Reply To: ATOM/SQUIRT TRYOUTS

[Tom Molloy]

I watched my 7 yr. old grandson's skill session / tryout yesterday. They were in 4 groups and rotated between pylon drills. He may have moved for 5 minutes total and the rest of the time stood in line waiting and listening and watching coaches.

Those 4 groups of 5 could have been doing skills all the time. Each player with a puck in this sequence.
-skill practice mirroring a coach,
-partner practice
-SAG with a modified rule to practice the skill in game condition.

This would have changed the session from 10% activity to at least 80% and changed the FUN and Fitness and Skill Development x 10.

Kid's don't learn by listening and standing in nice lines. They learn by doing and moving and PLAYING.

We are teaching a GAME so "let them play"

'The Game is the Greatest Coach'
'Enjoy the Game'