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Hello hockey players...  
  Womens hockey is alive and well & growing in northeast Ohio. As  a 
result we (the Northeast Ohio Womens Hockey Organization - NOWHO) will 
be hosting our 1st area wide tournament this Nov 1-3  at the new 
state-of-the-art twin ice sheet in Strongsville OH. For all  those teams
in the midwest or even beyond, here is a great way to  begin your season
with this Autumn Classic. We will budget for 12  teams total in 2 or 3 
divisions, and expect plenty of interest. I know  this is early, but if 
any teams do have an interest now, please let  me know. We will post 
details on our web site.  sport.cleveland.com/sport/NOWHO 

Thx 
Sandy M  (email@hidden) 

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From: "Shari Lichterman" 
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Subject: RE: Strategy Question
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I wasn't going to reply to this post, but since everyone is jumping in
with advice, I guess I'll put in my two cents...

If it's a beginner level team, why are you worrying about winning?
Maybe focus on everyone developing their skills and learning the game,
and let winning come later.  

The general strategy question about what to do when you have an
imbalanced team is an interesting one and worth discussing for sure -
but let's not forget the point of playing, especially as beginner
adults, is to improve and have fun.

Shari Lichterman
Fox Valley Falcons

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This is pretty funny - at first, I thought the very same thing.  However, 
upon giving it more though, I realize that practices are for learning, but 
games are (generally) played to win.    No - I personally do not believe in 
having the lesser skilled players sit out just so we could win, but whoever 
is out there on the ice should be playing to win.

You don;t want to put jsut the strong skaters on D, while the weaker skaters 
are fwds - this will leave the D with no help getting out  of the defensive 
zone.

Generally, I have found that mixing the skill level of the defense is not a 
bad way to go.  (1 experienced player, and 1 new player).    It is certainly 
better than putting 2 stroing D together and 2 weak D together.    

There are many different thought/theories on how to mix/stagger/load the 
lines when you haev a mixed level team.  It depends not jsut on the general 
skill level, but on the skill level of the players in relation to each other. 
  

When I have the chance to make lines for a team, I like to put the stronger 
skaters at center.  The center generally has a lot mroe ice to cover than 
anybody.   If a skater can play on the 2nd line with faster skaters (say as a 
wing), but is able to play center,  you might want to move a 3rd line winger 
up to line 2, and have the 2nd line skater center the remaining 3rd line 
wingers (to avoid 3 *true* 3rd liners together.)

If you mix the levels of the lines, the beginning skaters can learn from the 
experienced skaters.  We once had a true ringer on our B team (she would coem 
home from college and play afew games with us.)  It didn;t matter to her what 
line she played on - she loved to set up the beginning players with a nice 
pass so that they have the chance to score a goal.  Something that might not 
happen if you kept all the new skaters on the same line.

There are other times when you want to put all the fire power together and 
jsut hope to maintain "damage control" when the beginning skaters are on the 
ice.  My advice is to mix it up, be creative, and find line combos that work 
best for your team and your situation.  (and work on the skills during 
practice!)

Jill

# 77 Brooklyn Blades
"Only you can prevent hockey stick fires."









In a message dated 6/7/2002 11:10:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
email@hidden writes:


> I wasn't going to reply to this post, but since everyone is jumping in
> with advice, I guess I'll put in my two cents...
> 
> If it's a beginner level team, why are you worrying about winning?
> Maybe focus on everyone developing their skills and learning the game,
> and let winning come later.  
> 
> The general strategy question about what to do when you have an
> imbalanced team is an interesting one and worth discussing for sure -
> but let's not forget the point of playing, especially as beginner
> adults, is to improve and have fun.