WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 49

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Rinksport hockey camp
	by email@hidden (Rhonda Paprocki)
  2) goalies
	by email@hidden (randy behrendt)

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Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 15:29:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: email@hidden (Rhonda Paprocki)
To: email@hidden
Subject: Rinksport hockey camp
Message-ID: 

Hi,

Just thought I'd update everyone about the Rinksport Hockey Camp.  I had 
previously asked for opinions about it.  I'm 4/5 of the way through it, 
tonight is the last night.  The seniors camp is at night, 2 hours of ice 
a night with a couple of off-ice sessions.

I was a bit worried about surviving 2 hours of ice, and what level the camp 
would be.  Well, I've survived 4 days so far.  It's challenging and tiring, 
but they try to vary it enough so you work different things.  You work more 
on skills than endurance.  The women range in skill, but on the average its 
women who've been skating for a few years.    

Karen Kay is the head coach, she coaches at UNH and also coaches the 
US national women's team.  Kush Sidhu was there the first day, but then had 
to fly home.  The assistant coaches are members of the US National Team, 
and its exciting to watch them skate!  They are definately head and shoulders 
about most of us in skills.  Kelly Dyer is the goalie coach, and she can 
outskate most of us even in her pads!  I've really enjoyed seeing the level 
of the national team, and it's also motivating being coached by 
all women.  That doesn't happen often, at least around here (mich).

Overall, I would highly recommend this camp.  It's highly organized, lots 
of different drills, power-skating exercises, and a lot of one-on-one help 
too.  They also throw in some quick games for a change of pace.  We played 
soccer at the end of practice last night, no sticks, with a soccer-like ball.
I think it was supposed to follow through on the quick-feet notion, but it 
was a fun change of pace.  Things like that help you forget quite how long 
you're on the ice for, at least until you're done.

Rhonda
email@hidden

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Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 07:25:43 -0700
From: email@hidden (randy behrendt)
To: email@hidden
Subject: goalies
Message-ID: 

I'm in the Van BC area, have decided to play wing for this year, but my
future desire is to be the best goalie in the world.  Are there any women
out there who play goal who would be interested in giving me help about gear
and info as to how the best ways or places to train would be?  any
goalie-ing tips would be much appreciated.  Thanks!
Yours truly, Michelle.


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