Parent
WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 100
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re:
by email@hidden (Louise Mallory)
2) Re[2]:
by "Jan de Regt"
3) Harvard Women 1 - USA Selects 16
by "Andria L. Hunter"
4) Parents and Kids Show in Toronto, Ontario
by "Andria L. Hunter"
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Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 12:53:09 +0800
From: email@hidden (Louise Mallory)
To: email@hidden,
Subject: Re:
Message-ID:
At 12:45 AM 11/10/95, ARTHUR J KAMP wrote:
>We have a 5 team women's and girl's hockey program in Midland, MI. I'm looking
>for any information out there relative to getting help in scheduling of ice
>time, i.e., how can we get equity in scheduling in a city-owned facility?
You are in the most fortunate of situations with a municipally owned
facility. (Except, possibly, for a school or university club in the US,
and a school-owned rink, where a case can be made for Title IX to apply).
First, do what you can to document the extent of inequity. How many
players do you have? How many of your players live in the municipality?
How many are adults and how many are children? How would your organization
grow if you were able to provide ice time for more teams? And if your ice
time were more convenient? (incompatible with school schedules,
inappropriate for small children, etc.) Information such as "Here are the
names and addresses of 85 of our players who live in the municipality" and
"Here are the names and addresses of 25 prospective players that we had to
turn away last year because our teams are full" or "Here are the names and
addresses of 15 local girls who are play in other municipalities/on boys'
teams because we can't provide them with enough ice time" is very helpful.
Are there problems getting adequate private changing space for your female
players, coaches, and referees? Do the arena workers allow boys' games to
run overtime, but call curfew on your ice time? Do the other organizations
using your facility have preferential treatment in any other ways, such as
allocation of storage space, bulletin board space, or ownership of the
snack-bar concession? Notice these things and document them as well.
It helps your case to be sure you're following procedures correctly about
applying for ice time, paying promptly, giving notice when cancelling, and
so on. (Don't give the rink manager/recreation department staff a chance
to say to their bosses "Those women always pay late" or "This is a new
organization and I don't think it's going to last - we shouldn't disrupt
our regular customers for them" or "They are taking advantage by having
adults play in times reserved for minor players" or "Half this team doesn't
even live in the city".) You may want to consider adopting a policy that
your teams don't play male teams, or at least that your teams do not use
their home ice time to play male teams - because if you are insisting that
it is important for your municipality to provide facilities access for
*female* hockey, (despite the fact that there are opportunities for girls
to play boys' hockey in your city), your actions should be consistent in
demonstrating that your organization is for girls/women who want to play
*female* hockey.
Work at increasing your visibility and credibility in the community. Would
the community newspapers include your game scores or reports if you brought
them in every week? Send press releases before and after important games,
to members of the media, recreation department staff, and elected
officials. Make sure there's something about your program posted on
bulletin boards in the arenas, in the swimming pool, in the schools, in the
scout-hall. Do recruiting displays in malls. Everybody in your city
should be aware that "we have girls' hockey here."
Learn "who is who" among municipality employees. Do the managers of each
facility report to the Director of Culture and Recreation, who usually
makes the ice time allocations? Have the arena managers usually been doing
their own scheduling?
Learn to whom the employees report: who are the officials that you and
your fellow voters elect? Is there a "Recreation Committee" made up of
some members of city council? Does the Director of Recreation and Parks
report directly to City Council? Find out the names of the recreation
committee members and other city councillors. Invite them to your games.
If any of your parents is acquainted with them, encourage informal
lobbying. [In my home town, the first time my mother made a presentation
to the recreation committee to expand our program from two teams for women
to include teams for girls of all ages, she found out that one committee
member lived across the street from a 13-year-old would-be player, who
spent hours every day taking slapshots alone in her driveway. That
committee member understood immediately that Mum's proposal was about
giving Debbie a place to play.]
Prepare a document for the recreation committee outlining your requests for
next season and the justification for them (why you need the time, and why
it would be fair). Ask to make a presentation to the recreation committee.
If you don't get what you need from the recreation committee the first
year, continue to develop a respectful relationship with them while working
on explaining your situation to other council members, members of your
community, and the press. Make sure that your parents and your adult
players understand the issues and what they can do to help.
Be persistent!
Louise
*Louise C. Mallory Welding Engineering*
*email@hidden The Ohio State University*
* "No-one said it would be easy; no-one thought we'd come this far." *
* -Sheryl Crow *
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Date: Thu, 09 Nov 95 14:45:23 EST
From: "Jan de Regt"
To: email@hidden, email@hidden
Subject: Re[2]:
Message-ID:
Louise -
Thanks for your advice! This is a very informed piece. I'm going to
print it and file it for possible future use. My girl's and women's
team had a bit of a problem with our ice time last year, and only
required some persistance to solve.
The previous year we have ice time at noon Sundays. We always pay for
our ice time promptly up front. The rink, which is a county facility,
but most of our players do not live in that county, told us we could
either have 6:00pm Saturday nights or 11:30 pm Sunday night. The rink
apparently wanted to add some figure skating patch time at noon, and
we argued that we had the right of first refusal for that ice slot.
We also argued that a) why was our team (we were the only women's team
who bought time at this rink) the one being displaced? b) why wasn't
everyone moved back an equal amount? and c) if they wanted to move us,
they should offer ice of a more equal time.
While some of us were beginning to call a local news station (if the
situation were resolved, they could still do a story on women's
hockey. If not, they could report on that.), others proceeded to call
the rink's management daily, escalating to hourly. That was for the
'94-95 season. Our efforts paid off, and they gave us our noon slot
back. One employee warned us that we might not get it this year
(95-96), but we did without a problem.
Jan.
______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
Subject: Re:
Author: email@hidden at smtpgate
Date: 11/9/95 1:57 PM
At 12:45 AM 11/10/95, ARTHUR J KAMP wrote:
>We have a 5 team women's and girl's hockey program in Midland, MI. I'm looking
>for any information out there relative to getting help in scheduling of ice
>time, i.e., how can we get equity in scheduling in a city-owned facility?
You are in the most fortunate of situations with a municipally owned
facility. (Except, possibly, for a school or university club in the US,
and a school-owned rink, where a case can be made for Title IX to apply).
First, do what you can to document the extent of inequity. How many
players do you have? How many of your players live in the municipality?
How many are adults and how many are children? How would your organization
grow if you were able to provide ice time for more teams? And if your ice
time were more convenient? (incompatible with school schedules,
inappropriate for small children, etc.) Information such as "Here are the
names and addresses of 85 of our players who live in the municipality" and
"Here are the names and addresses of 25 prospective players that we had to
turn away last year because our teams are full" or "Here are the names and
addresses of 15 local girls who are play in other municipalities/on boys'
teams because we can't provide them with enough ice time" is very helpful.
Are there problems getting adequate private changing space for your female
players, coaches, and referees? Do the arena workers allow boys' games to
run overtime, but call curfew on your ice time? Do the other organizations
using your facility have preferential treatment in any other ways, such as
allocation of storage space, bulletin board space, or ownership of the
snack-bar concession? Notice these things and document them as well.
It helps your case to be sure you're following procedures correctly about
applying for ice time, paying promptly, giving notice when cancelling, and
so on. (Don't give the rink manager/recreation department staff a chance
to say to their bosses "Those women always pay late" or "This is a new
organization and I don't think it's going to last - we shouldn't disrupt
our regular customers for them" or "They are taking advantage by having
adults play in times reserved for minor players" or "Half this team doesn't
even live in the city".) You may want to consider adopting a policy that
your teams don't play male teams, or at least that your teams do not use
their home ice time to play male teams - because if you are insisting that
it is important for your municipality to provide facilities access for
*female* hockey, (despite the fact that there are opportunities for girls
to play boys' hockey in your city), your actions should be consistent in
demonstrating that your organization is for girls/women who want to play
*female* hockey.
Work at increasing your visibility and credibility in the community. Would
the community newspapers include your game scores or reports if you brought
them in every week? Send press releases before and after important games,
to members of the media, recreation department staff, and elected
officials. Make sure there's something about your program posted on
bulletin boards in the arenas, in the swimming pool, in the schools, in the
scout-hall. Do recruiting displays in malls. Everybody in your city
should be aware that "we have girls' hockey here."
Learn "who is who" among municipality employees. Do the managers of each
facility report to the Director of Culture and Recreation, who usually
makes the ice time allocations? Have the arena managers usually been doing
their own scheduling?
Learn to whom the employees report: who are the officials that you and
your fellow voters elect? Is there a "Recreation Committee" made up of
some members of city council? Does the Director of Recreation and Parks
report directly to City Council? Find out the names of the recreation
committee members and other city councillors. Invite them to your games.
If any of your parents is acquainted with them, encourage informal
lobbying. [In my home town, the first time my mother made a presentation
to the recreation committee to expand our program from two teams for women
to include teams for girls of all ages, she found out that one committee
member lived across the street from a 13-year-old would-be player, who
spent hours every day taking slapshots alone in her driveway. That
committee member understood immediately that Mum's proposal was about
giving Debbie a place to play.]
Prepare a document for the recreation committee outlining your requests for
next season and the justification for them (why you need the time, and why
it would be fair). Ask to make a presentation to the recreation committee.
If you don't get what you need from the recreation committee the first
year, continue to develop a respectful relationship with them while working
on explaining your situation to other council members, members of your
community, and the press. Make sure that your parents and your adult
players understand the issues and what they can do to help.
Be persistent!
Louise
*Louise C. Mallory Welding Engineering*
*email@hidden The Ohio State University*
* "No-one said it would be easy; no-one thought we'd come this far." *
* -Sheryl Crow *
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Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 19:37:26 -0500
From: "Andria L. Hunter"
To: email@hidden
Subject: Harvard Women 1 - USA Selects 16
Message-ID:
Hi there,
I am forwarding an article which was sent to the hockey-l-info college
hockey mailing list by Richard Hungerford (email@hidden).
Andria Hunter
http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~andria
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*From husc.harvard.edu!hungerf Wed Nov 8 12:15:37 1995
*Subject: Harvard Women 1 - USA Selects 16
Tuesday night at a warm and cozy Bright Hockey Center, the USA Selects
overwhelmed the Crimson of Harvard 1-16. The eleven players, from the Team
USA Women's pool, who competed last evening looked pretty sharp under the
direction of Assabet club coach Carl Grey. Harvard with a large number of
first-year players got a baptism by fire that will hopefully teach them the
importance of skating.
Stephanie O'Sullivan [PC '95, USA '94] scored first for the USA when she broke
past several defenders and deked the goalie out of position. Gretchen Ulion
[Dartmouth '94, USA '94] (Wendy Tatarouns [UNH '95, USA '92]) slipped home a
shorthanded goal off a nice feed a few minutes later. With the Selects still
a player down, Chris Bailey [PC '94, USA '94] intercepted a break out play at
the blue line and let rip with a powerful slap shot that found net, low
between the netminder's legs. It was a great blast! TUSAW finished it's
scoring in the opening period when Tatarouns faked to the middle, pulled left
and tuck the puck right. Lovely goal!
As the second period started you could see the USA Selects picking up the
skating level and starting to concentrate more on team plays. The result was
Sandra Whyte [Harvard '92, USA '92, '94, currently assistant coach at Harvard]
(Shelley Looney [Northeastern '94, USA '92, '94]) tipping high into the net an
excellent setup from Looney. Looney made the goal by intercepting a Harvard
pass and then made room for the play with her excellent skating. On the
ensuing face-off Ulion (Tatarouns) walked in on goal, pulled left and
deposited the puck under the tender's pads. The Selects went ahead 0-7 when
Tatarouns hit the jets and stickhandled her way past all Harvard opposition.
O'Sullivan (Looney) poked home a rebound after Looney pulled off a brilliant
oh-la-la break in play. O'Sullivan then performed a nice end to end rush that
she clinically finished. Looney (Whyte, Michelle Amidon [St. Lawrence '94,
USA '92]) concluded the scoring for the middle frame with a power play goal
when she knocked in a rebound after a good setup from Amidon.
The final period found TUSAW going for the direct approach right up the
middle. O'Sullivan (Looney, Whyte) made it 0-12 when she tucked the puck
between the goalie's legs. The play developed from a face-off and featured a
quick series of puck flips to setup O'Sullivan. Looney (Whyte, O'Sullivan)
shot home another goal as a trailer, after Whyte had picked the puck off a
Harvard forward as she attempted to leave the zone. Joy Woog [Brown '95]
(Ulion) scored after the waves of USA attackers had battered the Crimson
backwards. The dig and pass game was in full flight for the Selects.
Tatarouns hit the jets again and went up the gut before deking the puck into
the net. AJ Mleczko scored Harvard's lone goal with a few minutes left in the
game after the Crimson defense had weathered a storm and produced a fine break
out pass. Ulion (Whyte) finished the scoring at 1-16 when she completed a
nice 1-2 up the middle.
It was a pleasure to see a group of Team USA Women skating so well! I think
this plan of having a group from the pool go around and play some ECAC sides
is a good idea for these players. Previously the Selects have beaten UNH and
Northeastern by wide margins. It's good because these players are enjoying
hockey, and with only ten skaters, they are all getting plenty of ice time.
The resulting execution looks promising. In goal the Selects had Erin
Villiotte [Harvard '95] who while not facing many shots, played her usual
smart game of letting the puck hit her. Michele DiFronzo [UNH '89, USA '94]
and Colleen Coyne [UNH '93, USA '92,'94] were one pair of defenders. While
they provided some good passes, at times I felt they got out of position and
did not dig back. It was the USA forwards that provided the better checking
and digging. Bailey and Amidon were the other defensive set. Amidon also
provided some good setups. Bailey was outstanding. It is so much fun to
watch someone play with dynamic power. Bailey is all over the place and her
surges forward are tremendous. On attack, Whyte, Looney and O'Sullivan were
one line. Whyte provided some wonderful passes and played a very smart game.
O'Sullivan showed off her sniper ability. Looney was the other outstanding
player of the game. Her skating and stickhandling are just lovely! Looney
seems to really enjoy herself on the ice, and the result is a treat for
spectators. Merci beau coup! The other USA line was Ulion, Woog and
Tatarouns. Woog looked a little sluggish last night. Ulion would
periodically turn it on and totally blitz Harvard. Tatarouns played an
excellent match. Her darting moves and dazzling stick let her dance around
the Crimson all night. Tatarouns played big, always winning pucks from
players much larger than herself. If you get a chance to see the USA Selects:
go! I believe the team will change from time to time, but it is a great way
to see how good women can play hockey. These players are extremely talented,
fast, and strong. From what I saw last night, I feel a lot better about the
USA Women's talent pool.
Harvard should have learned much from last night's game. Even with the rapid
attack of the USA Selects, you could see that coach Katey Stone has her troops
organized. While it would be difficult to imagine an ECAC team skating with
the Selects, I have to hope the concept that the Crimson needs better skating
sunk in. You can install a ton of schemes, but you need mobility in ice
hockey. In goal, Harvard played sophomore Jen Bowdoin. Despite all the
scoring, Bowdoin actually looked very good. She faced the shooter well. On
defense I thought co-captain Holly Leitzes and Colleen Malek looked strong.
They both protected their zone well. Of the first-year defenders, #20
(Melissa Milbert? - sorry, no programs or announcements last night) was the
most impressive. I thought she looked very good in closing off the area in
front of her net. The attack featured four lines, with a few variations.
First-year attackers #18 & 19 (Alice DuBois? & Kyle Walsh?) showed why they
were on the first line as they skated their wings well. Overall I have to
think last night will help Harvard be ready for the All-American tournament
and league play.
_____________
/
good shooting
hungerf
_____________/
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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 11:20:55 -0500
From: "Andria L. Hunter"
To: email@hidden
Subject: Parents and Kids Show in Toronto, Ontario
Message-ID:
What: Parents and Kids Show
Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
When: Fri Nov 10th, 6pm-8pm
Sat Nov 11th, 10am-8pm
Sun Nov 12th, 10am-5pm
I have some very limited information about an event which
is taking place this weekend. The OWHA (Ontario Women's
Hockey Association) will have a girls' hockey information
booth set up at the Parents and Kids Show in Toronto. I
understand that they plan to have some members of the
Canadian Women's National Team on hand to give instructions
on shooting. I will probably be helping out some time
on Saturday.
Those are all the details that I have at this time.
Andria Hunter
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