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Women-in-Hockey Digest Wednesday, February 23 2000 Volume 01 : Number 611
In this issue:
Re: Pre-game talks
RE: Pre-game talks
Re: Division III - Playoffs/Finals Scheduled
RE: Division III - Playoffs/Finals Scheduled
Softball?
Re: Softball?
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RE: Pre-game talks
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 14:10:16 EST
From: email@hidden
Subject: Re: Pre-game talks
long, drawn out, pre game talks are overrated.
Make them short.
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:40:51 -0600
From: lohr
Subject: RE: Pre-game talks
>===== Original Message From GCLB =====
>I'm interested to know how other teams approach game day - for coached
>teams, how long a pre-game talk does the coach give, and what topics does
>the coach cover? What about intermission talks, and post game talks?
I play for a college team and we meat 2 hours before the games start (1 1/2
hours before warmups). Our coach gives us a couple of quotes to inspire us to
get ready for the game. She also foes over some of the stuff we are supposed
to work on during the game. Some times we watch a few seconds of video clips
from previous games against the same team. The pre-game meeting is never over
1/2 hour long. Some times we also do a team building activity (ie. human
knot). After warmups, before period 1, our coaches go over the fundamentals
for the game. How their goalie looks, top shooters, rough players, etc.
After each period the coaches let us talk to each other for a few minutes and
then they come in and tell us what they saw, what we're changing, etc. After
the game they tell us how they think we did and they always remind us that "WE
WIN AS A TEAM AND WE LOSE AS A TEAM. DON'T BLAME OTHERS, THINK HOW YOU COULD
HAVE DONE BETTER". Hope this helps.
Karen
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 15:52:04 EST
From: email@hidden
Subject: Re: Division III - Playoffs/Finals Scheduled
On Tue, 22 Feb 2000 07:56:58 Ellen Deasy wrote regarding the ECHA
Division III playoffs. I don't like to be picky, but the press release seemed
to imply that it covered the whole of Division III women's hockey. I must
point out that the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) also
competes in Division III. Augsburg College started with the first women's
varsity program west of the Mississippi in the 1995-96 season, and now all
eight schools in the conference have a varsity women's team. Obviously, the
ECAC has been around much longer, but MIAC schools, fed by the 112 high
school girls' teams in Minnesota, hold three of the top five spots in this
week's U.S. College Hockey Online Division III Women's Poll:
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 Middlebury (10) 19-2-0 100 1
2 Augsburg 15-5-1 86 4
3 Colgate 20-3-0 81 3
4 St Mary's 14-6-2 71 2
5 Gustavus 15-8-0 52 5
6 Williams 15-7-0 49 7
7 Vermont 12-9-4 44 6
8 RIT 12-4-5 25 8
My two cents,
- - Kevin P. Kooiker
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 15:44:59 -0600
From: lohr
Subject: RE: Division III - Playoffs/Finals Scheduled
>===== Original Message From email@hidden =====
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2000 07:56:58 Ellen Deasy wrote regarding the ECHA
>Division III playoffs. I don't like to be picky, but the press release seemed
>to imply that it covered the whole of Division III women's hockey. I must
>point out that the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) also
>competes in Division III. Obviously, the ECAC has been around much longer,
but MIAC schools, hold three of the top five spots in this
>week's U.S. College Hockey Online Division III Women's Poll.
>My two cents,
>- Kevin P. Kooiker
I agree. I read the article thinking it was to be about the ECAS and the
MIAC> I play for a school in the MIAC (Augsburg) and the MIAC playoffs don't
start until the weekend of March 4th and 5th and the March 11th and 12th.
Currently Augsburg and St. Mary's are tied for first place in the conference
with Gustavus in third. All three teams have clinched playoff spots and the
fourth team is yet to be determined. After the finish of regular season the
fourth place team will be determined.
karen
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 06:36:01 -0800
From: "Phil Cottrell"
Subject: Softball?
Canadian Women's Softball team roster for a pre-Olympic tournament in
Australia, April 25-30, includes none other than:
Utility -- Hayley Wickenheiser, Calgary;
Phil
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 09:54:46 -0500
From: Debbie Minden
Subject: Re: Softball?
Good. I had heard that she was trying to make the team. Hope she does
better than Michael Jordan.
Debbie
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 10:17:42 -0500 (EST)
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 13:11:49 -0500
From: email@hidden
Subject: RE: Pre-game talks
[Warner, Patrick]
As a coach (I play too, but in a different league), the pre-game
chat is structured. I need 5-7 minutes. Any longer and I find I lose my
players' attention. I try to give my players a sense of the challenge they
will face in the game they are about to play. I cover our performance
against this team in the past and what we will need to do in order to win
(the dose of reality). I turn the briefing over to one of my assistants
(our team tactician) who briefs on a specific drill or tactic we (the
coaching staff) want to try out in this game (a new tool for the team's
toolbox, and something the other team will not know that we know if they
have been scouting us because we will have never used it in a game). The
manager may have something to say about upcoming events. The trainer may
have something to say about the stretch and warm-up. And I always finish
with something supportive and inspirational advice (the pep talk..), any
line changes, announce the starting line-up, and then send the team out to
the ice with something like "Okay, let's go out there and play safe, fair,
fun, winning hockey!" I may talk to individual players before the game but
I try to leave the team captain to run the warm-up without interference.
When the players are sitting on the bench after the opening
face-off, I provide one-on-one advice and praise for good work. I'm
watching the flow of the play and individual players' performance.
Between periods (we play 3 x 10 minute stop time periods with a
minute between each), we have just a few seconds to remotivate the team so I
tell the team how the new tactic is working and what the other team is using
against us and what we have to do to compensate, and then give the players a
single positive thought to take back out on the ice (a form of suggestion)
like "defend the lead" or "trap them in the neutral zone" or "control the
slot".
Post game is always positive. If the game has gone really badly, I
usually don't say much because the team usually knows exactly how they did,
and I don't want to rub it in (I follow the old saying "if you don't have
anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"). However, I always say at
least one thing positive even if it is to applaud the team or often the
goalie's effort. When the team has had a decisive win (like 5-2 or a
shut-out), I usually let them enjoy the moment after congratulating the game
stars. After a close game, I always compliment the team on their effort and
successes (there is always something positive in every game).
This is my approach. There are other ways. Some coaches yell.
Others are sticklers for discipline. I motivate. If I have something tough
to say, I turn it into a teaching point and give the players a drill (or
several drills) to give the players some way to overcome the opposition next
time. I don't bench players but I do ask for commitment and
self-discipline. I give respect and get results.
Pat Warner
head coach
Minto Mustang
Ottawa, Ontario
by reminding them
> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:45:47 -0500
> From: GCLB
> Subject: Pre-game talks
>
> I'm interested to know how other teams approach game day - for coached
> teams, how long a pre-game talk does the coach give, and what topics does
> the coach cover? What about intermission talks, and post game talks?
>
> All input is appreciated.
> Thanks.
> GCLB
> #25
> UB Freeze
>
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 12:15:47 PST
From: "keoma shaw"
Subject: [none]
We've just started up a women's league in Nashville, and are looking for
sponsors. This is very new to me, but I promised I'd try to help with the
search. I would be very grateful for any advice on where to look for
sponsorship, or anything you can think of to tell a newbie like me. Feel
free to email me.
Thank you.
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