PARENT EDUCATION PRESENTED BY USA HOCKEY

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PARENT EDUCATION PRESENTED BYUSA HOCKEY
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USA HOCKEY Attempts To Educate Parents When They
First Get Involved With Hockey

• Educational Materials Include
• Relax, Its Just a Game PSAs, posters, etc.
• Parents In Hockey video
• Establishing a Good Relationship Between Coach
  and Parent brochure
• Parents Introduction to Youth Hockey brochure
• Sportsmanship Does it Matter? brochure
• Easy to read Official Rules of USA Hockey
• USA Hockey Annual Guide

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Relax, Its Just a Game Campaign and Parents
in Hockey Video

• Show specific examples of unacceptable behavior
  by parents and spectators.
• The video provides positive examples for hockey
  parents behavior when dealing with their kids,
  other players, officials and opponents.
• Should be shown to every parent at the beginning
  of every season.

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Establishing a Good Relationship Between Coach
and Parent brochure

• Outlines suggestions for developing a good
  working relationship between parents and coaches.
• Acknowledges that parents play a very important
  role in the success of a positive youth sports
  program.
• Parent Code of Conduct encourages parents to
  learn all they can about the game and get
  involved as a volunteer.
• Includes codes of conduct for coaches,
• parents and players.

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Parents Introduction to Youth Hockey brochure

• Includes tips on buying equipment
• Rules of the game
• The role of parents in youth sports

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Sportsmanship Does It Matter? brochure

• Encourages sportsmanship and attempts to
  eliminate the winning is everything attitude.
• Outlines many positive reasons to play the game
  other than just to win.
• Also includes codes of conduct for players,
  coaches, parents, officials, spectators and
  administrators.

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PHILOSOPHY OF YOUTH HOCKEY
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The USA Hockey Philosophy is to Focus on

• Growth and Development
• Increase Participation
• Skill Development
• Safe Environment
• Fun/Enjoyment

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IN THE STANDS
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In The StandsKEEP HOCKEY FUN

• ENCOURAGE your son or daughter.
• ENJOY the game.
• APPLAUD good plays.
• AVOID coaching from the stands.
• REMEMBER Coaches and Referees are human and
  therefore imperfect.

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CAR AND HOME
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At HOME and in the CARRemember

• There is more to life than hockey.
• Do not COACH your child on the way to a game.
  ENCOURAGE FUN and TEAMWORK.
• LISTEN to them and BE SUPPORTIVE.
• NEVER second guess your child.
• NEVER second guess a coach.

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AT PRACTICE
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At Practice

• SKILL IMPROVEMENT is important.
• FUN is essential.
• You and your child must PRACTICE EMOTIONAL
  CONTROL.
• ALLOW the coach and player to be creative.
• Here is where the game is really learned.

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AT THE RINK
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At the Rink

• Have the rink be a POSITIVE place.
• Be CERTAIN your childs equipment is in good
  shape and fits properly.
• Be AWARE of any potential dangerous areas in the
  arena. Point them out to the coach or rink
  manager.

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INITIATION PROGRAM

• FUN and SKILLS brochure
• Focuses on the Basic Hockey Skills.
• Curriculum is a One Step at a Time Concept.
• Provides a Positive, Non-Competitive Atmosphere.
• Develops Players Self-Respect and
  Self-Discipline.

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CROSS-ICE PROGRAM

• Provides an intermediary program between the
  Initiation Program and a full-ice program for 8
  Under players.
• Stresses participation, fun and skill
  development.
• Provides a positive environment for learning the
  fundamental skills of hockey.

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COACHING PROGRAM

• A Comprehensive Coaching Education Program
• Coaching Education Levels
• Initiation
• Associate
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Master
• High Performance Workshops
• Skill Workshops
• ACE Coordinators

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ACE COORDINATORS

• The Associate Coaching Education Coordinator
  establishes and maintains an Association Resource
  Center for coaches, players and parents.
• Oversees the recruitment, selection, training,
  evaluation and disciplining of all coaches.
• Plans, develops and organizes skating clinics,
  goaltending clinics, checking clinics and any
  other clinic which will meet the needs of the
  associations players.
• Develops a teaching and practice curriculum for
  the association and its coaches.
• Evaluates and supervises practice sessions and
  offers constructive criticism to improve the
  program.
• Communicate to Association Coaches their
• certification requirements.

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OTHER ISSUES IN YOUTH HOCKEY

• Parents Expectations of Their Child
• Values of Youth Hockey
• Proper Equipment
• Safety Around the Rink
• Parents and Referees
• Parent/Spectator ZERO TOLERANCE Policy
• Drug Awareness
• Expense of the Game

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If All Parents/Guardians, Coaches And Officials
Can IMPROVE Their Outlook On The GAME, The TRUE
Winner Of Our Sport Will Be The KIDS!!
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EVERYONE WINS

• Being a winner
• is quite easy to face,
• But it takes a big person
• to accept loss with grace.
• To stand and shake hands
• after losing a game,
• And watch as another
• gets glory and fame,
• Takes honor and courage
• so stand straight and tall,
• And know in your heart
• that you gave it your all.
• Youll earn much respect
• cause losings no sin,
• Showing good sportsmanship
• lets everyone win.
• ANN DOTTE  

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PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DISTRICT REGISTRAR FOR A
COMPLIMENTARY COPY OF THE 2003-05 OFFICIAL RULES
OF ICE HOCKEY AND THE USA HOCKEY ANNUAL GUIDE.
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For further information, contact the Youth Ice
Hockey or Coaching Education Departments of USA
Hockey at 719-576-USAH (8724)