NEW POST FEBRUARY 14/10:
U17 Provincial Coach steps down for 2010, applicants to send in their interest by February 28th to WCMBHA of BC
As ball hockey becomes such a huge part of our lives, there is a point in time when family needs to be front and center. On behalf of the WCMBHA of BC Executives, it is with great sadness that we inform all associations that U17 Provincial Head Coach Wayne Van Geel will be stepping down after one year of being appointed to the position due to family matters. "I was honored to be selected as Head Coach of this team. It was my intention to give you my full 2 year commitment and assist with creating a successful program. Trust me, I would love nothing more than to go to Ontario to have another shot at the gold medal and bring it back for those boys that worked so hard for me last year," commented Van Geel. Wayne worked hard with his 2009 staff - Nick Dhaliwal, Trent Plul and Manager Bruce Arthurs in Edmonton where the U17 BC Thunder came home with a B-Pool Silver. Van Geel added, "The Provincial program is heading in a direction that requires a lot of time. If I chose to stay on, it would be selfish for I know for certain I cannot commit the kind of time it is going to require to build a winning U17 team. If that was all I had to focus on, and could focus on with a clear mind, I would be pleased to be the one to take them there." National Program Director Gary Slavin said, "Wayne will be missed in this role, he was very organized and prepared in 2009 and all players enjoyed playing for him." WCMBHA of BC President Liza Vendrasco added, "From the bottom of our hearts, we wish you (Wayne) and your family all the best."
With this news, WCMBHA of BC Executives are asking any coaches that are interested in this position, to send in a cover letter and resume to the Director of Coaching (doc@wcmbh.com & cc vp@wcmbh.com) by Monday, February 28th. Any coaches that applied for the U19 Head Coach position back in October 2009 that wish to apply for this division's position, only need to send an email with their interest in the U17 position. As the Provincial tryouts will be coming up at the end of March (watch for posting this weekend), WCMBHA of BC Director of Coaching will be appointing a Head Coach for this position shortly after the February 28th deadline for a two year term. This will get all three of our provincial coaches into a program system that recognizes the importance of preparing players not for just a one time event, but to grow and learn with the provincial program from U15 to U19 over the next few years. The BC Provincial Program is growing and building, and preparing players to be recognized in 2011 for Junior Team Canada scouts for the 2012 World's, with this, it is important to have complete dedication from Head Coaches, Coaching Staffs, Scouts and Evaluators. We look forward to the continued growth and strength of our provincial players not only on a national but international level as well.
In addition to this position, we would like to hear from those maybe interested in an assistant coach role with any of the three divisions. As Head Coaches look for Assistant Coaches, WCMBHA of BC wants to ensure we have a good selection of local and talented individuals that may be interested in this type of role.
Any questions or for more information, feel free to email doc@wcmbh.com or vp@wcmbh.com
Gary Slavin,
VP, WCMBHA of BC
National Program Director
On behalf of Lance Parker,
DIrector of Coaching, WCMBHA of BC
NEW POST MARCH 19/09:
Additional Speak Out Course for Coaches!
To All Interested Coaches:
Date: April 28th, 2009
Place: North Delta Recreation Centre (Upstairs - Delta Room).
Time: 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm.
Please click on the link below and follow these steps:
http://dev.hockeycanada.ca/AccountLogin.aspx?cid=45814
1) CREATE a NEW elearning account
2) Select “I am NOT a member of Hockey Canada”
3) Select BC Hockey in the menu
4) Select “BC Hockey – Region 1 – District 11”
5) Fill in all your personal information and select “create user”
6) Confirm the clinic is “Speak Out” offered on April 28th at North Delta Recreation Centre Upstairs
7) Continue with credit card payment
8) Confirmation will be e-mailed to you with a receipt.
You MUST bring your receipt with you to the clinic for proof of payment. If you register and fail to show up, you will not be reimbursed for the cost. West Coast will reimburse Coach participants ONLY who attend this clinic the full $30.
NEW POST MARCH 19/09:
First Aid Clinic for Coaches!
To All Interested Coaches:
April 19th from 9am-1pm (North Delta Recreation Centre)
April 19th from 1:30pm-4:30pm (North Delta Recreation Centre)
11415 84th Avenue, Delta, BC
Registration fee of $5 per participant to be paid at course location or pre-arrangements to have one bill sent to associations, please contact your head coachhing staff fo registration information.
Director of Coaches, to register your head coaching staff please email president@wcmbh.com so we can set attendance numbers.
Water, juice and finger foods will be provided (4 hour course only)
The course is put on by a company called GUTZ
Since 2007 WCMBHA has partnered with GUTZ EMS to deliver sport specific custom emergency responder training & team first aid kits. First and foremost what
you're receiving with GUTZ EMS is local paramedics delivering
information about responding to general and specific medical
emergencies and how that response relates to ball hockey in and around
British Columbia and you will leave with the right skills, answers to
your questions, the confidence to act safely, and recognized
certification in lifesaving skills. The GUTZ difference is each
individual will have ample time to ask questions specific to there
needs during and after the course. It is not uncommon for GUTZ
instructors to stay behind after to help individuals with things
outside the scope of the training like baby CPR and other topics such
as diabetes etc outside of the sport specific content. Also, when
paramedics teach courses they draw from real life work experience to
answer the millions of "what if" questions that come up through the
day. The skills are tactile and simply, the real value is in the Q&A.
In many cases people have stayed behind and used the time and
knowledge to answer person questions and rely person stories which
leads one to believe the course is successful and people feel
confident to speak up, and ask for what they need. For example, it is
very common for Dwayne to stay in that class until ever last one of
the participants has what they need personally to go back to sport,
home, work, or public with the confidence they can skillfully provide
basic first aid and assistance in a safe, compassionate and informed
manor. In our opinion it all boils down to transferring knowledge to
ensure the confidence is in place to be accountable and take charge in
a crisis before the student leaves the class. We're here to help.
1.888.249.4880 or info@gutz.com
Team BC Head Coach positions have been appointed
WCMBHA of BC’s goal is to build a program that is recognized as the best not only in our province but across the country. We have a reputation of competing, with the teams we have sent, at a high level in all the past Junior National divisions. Not only have we built a reputation on the floor, but also outside of the arena. We have sent many teams across the country and have always had positive feedback on how well the players behaved throughout the entire trip and respected the cities that we have visited.
At this time WCMBHA of BC would like to announce that Gary Slavin from Maple Ridge has been voted in by the association President's and WCMBHA of BC Executives as Head Coach for the U15 Provincial program for 2009 (Edmonton) and 2010 (Ontario). Wayne VanGeel of Langley has been voted in as the U17 Head Coach for the same time frame. Paul Hundal of Burnaby will be back for his final trip of his two year term as U19 Head Coach. Paul coached the U19's in 2008 to a Bronze medal in the A-Pool. We congratulate these individuals and wish them along with the BC players that will represent these teams at this year's Junior Nationals in Edmonton.
Sport for life: Your Athlete Needs A Plan
The Need For A Model For Long-term Athlete Development (LTAD)
“It takes 10 years of extensive training to excel in anything”
Herbert Simon – Nobel Laureate
Scientific research has concluded that it takes eight to twelve years of training for a talented athlete to reach elite levels. This is called the ten–year or 10,000 hour rule, which translates to slightly more that three hours of practice daily for ten years. Unfortunately, parents and coaches in many sports still approach training with a short-term focus and an over-emphasis on immediate results. We know that a long-term commitment to practice and training is required to produce elite athletes in all sports.
A specific and well-planned practice, training, competition, and recovery regime ensures optimum development through an athlete’s career. Ultimately, sustained success comes from training and performing well over the long-term rather than winning in the short-term. There are no short-cuts to success in athletic preparations. Rushing completion will always result in shortcomings in physical, technical, mental, personal, and lifestyle capabilities.
Building a plan!
The Long-term Athlete Development (LTAD) model is based on the needs of athletes. The formation of a long-term plan in hockey stems from the fact that a very high percentage of athletes in the High Performance Program respond to questionnaires that their goals are to play on provincial and national teams or to receive post-secondary scholarships. At the same time, they have no idea how to get to that level, thus the need for a long-term plan.
The proposed model for long-term athlete development includes these main phases:
1. FUNdamental
2. Learning the Skills
3. Training to Train
4. Training to Compete
5. Striving to Win
Reliance On Physical Education And Physical Literacy
Physical education should provide the base of general movement skills and technical and tactical skills for an active lifestyle. If this is not the case in your child’s education situation, it is certain that participation in competitive and recreational sports will be inhibited and limited. Even within a hockey setting, the FUNdamental and Learning the Skills stages must stress the acquisition of fundamental movement principles (Physical Literacy). If children acquire these, they can choose competitive and/or recreational involvement in sports. By providing the knowledge base and the positive experiences (FUN), the sport system can positively contribute to lifelong physical activity and health.
Physical literacy is the ability to perform fundamental and specialized movements and the “knowledge, understanding and ability to analyze sport and physical activity.” It also includes a positive disposition to participation. Physical literacy is the base for life-long physical activity and performance.
Enhanced physical literacy can create a “win-win” situation for a very low cost by improving the health system and well-being of the population through improved delivery of pre-school and school physical activities and participation in life-long physical and competitive sport activities.
Plan for a healthy life
Recent technological and social changes have contributed to the development of a lifestyle that is characterized by a sedentary way of life. The population has become increasingly overweight and obese and the health care system is beginning to shoulder the burden of inactivity and unhealthy lifestyles
Shepard (1986) stated:
Reports from our laboratory and elsewhere have suggested that a number of important social and economic benefits are associated with an increase of physical activity. Gains are seen in the workplace (greater productivity can reduce absenteeism, turnover, and industrial injuries), in the health care system (fewer physician visits and less need for hospital utilization and geriatric care) and in lifestyle (reduction of appraised age and lesser incidence of cigarette and alcohol abuse.) Each of the “western” nations might save billions if regular exercise were to be adopted by their entire population.
High Performance
High performance sport is not only good for the high performance athlete! High performance (which includes medals at major games) through “role modeling”, motivates involvement in recreational and competitive sport activity. Athletes retiring from competition continue to compete at masters’ competitions and are involved in recreational and preventative sport activities.
Long-term Athlete Development Model
FUNdamentals (Female ages 5-9)
Focus: FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT SKILLS— Agility, Balance, Coordination, Speed
• Generic skills used in many sports
• Minor games to introduce rules, ethics, fairness
• Simple awareness games
• Have FUN trying
Learning the Skills (age 8-12)
Focus: FUNDAMENTAL SPORT SKILLS
• Fundamental sports skills like skating, basic puck skills, and stick skills
• Introduce readiness – being physically and mentally prepared to play
• Very basic hockey tactics and positional play
• Thinking and emotional skills – belonging to a team
• Teach skills in challenging formats
• THE SERIOUS PERFORMER PROGRESSES FROM HERE
Train to Train (age 12-15)
Focus: BUILD FITNESS AND SPECIFIC SPORT SKILLS
• Fitness training
• Detailed mental training
• Sport-specific skill development including reading the game and tactical understanding
• Decision-making
• Detailed and extensive feedback, evaluation, and correction
Train to Compete (Age 15 – 19)
Focus: SPECIFIC POSITION SKILLS IN COMPETITION
• Position-specific training
• Physical conditioning
• Technical and tactical preparation
• Advanced mental practise
• Under competitive conditions
Strive to Win (Ages 20+)
Focus: MAXIMIZE PERFORMANCE IN COMPETITION
• Refinement of all above BUT WITH MORE COMPETITIVE MODELLING
The Commitment
The commitment of the athletes at each stage is critical to their development. Hockey is characterized by being very high (some say the highest) in the sports that require the most fine motor skills used under changing and challenging conditions. Consider balancing on a thin blade of metal, on a slippery surface, controlling a round piece of rubber with an implement while someone is deliberately trying to knock you off balance!
The acquisition of fine motor skills cannot be accomplished by games alone. In a sixty-minute game, players have the puck on their sticks for an average of only 8 seconds and take an average of only 1-2 shots on goal. Ninety-nine percent of the feedback coaches give players is when they have the puck BUT the players only have the puck .2% of the game. Therefore, for the serious athlete, the formative years for skill development must emphasize the fundamental building blocks so that the GAME can be learned and enjoyed at later stages.
Although the following is approximate, it is designed to give you some indication of the commitment involved in the pursuit of excellence.
Additional information can be found on the Long Term Athlete Development / Canadian Sport For Life website.
www.ltad.ca
Stages of LTAD
Sports can be classified as early or late specialization. The stages of LTAD are based on this concept.
Early Specialization Model
1. Active Start
2. FUNdamentals / Learning to Train / Training to Train
3. Training to Compete
4. Training to Win
5. Active for Life
Late Specialization Model
1. Active Start
2. FUNdamentals
3. Learning to Train
4. Training to Train
5. Training to Compete
6. Training to Win
7. Active for Life
These models are general in nature and require adjustment on a sport specific basis.
The wording used to denote these stages can be changed to make it more applicable to specific sports. For example, for the sport of speed skating, Learning to Train could become Skateskills. Skiing could change the FUNdamentals Stage to Bumps and Jumps.
Speed Skating Canada has introduced 2 Training to Compete and 2 Training to Win stages to deal with the sport-specific requirements of athlete development (see Appendix 2). Most sports use the terminology in the chart to describe the stages of LTAD because it clearly describes what is to be done during each.
Since few sports can be categorized as early specialization sports, LTAD focuses on late specialization sports (see Specialization). Briefly, each early specialization sport should develop a sport-specific model; a general model would lead to serious oversimplifications. The challenge is to combine the FUNdamentals and Learning to Train stages or amalgamate them into a single stage, such as the Training to Train stage. For late specialization sports, specialization prior to age 10 is not recommended since it contributes to early burn-out, drop-out, and retirement from training and competition.