Date: ___________________ Hockey Level: _____________
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Agreement & Waiver
I acknowledge there is risk of injury for my child when participating in any hockey program. I understand and accept this risk. I hereby understand and agree that Strong Dynamics Hockey (SDH), Joyce Strong, SDH staff, hired consultants, volunteers and the facilities used to conduct hockey clinics shall in no way be held responsible or liable for any injury suffered by or inflicted by the above student while attending sessions of SDH. I waive and release Joyce Strong and SDH to act for me in any emergency requiring medical attention. I will be responsible for any medical or other charges in connection with his or her attendance at SDH Clinics. I attest the applicant is in good health and is able to participate in the physical activity of this rigorous hockey program. SDH is not responsible for lost or stolen property.
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Make Checks Payable to "Joyce Strong" http://www.strongdynamics.com/
Contact Joyce Strong, joycestrong@charter.net
Save $5 on your Semiprivate Lesson with Coach Joyce at the PHD Center @ Skate 3 in Tyngboro through 01/11/09. Semiprivate Hockey Skating Lessons are available by appointment with Coach Joyce Strong at the PHD Center at Skate 3, Tyngsboro (Small ice surface on 2nd floor). Everyone, youth and adults, will benefit from these highly specialized training sessions where you will correct deficiences and improve consistency in skating, stickhandling and shooting. Sessions are offered by appointment to a maximum of 4 skaters/50 minutes, $25/skater. $5 off with this coupon through 01/11/09. Contact Joyce Strong, joycestrong@charter.net Offer Expires: January 11, 2009
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Your hockey prayers have been answered in Dracut, of all places!
Your hockey prayers have been answered!
That is, if you want to play hockey Starting November 2nd and…
· Be on the ice for 3 or more hours per week
· Practice your skills in clinics, games, stick time and public skating
· Have fun scrimmaging and playing in 3 v 3 games
· Train with professional hockey coaches who will teach you proper techniques for skating, edge control, stopping, starting, stick handling and passing
· Skate at reasonable hours, mid mornings or early evenings
· Pay an unbeatable price that averages less than $10 per session
Here is a sample menu of programs at our Dracut Ice Facility… and we will continue to Add New Hockey Programming to Meet Your Demands. Your feedback is valuable to us! Please write and let me know what kind of hockey program you want and what hours suit you best.
This sample program runs from November 2 through April 5, 2009 and includes more than 70 hours of ice time! (excludes Christmas and New Year’s Weeks). One Adult Membership costs $495 for 20 weeks. The more you skate the better the value! Youth membership costs $395. Family memberships are also available.
· Wednesday Mornings:
o Adult Stay in Shape Hockey and Skating Skills: 90 Minutes
§ Wednesdays 9:30 AM to 11 AM
· Then… on SUNDAYS….
o ADULT INTRO TO HOCKEY
§ Sundays 6:30 PM
o ADULT 3 v 3 GAMES
§ 7:40 pm or 8:40 pm
· AND IN ADDITION… ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS
o PUBLIC SKATING AND STICK TIME!
Get in touch with me if you are interested in hearing more about the Membership Advantage Program from The Hockey Academy. In addition we have private and semiprivate hockey sessions available for youth and adult players in Dracut, Tyngsboro and Woburn.
We are planning free demonstrations of adult hockey training sessions at Dracut and Skate 3. Please let me know if you are interested in attending!
Thanks!
Joyce Strong, CFT, CSCS
USA Hockey Level 5 Coach
Strong Dynamics Hockey
www.iCoachHockey.com
That is, if you want to play hockey Starting November 2nd and…
· Be on the ice for 3 or more hours per week
· Practice your skills in clinics, games, stick time and public skating
· Have fun scrimmaging and playing in 3 v 3 games
· Train with professional hockey coaches who will teach you proper techniques for skating, edge control, stopping, starting, stick handling and passing
· Skate at reasonable hours, mid mornings or early evenings
· Pay an unbeatable price that averages less than $10 per session
Here is a sample menu of programs at our Dracut Ice Facility… and we will continue to Add New Hockey Programming to Meet Your Demands. Your feedback is valuable to us! Please write and let me know what kind of hockey program you want and what hours suit you best.
This sample program runs from November 2 through April 5, 2009 and includes more than 70 hours of ice time! (excludes Christmas and New Year’s Weeks). One Adult Membership costs $495 for 20 weeks. The more you skate the better the value! Youth membership costs $395. Family memberships are also available.
· Wednesday Mornings:
o Adult Stay in Shape Hockey and Skating Skills: 90 Minutes
§ Wednesdays 9:30 AM to 11 AM
· Then… on SUNDAYS….
o ADULT INTRO TO HOCKEY
§ Sundays 6:30 PM
o ADULT 3 v 3 GAMES
§ 7:40 pm or 8:40 pm
· AND IN ADDITION… ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS
o PUBLIC SKATING AND STICK TIME!
Get in touch with me if you are interested in hearing more about the Membership Advantage Program from The Hockey Academy. In addition we have private and semiprivate hockey sessions available for youth and adult players in Dracut, Tyngsboro and Woburn.
We are planning free demonstrations of adult hockey training sessions at Dracut and Skate 3. Please let me know if you are interested in attending!
Thanks!
Joyce Strong, CFT, CSCS
USA Hockey Level 5 Coach
Strong Dynamics Hockey
www.iCoachHockey.com
Saturday, September 13, 2008
CHALLENGE! LET THEM (AND US) STRUGGLE!
By Coach Joyce Strong
September 13, 2008
In watching some practices so far this season it occurs to me that we often spend too much time working on skills that our players are already pretty good at doing while we AVOID skills that are challenging for them (and us). It is hard for us to watch them struggle. They roll their eyes at us and we have to work harder to engage them. But that is our job as coaches. And we, as coaches, won’t get better if we always do the same safe things that we are already pretty good at. We have to struggle too.
In order to learn to skate (or coach) BETTER, STRUGGLE is exactly what we all need to do. I don’t mean struggle to the point of frustration and giving up. I mean try something we’ve never done before and be bad at it and have it be okay. That is Step 1.
Get your players jumping, skating on one leg, doing BACKWARD+BACKWARD crossovers, open-hips skating, high-tempo crossovers and lots of stickhandling drills. Pressure all the edges of the skates! Stop on all edges. Do awkward agility drills to get your players off balance.
Skating and hockey starts in our heads. We have to learn to do many things at the same time. We have to challenge our minds as well as our bodies. We learn first with our brains… our eyes and all our senses take it in and then we process the information and then we get our bodies to do it. Too often I see skaters trying to do complicated drills without the advantage of FIRST WATCHING, analyzing and understanding the fine details of the maneuvers. The same with coaches. We have to first SEE and understand the purpose of all the parts of the drills. So, please slow down first. Make your players be still and quiet while they watch and learn first in their heads… then let them try it. Once you know they have the idea correct in their heads then they can and should speed it up.
Take the time to explain the drills clearly while your players take a knee and listen and watch. It takes a little longer to explain things, but unless you take the time the drill won’t be worth doing.
And as coaches… watch other skilled coaches at work: observe, analyze and learn. Ask questions and don’t be afraid to try something new! We are also a team!
Here are the steps for trying something new… go slow first and let them speed it up when you see they have the idea correct in their heads.
Step 1: Explain itDemonstrate itLet them try it (they will struggle if the drill is challenging… let them struggle)
Step 2: Explain it againDemonstrate it againTry it again and offer small corrections and encouragement
Step 3: Repeat step 2
September 13, 2008
In watching some practices so far this season it occurs to me that we often spend too much time working on skills that our players are already pretty good at doing while we AVOID skills that are challenging for them (and us). It is hard for us to watch them struggle. They roll their eyes at us and we have to work harder to engage them. But that is our job as coaches. And we, as coaches, won’t get better if we always do the same safe things that we are already pretty good at. We have to struggle too.
In order to learn to skate (or coach) BETTER, STRUGGLE is exactly what we all need to do. I don’t mean struggle to the point of frustration and giving up. I mean try something we’ve never done before and be bad at it and have it be okay. That is Step 1.
Get your players jumping, skating on one leg, doing BACKWARD+BACKWARD crossovers, open-hips skating, high-tempo crossovers and lots of stickhandling drills. Pressure all the edges of the skates! Stop on all edges. Do awkward agility drills to get your players off balance.
Skating and hockey starts in our heads. We have to learn to do many things at the same time. We have to challenge our minds as well as our bodies. We learn first with our brains… our eyes and all our senses take it in and then we process the information and then we get our bodies to do it. Too often I see skaters trying to do complicated drills without the advantage of FIRST WATCHING, analyzing and understanding the fine details of the maneuvers. The same with coaches. We have to first SEE and understand the purpose of all the parts of the drills. So, please slow down first. Make your players be still and quiet while they watch and learn first in their heads… then let them try it. Once you know they have the idea correct in their heads then they can and should speed it up.
Take the time to explain the drills clearly while your players take a knee and listen and watch. It takes a little longer to explain things, but unless you take the time the drill won’t be worth doing.
And as coaches… watch other skilled coaches at work: observe, analyze and learn. Ask questions and don’t be afraid to try something new! We are also a team!
Here are the steps for trying something new… go slow first and let them speed it up when you see they have the idea correct in their heads.
Step 1: Explain itDemonstrate itLet them try it (they will struggle if the drill is challenging… let them struggle)
Step 2: Explain it againDemonstrate it againTry it again and offer small corrections and encouragement
Step 3: Repeat step 2
Sunday, August 10, 2008
We finally did it! We're friends!
While coaching two 6-year-old girls the other day I overhead them talking and laughing while they did a partner push drill the length of the ice. They were working hard, trying to keep their balance. The pushing girl was strengthening her stride pushes while the partner offered resistance to make her work harder. Sarah said to Amanda, "We finally did it! Now we're friends!"
My mission was to teach them the drill and strengthen their skating.
Their mission was to make friends.
It's important to design drills that accomplish your goals, as well as the goals of the children. Expect these goals to be very different.
Your drills can complement both goal strategies!
My mission was to teach them the drill and strengthen their skating.
Their mission was to make friends.
It's important to design drills that accomplish your goals, as well as the goals of the children. Expect these goals to be very different.
Your drills can complement both goal strategies!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Girls Only Armstrong Hockey Camp Still Has Openings!
We heard from the Armstrong Hockey that there are still openings in their Girls Only Camp! If you are interested let them know you heard about the camp on my blogspot, Strong Girls Play Hockey!
The Girls Only camp will be held in West Warwick, Rhode Island.
Read on...
Dear Joyce,
Hope all is well. We were not sure if you had interest in our Girls Only Camp this summer so we are putting this e-mail into you to inform you that there are still a couple spots available in the camp. It runs from July 28th - August 1st from 8:30a-3:30p. There will be 3 hours of on-ice instruction each day along with multiple different off-ice activities both hockey oriented and non-hockey geared as well. It is a high energy, fun week of camp and we have coaches and counselors that love the game of hockey and love interacting with the players. If you have interest in the camp or any other questions feel free to contact me:
Brian Moretti
Armstrong Hockey
Director of Elite Camps
401-556-2011
http://www.bahockey.com
The Girls Only camp will be held in West Warwick, Rhode Island.
Read on...
Dear Joyce,
Hope all is well. We were not sure if you had interest in our Girls Only Camp this summer so we are putting this e-mail into you to inform you that there are still a couple spots available in the camp. It runs from July 28th - August 1st from 8:30a-3:30p. There will be 3 hours of on-ice instruction each day along with multiple different off-ice activities both hockey oriented and non-hockey geared as well. It is a high energy, fun week of camp and we have coaches and counselors that love the game of hockey and love interacting with the players. If you have interest in the camp or any other questions feel free to contact me:
Brian Moretti
Armstrong Hockey
Director of Elite Camps
401-556-2011
http://www.bahockey.com
Friday, June 27, 2008
Strong Girls Play Hockey
Strong girls (and women) play hockey. I learned this by watching my daughter become a competitor in the classroom and later in the work force. Hockey helped make her equal to the boys. In fact, she at age 12, was bigger and stronger than the boys. Eventually they caught up in size, but she still has a bigger and stronger personality than many of them.
Hockey made me strong when I was fighting breast cancer. As I went through the diagnosis and treatment I managed to achieve my USA Hockey Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Coaching Certification. As my reward for beating breast cancer I advanced with my Level 4 certification. A year later I achieved my Level 5 certification, the highest offered by USA Hockey. Hockey kept my mind occupied with life, living, improving, friends, family and fun. My cancer took a back seat.
Strong women play hockey. Join us on the ice! Visit http://www.icoachhockey.com/ for many ice hockey skills clinics, private and semiprivate hockey skating lessons, pick up scrimmages and other ways to get involved with the great sport of hockey.
Hockey made me strong when I was fighting breast cancer. As I went through the diagnosis and treatment I managed to achieve my USA Hockey Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Coaching Certification. As my reward for beating breast cancer I advanced with my Level 4 certification. A year later I achieved my Level 5 certification, the highest offered by USA Hockey. Hockey kept my mind occupied with life, living, improving, friends, family and fun. My cancer took a back seat.
Strong women play hockey. Join us on the ice! Visit http://www.icoachhockey.com/ for many ice hockey skills clinics, private and semiprivate hockey skating lessons, pick up scrimmages and other ways to get involved with the great sport of hockey.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Private and Semiprivate Hockey Skating Lessons
Take a private or semiprivate hockey skating lesson this summer at Skate 3 in Tyngsboro, MA on any Wednesdays at 1 PM. You can request lessons from Coach Joyce Strong, Coach Kasie Strong-Fairbarn and Coach Ryan Fairbarn. visit http://www.icoachhockey.com/ or contact joycestrong@charter.net to schedule your lesson.
Private hockey lessons are a great way to get individual attention to work intensively on your skating stride and other hockey skating techniques.
Lessons are available for youth players as well as for adult players.
Private hockey lessons are a great way to get individual attention to work intensively on your skating stride and other hockey skating techniques.
Lessons are available for youth players as well as for adult players.
Girls and Women's Hockey starts Sunday, June 29th at Skate 3 in Tyngsboro
Girls hockey starts this Sunday, June 29th at Skate 3 in Tyngsboro at 4:30 PM. The clinic is for girls under 12, older beginner girls and women who are beginner to intermediate skaters. The emphasis for this clinic is power skating, edges and other hockey skills. The clinic is 1 hour long and runs for 10 weeks, every Sunday at 4:30 PM. You can register by printing out the form at www.icoachhockey.com.
Don't miss out on the fun! This popular clinjic is being offered at a low cost (only $135) because our coaches volunteer their time!
We'll see you at Skate 3 Sunday Nights starting June 29 through the end of August.
We also have sessions for PW/Bantam skaters and Midget/High School Scimmages.
Get more details at www.icoachhockey.com.
Keep your feet moving!
Coach Joyce
Don't miss out on the fun! This popular clinjic is being offered at a low cost (only $135) because our coaches volunteer their time!
We'll see you at Skate 3 Sunday Nights starting June 29 through the end of August.
We also have sessions for PW/Bantam skaters and Midget/High School Scimmages.
Get more details at www.icoachhockey.com.
Keep your feet moving!
Coach Joyce
Monday, June 16, 2008
Strong Dynamics Summer Hockey Update!
Summary of Strong Dynamics Summer Hockey
Sunday Night Hockey: See www.icoachhockey.com for Boys Midgets, Boys PeeWee/Bantam, and Girls hockey, all starting Sunday, June 29 at Skate 3, Tyngsboro, MA
Thursdays 6:50 PM Conway Arena, Nashua, NH: Hockey Power Skating, Edges, Overspeed Skating and Skills Clinic, 6 weeks for $110 (walk-ons $25) Novice to Intermediate Skaters, Adults, Coed: 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 8/7, 8/14, 8/28, Register at www.icoachhockey.com, Coaches: Joyce Strong, Kasie Strong-Fairbarn, Ryan Fairbarn.
Mondays, 9:10 PM, Conway Arena, Nashua, NH: Hockey Playmaking Drills with Scrimmage, 8 weeks for $150 (walk-ons $25) Novice to Intermediate Skaters, Adults, Coed, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, www.icoachhockey.com, Coaches: Joyce Strong, Kasie Strong-Fairbarn, Ryan Fairbarn.
Wednesdays, Skate 3, Tyngsboro, MA: Private/semiprivate ice at Skate 3 on Wednesdays at 1 PM (second half of summer will move to Noon) throughout the summer, staring 6/25.
"Girls” clinic on Sundays at 4:30 PM at Skate 3 starting 6/29… I will take women skaters with this group as well… see website for the registration form www.icoachhockey.com . Walk-ons welcome!
Sunday Night Hockey: See www.icoachhockey.com for Boys Midgets, Boys PeeWee/Bantam, and Girls hockey, all starting Sunday, June 29 at Skate 3, Tyngsboro, MA
Thursdays 6:50 PM Conway Arena, Nashua, NH: Hockey Power Skating, Edges, Overspeed Skating and Skills Clinic, 6 weeks for $110 (walk-ons $25) Novice to Intermediate Skaters, Adults, Coed: 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 8/7, 8/14, 8/28, Register at www.icoachhockey.com, Coaches: Joyce Strong, Kasie Strong-Fairbarn, Ryan Fairbarn.
Mondays, 9:10 PM, Conway Arena, Nashua, NH: Hockey Playmaking Drills with Scrimmage, 8 weeks for $150 (walk-ons $25) Novice to Intermediate Skaters, Adults, Coed, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, www.icoachhockey.com, Coaches: Joyce Strong, Kasie Strong-Fairbarn, Ryan Fairbarn.
Wednesdays, Skate 3, Tyngsboro, MA: Private/semiprivate ice at Skate 3 on Wednesdays at 1 PM (second half of summer will move to Noon) throughout the summer, staring 6/25.
"Girls” clinic on Sundays at 4:30 PM at Skate 3 starting 6/29… I will take women skaters with this group as well… see website for the registration form www.icoachhockey.com . Walk-ons welcome!
Monday, April 28, 2008
Women's Hockey Clinic, Conway Arena, Nashua, NH
Join the fun at Conway Arena with small group women's hockey skating lessons, Thursday, 6:50 PM through the end of June. Visit www.icoachhockey.com for more details or contact Coach Joyce Strong.
Girls Summer Hockey Program, Skate 3, Tyngsboro, MA
Girls 12-and-under hockey skating and skills hockey program starts Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 4:30 PM, Skate 3, Tyngsboro, MA. Register early on www.icoachhockey.com or contact Coach Joyce Strong for more details.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Girls Hockey in Groton, MA
Would you like to see a girls hockey program in Groton, MA? Are you interested in a girls youth hockey program, a girls middle school hockey program, a girls high school hockey program, or all of the above.
Please write to Coach Joyce Strong with your thoughts about Girls Hockey in Groton, MA.
Please write to Coach Joyce Strong with your thoughts about Girls Hockey in Groton, MA.
Kasie Strong Coach of the Month, Ice Times Magazine
ICE TIMES MAGAZINE COACH OF THE MONTH
CONGRATULATIONS KASIE STRONG-FAIRBARN!
1) Name: Kasie Strong Fairbarn
2) Team, association and level you coach: Texas Attack 14U Girls’ Team
3) Number of years coaching: 3 years
4) Why you coach: I started coaching because I wanted to continue to stay involved with hockey once I graduated from college and wasn’t playing anymore. I coach to help our younger generation learn the life skills needed to succeed as young adults and into adulthood. I’ve been lucky enough to have had people in my life teach me those skills and I feel that I can positively contribute to the lives of my players. I also love coaching youth hockey because it helps balance me. No matter how hectic my day at work is, at night I get to come to the rink and be one of the kids and have a blast teaching the best game on Earth.
5) Coaching philosophy: You can never spend enough time on your skating! It’s one of the most fundamental parts of the game but can often be overlooked, especially as you get older. 6) Favorite drill: With the ages I coach, I have to keep practice fun.I like to disguise some competitive drills as fun games. My girls love this and instantly begin working harder when it becomes a game instead of a drill. One game that I often use is simple yet gets the whole team involved. Bring the nets up to the blue line, one net on each blue line facing each other with goalies in the nets. Split the team in half with each group on opposite blue lines. On the whistle, both sides will start at the same time with two players per side going at once (2 on 0). The players will need to skate around their teams net and then head towards the opposing teams net trying to score. Once they score, they skate around their net and back into line. This relay race can be done in pairs or as singles. Try it at your next practice and don’t forget, the losing team does sprints or pushups!
7) Most memorable coaching moment: Working with a group of energetic and talkative young ladies leaves me with many memorable moments, but to date, the most memorable was actually a few months ago when my team went to Windsor, Ontario to play in the Rose City Girls’ Tournament.
8) Coach you admire the most: Hands down, it would have to be my mom, Joyce Strong. She started playing hockey in her forties and now, is a level 5 USA hockey coach who coaches my brothers Kip and Kam in Groton, Massachusetts. My mom is such a wonderful example of how it’s never too late to start playing, to start coaching, or rather, just start something new. She is a single mother of five, a small business owner, a breast cancer survivor and now a hockey coach. She inspires me everyday and I often share her story in hopes that it will help inspire others to take chances and try something new.
9) One thing you would change about youth hockey: I would like to change the perception that I think some people have about young kids needing to play hockey year round. Yes, at some point it might be necessary to commit to one sport, but for kids especially under the age of 12, I think it is extremely beneficial to try other sports or activities.
CONGRATULATIONS KASIE STRONG-FAIRBARN!
1) Name: Kasie Strong Fairbarn
2) Team, association and level you coach: Texas Attack 14U Girls’ Team
3) Number of years coaching: 3 years
4) Why you coach: I started coaching because I wanted to continue to stay involved with hockey once I graduated from college and wasn’t playing anymore. I coach to help our younger generation learn the life skills needed to succeed as young adults and into adulthood. I’ve been lucky enough to have had people in my life teach me those skills and I feel that I can positively contribute to the lives of my players. I also love coaching youth hockey because it helps balance me. No matter how hectic my day at work is, at night I get to come to the rink and be one of the kids and have a blast teaching the best game on Earth.
5) Coaching philosophy: You can never spend enough time on your skating! It’s one of the most fundamental parts of the game but can often be overlooked, especially as you get older. 6) Favorite drill: With the ages I coach, I have to keep practice fun.I like to disguise some competitive drills as fun games. My girls love this and instantly begin working harder when it becomes a game instead of a drill. One game that I often use is simple yet gets the whole team involved. Bring the nets up to the blue line, one net on each blue line facing each other with goalies in the nets. Split the team in half with each group on opposite blue lines. On the whistle, both sides will start at the same time with two players per side going at once (2 on 0). The players will need to skate around their teams net and then head towards the opposing teams net trying to score. Once they score, they skate around their net and back into line. This relay race can be done in pairs or as singles. Try it at your next practice and don’t forget, the losing team does sprints or pushups!
7) Most memorable coaching moment: Working with a group of energetic and talkative young ladies leaves me with many memorable moments, but to date, the most memorable was actually a few months ago when my team went to Windsor, Ontario to play in the Rose City Girls’ Tournament.
8) Coach you admire the most: Hands down, it would have to be my mom, Joyce Strong. She started playing hockey in her forties and now, is a level 5 USA hockey coach who coaches my brothers Kip and Kam in Groton, Massachusetts. My mom is such a wonderful example of how it’s never too late to start playing, to start coaching, or rather, just start something new. She is a single mother of five, a small business owner, a breast cancer survivor and now a hockey coach. She inspires me everyday and I often share her story in hopes that it will help inspire others to take chances and try something new.
9) One thing you would change about youth hockey: I would like to change the perception that I think some people have about young kids needing to play hockey year round. Yes, at some point it might be necessary to commit to one sport, but for kids especially under the age of 12, I think it is extremely beneficial to try other sports or activities.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Private and Semiprivate Hockey Skating Lessons
Ladies... Join me Wednesday mornings 10 AM at Conway Arena in Nashua, NH for semiprivate or private hockey skating lessons. Work on edges, stops, starts, pivots, tight turns, agility, strength and conditioning. You have the desire and commitment. I will help you to become the best hockey player you can be! Contact USA Hockey level 5 Coach Joyce Strong at joycestrong@charter.net.
Private and Semiprivate Hockey Skating Lessons
Adult and Youth Skaters of All Levels
Beginners Welcome!
March 12-June 18, 2008, Wednesdays 10:00 to 11:00 AM
Conway Arena, Nashua, NH
You Have the Desire and Commitment!
We'll Help You Become the Best Hockey Player You Can Be!
Instructor
Coach Joyce Strong, USA Hockey Level 5 Coach, CSCS, CFT
Contact: joycestrong@charter.net, 978-448-8086
Edges, Stops, Quick Starts, Pivots, Tight Turns, Forward & Backward Crossovers, Agility & Balance
Strength & Conditioning on Ice
Develop Athletic Hockey Posture!
Practice time for reinforcing skating, stickhandling and shooting
By Appointment
Cost
Groups of 2 to 6 skaters $35 each per skater for ½ hour of semiprivate instruction and ½ hour of open ice for practice
Private Lessons: $75 per ½ hour of instruction and ½ hour of open ice for practice
Private and Semiprivate Hockey Skating Lessons
Adult and Youth Skaters of All Levels
Beginners Welcome!
March 12-June 18, 2008, Wednesdays 10:00 to 11:00 AM
Conway Arena, Nashua, NH
You Have the Desire and Commitment!
We'll Help You Become the Best Hockey Player You Can Be!
Instructor
Coach Joyce Strong, USA Hockey Level 5 Coach, CSCS, CFT
Contact: joycestrong@charter.net, 978-448-8086
Edges, Stops, Quick Starts, Pivots, Tight Turns, Forward & Backward Crossovers, Agility & Balance
Strength & Conditioning on Ice
Develop Athletic Hockey Posture!
Practice time for reinforcing skating, stickhandling and shooting
By Appointment
Cost
Groups of 2 to 6 skaters $35 each per skater for ½ hour of semiprivate instruction and ½ hour of open ice for practice
Private Lessons: $75 per ½ hour of instruction and ½ hour of open ice for practice
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