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WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 33
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) PROMOTING GIRLS HOCKEY
by email@hidden
2) Re: GIRLS HOCKEY
by email@hidden (c.moeller)
3) Players and coach wanted
by Mary Carlson
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 08:23:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: PROMOTING GIRLS HOCKEY
Message-ID:
Just some ideas to promote female hockey. I believe in the long term, the best
way to promote is through exposure. The more young girls see other girls or
women in the game the more they become interested and the more pressure they put
on their parents to allow them to join the game. The attitude that females do
not belong in the game is not as prevalent as it was say 15 years ago, but it
is still there never the less. As coach of a Senior Female team and Referee in
Chief of our local minor hockey association I have found that getting the
players involved in both refereeing and coaching the minor hockey players helps
the exposure of women in the game, allows the young girls who come out to their
brothers games to see that there are other girls interested and is also alot of
fun for the players on our team. Last year I had six players refereeing and
four coaching with the Initiation Program at the begining level. Some of the
referees have been to the Provincial and National Winter Games and the coaches
are getting even more involved this year. I would caution not to get involved
with the attitude that women should only coach women and girls and men should
only coach men or boys. Fortunatly this way of thinking is not present with
our team and most of our association but I have seen it in the past in other
areas. By all means coach or referee where you feel most comfortable whether
it is with the boys or the girls but don't be restricted to one or the other.
This only promotes an "us against them" attitude which is confrontational and
does nothing to promote the game for girls and women.
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 95 16:27:57 EDT
From: email@hidden (c.moeller)
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: GIRLS HOCKEY
Message-ID: <9507172027.AA00380@domino>
In search of:
Girls Hockey team looking for other teams to play within the
eastern PA area. We have travelled to NJ, Philadelphia, and
Harrisburg for our games. Our team is located in Allentown, PA.
at the Lehigh Valley Ice Arena (610) 434-6899. Ask for Steve or
send email to email@hidden.
In response to Mark:
Promote or organize clinics for new skaters as well as skills
improvement clinics for those already playing. Or, organize
car pools to clinics at other rinks. Get info to girls through
their brothers that are playing on teams. Our team parents are
concerned about price and amount of time per week so keep that
in mind. Some school systems may allow you to distribute info.
Put posters up at your local rinks.
I have a 15 yr. old daughter that just started playing ice hockey last
year. The rink she always skates at held an all girl's clinic. I
believe it was 8 weeks with 3 coaches (1 was for the goalies). The rink
wanted to see if there was enough interested to start an all girl's league.
Not everyone from the clinic joined the girl's league but it provided a
good base for the team. Those that were really interested in hockey also
attended summer camps held at local rinks. It was 5 days straight - 4 hrs
ice time, dry land training, videos, etc. each day. These types of clinics
and camps are usually well worth it. Some of the girls that joined the team
were sisters of boys that played on the ice rink teams. My daughter is
continuously attending some sort of clinic at various rinks. We just
finished a power skating clinic 8 Saturdays in Morristown NJ which is
1 hr. 15 mins away from home.
My daughter was also able to join a Junior Varsity (checking) team
that previously only consisted of boys. Her team mates were great.
There were no problems with them accepting her on the team. Of
course she wasn't a whimp either. She shocked the other teams they
played however. Only one of the other teams they played had girls.
In one of the games she took a hard check, checked him backed, he checked
her, and eventually the two of them both got penalties. While in the
penalty box, he saw she was a girl and said "You're a girl!". She
said "Ya, so o o!" There was once a parent in the crowd who said,
"girls don't belong in this sport, especially on a boys team". I am
glad I didn't hear that directly or I definitely would have expressed
my opinion.
We are now looking into colleges that have on-premise ice rinks and
a girls hockey team. She is interested in sports medicine, physical
therapy, sports training. She also loves art (painting) and piano.
If anyone has recommendations on any colleges, I'd appreciate it.
Cathy Moeller email@hidden
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 15:55:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mary Carlson
To: email@hidden
Subject: Players and coach wanted
Message-ID:
We are looking for experienced women hockey players to play on sponsored
competitive tournament roller hockey team, located in the San
Francisco/San Jose bay area. Practice is once/week and sometimes weekend
tournaments.
Coach needed for the team. Commitment is required; practice once/week
and tournaments on weekends occasionally. Pay is $200/month.
For more details, please contact Heidi at 408/235-2149; Suzi at
408/765-1683; or email email@hidden
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