AJH ANNUAL MEETING

Photo by Cathy Miller Photography

Objectives: AJH Mission and Goals

Mission: Developing youth into young men and women with strong character through the sport of hockey.

Goals 1: Players perform at their highest intellectual, physical, and emotional capacity in the rink, and that performance positively impacts their character and life off the ice

Goal 2: Coaches are widely reputed as being dedicated, aligned/consistent, skilled and effective in both technical hockey and youth character development

Goal 3: AJH makes hockey in valley welcoming, pervasive and accessible to all who have an interest in playing

Goal 1: Players perform at their highest intellectual, physical, and emotional capacity in the rink,

and that performance positively impacts their character and life off the ice

What We Have Done…

AJH Player Development

Instead of focusing on immediate results, AJH is committed to a long term approach –

“Long Term Athletic Development”

• LTAD is a process that is firmly focused on the physical and psychological growth of participants.

• LTAD defines different stages of player development throughout childhood and adolescence.

8 STAGES of LTAD (Ice Hockey)

Active Start Stage - FUNdamental movement skills

FUNdamental Stage - Developing ABC’s

Learning to Train - Learning fundamental sports skills

Training to Train - Building the "engine“ & consolidate sports skills

Learn to Compete - Optimizing "engine" and refine sport skills

Training to Compete - Optimizing "engine" and refine sport skills and performance

Training to Win - Maximizing "engine“, skills and performance

Hockey for LifeHockey for Life

Training to CompeteJunior, NCAA

Learning to Compete18 and Under Midgets

Training to Train16 and Under Midgets14 and Under Bantams

Learning to Train12 and UnderPeewee10 and UnderSquirt

FUNdamentals8 and UnderMites6 and UnderMites

Training to Win19+ Junior, NCAA, NHL

Active Start0-6

3:1

• Technical development and team play is the forefront of instruction.

• Winning is the by-product of hard work, not the focus.

• Emphasis is placed on teaching and continuously refining proper skating and puck control skills with a clear and underlying focus on technical execution

• Feedback: evaluations and reviews (formal/informal)

• Goal setting, team building, and classroom sessions

• Off ice training: the New AJH off-ice training room at the ARC

• Locker room management- policies and procedures

• Leadership and scholastic performance rewards– (intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation)

Goal 2: Coaches are widely reputed as being dedicated,

aligned/consistent, skilled and effective in both technical hockey and

youth character development

What We Have Done…

• AJH Coaching Development– Coaches Corner– Video Analysis– USAH Coaching App

• Student Coaching Education

• USA Hockey CEP Training

• Safe-Sport Training

• Guest Coaches: USA Hockey, CAHA, Professional

• The AJH Staff…

• IP: Jimmy Ayers (coordinator), Elaine Kozel, parent and student coaches

• 8U Girls: Yale Lewis

• 8U Mites: Geoff Lubin (coordinator), Andrew Burlingame, Barrett Black, parent and student coaches

• 10U Girls: Scott Writer, Heather Tattersall and Suzy Theriot

• 10U House: Mike Jahn and Ryan Doremus

• 10U Squirt C: Todd Klindworth and John Schenck

• 10U Squirt B: Jason Haber and Tom Lester

• 12U A Girls: Missy Amato and Coley Cassidy

• 12U House: Ryan Doremus and Mike Jahn

• 12U Peewee B: Jon Eichel and Joe Amato

• 12U Peewee A: Erik Ringel and Kobe Langley

• 14U A Girls: Keith Howie

• 14U Girls AA: Emily Knutson

• 14U Bantam B: Freddy Ricard and Scott Kenner

• 14U Bantam A: Colton Spurrell and Matt Conger

• 19U A Girls: Elizabeth Severy

• Midget A/JV: Ryan Kiernan and Pete Harriman

• High School Varsity: Dru Lucchesi and Kyle Oberkoetter

• 12U Skills Coach: Yale Lewis

• 18U Skills Coach: Kyle Oberkoetter

• Goaltending: Jennifer Neary and Cody Hornburg

Goal 3: AJH makes hockey in the valley welcoming, pervasive, and accessible to all who have an

interest in playing hockey.

What We Have Done…

• Scholarship Program– Ducky Derby– Stirling Cup

• Try Hockey for Free events

• AJH Equipment Room (Lewis Arena)

• Starter Gear, Green Warrior Helmets

• Warrior Equipment Online Store

• AJH Travel Teams- structure and roster sizes– USA Hockey Guidelines: Squirt-13, Peewee-15,

Bantam-16, Midget-18

• AJH House Program – House Hockey Partnership Expands

• Roaring Fork Valley Winter Hockey Classic (MLK)

• 2015-16 Junior Hockey Team

• Aspenjuniorhockey.com and AJH Facebook

• Membership Volunteer Obligations

• Development and Special Events Coordinator– Scott Kenner• Advertising Partnerships• Donations• Fundraising• Events

Reminders and Parting Thoughts…

• Fall Faceoff

• Lewis Arena Locker Rentals (boys)

• Sport Ngin Game Tracker– Replaces Pointstreak– Training Required– Patience Needed

• Game Schedules