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WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 54
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Introduction
by email@hidden (Nanette MES Analytical Services x6657)
2) Re: Introduction
by email@hidden (Graeme Bailey)
3) Re: Introduction
by email@hidden
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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 95 09:36:29 -0600
From: email@hidden (Nanette MES Analytical Services x6657)
To: "email@hidden"@phibred.com
Cc: email@hidden
Subject: Introduction
Message-ID:
Hi There!
I just joined this list and thought I would tell you a little bit about myself.
Needless to say, I like hockey. However, I have never been very involved with
hockey much less played it. All has changed this past year when my son begged
to play hockey. His name is Royce. He is five years old and is in his first
year of the hockey initiation program. Based on the past year, I would say he
will be happily playing hockey for the rest of his life. My two year old is
also showing interest in the sport. One of his first words was "score"!
Where does this leave me? Spending lots of time at the ice arena. I have been
helping on the ice (mostly teaching the very young kids who had never been on
ice skates before how to stand up and skate). I'm also the only one who admits
to knowing how to run the scoreboard so that s how I spend my time when we have
the kids playing a "real" game.
Hockey fever is catching. I find myself thinking why should my kids be having
all the fun. The problem is I have never heard of any women's hockey in town.
(I live in Des Moines, Iowa.) Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can
become more involved and help my kids in their hockey development?
Thanks for any advice you have!
Nan
email@hidden
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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 95 12:00:04 EST
From: email@hidden (Graeme Bailey)
To: email@hidden
Cc: email@hidden
Subject: Re: Introduction
Message-ID:
Nan said her children were starting to get
involved in hockey, and asked how to extend her involvement beyond
helping initiation folk to skate, and running the scoreboard.
Dear Nan,
Three suggestions:
1. Check with the local university, there may be some college
students who're playing (some will be beginners) who would
welcome an extra pleasant player who's willing to pay their
share of ice-time cost and work at improving.
2. Check with USA Hockey (719 599 5500 - Colorado Head Office).
They are the prime organisers of youth hockey, and are also
starting to push girl's hockey. That means that they have at
last recognised that there are some adult women players who're
interested in forming teams and competing (at various levels).
They have a central coordinator who could give you the names
and telephone numbers of the contacts for all the registered
women's teams in and around Iowa.
3. Contact the local referee's association. You could either
phone USA hockey (same number) to get the local supervisor of
officials, or more efficiently, ask whoever is in charge of
arranging games in the local youth hockey group to give you
the number of the local assigner of refs.. Actually, since you
confess to running the clock in `real' games, you could always
ask the refs in between games (game sheet signing time) who
assigns the refs (but do tell them WHY you're asking, or
they'll
assume the worst!!!!!). The ref assigner can do two things for
you:
a) tell you if there are any women's teams around
that they arrange refs for, and give their contact
person, so that you can see if you could start
playing with them.
b) get you involved in reffing next season (only real
initial qualifications are that you can skate and
that you can learn to be deaf!).
Both of these would get you more involved and more into the
game.
Graeme.
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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 09:20 -0800 (PST)
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden, email@hidden
Subject: Re: Introduction
Message-ID:
Nan:
It sounds as if you have started out well with the scoreboard and the Initiation
Program assistance. I would recommend that you find out from your association
when the next Associate level coaches program is being conducted. This is a
great way to learn more about the sport and help your kids. Then offer to be an
on-ice assistant or assistant coach for your kids team next year. On another
note, if there is an adult hockey league in your association, join a team and
play. The leagues are co-ed and non-checking. It would be tough for your boys
to tell you that you don't understand how hard it is to do something on the ice,
if you are doing the same thing! Good luck!
Tom Vehec
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Subject: Introduction
Author: email@hidden at -SMTPlink
Date: 3/10/95 7:35 AM
Hi There!
I just joined this list and thought I would tell you a little bit about
myself.
Needless to say, I like hockey. However, I have never been very involved
with
hockey much less played it. All has changed this past year when my son
begged
to play hockey. His name is Royce. He is five years old and is in his first
year of the hockey initiation program. Based on the past year, I would say
he
will be happily playing hockey for the rest of his life. My two year old is
also showing interest in the sport. One of his first words was "score"!
Where does this leave me? Spending lots of time at the ice arena. I have
been
helping on the ice (mostly teaching the very young kids who had never been on
ice skates before how to stand up and skate). I'm also the only one who
admits
to knowing how to run the scoreboard so that s how I spend my time when we
have
the kids playing a "real" game.
Hockey fever is catching. I find myself thinking why should my kids be
having
all the fun. The problem is I have never heard of any women's hockey in
town.
(I live in Des Moines, Iowa.) Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can
become more involved and help my kids in their hockey development?
Thanks for any advice you have!
Nan
email@hidden
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