FIRST OF ALL I THINK YOUR WEB SITE IS WELL
OVER DUE.
HOCKEY PEOPLE ARE THE BEST PEOPLE IN
THE WORLD.
I JUST THINK THE FEW APPLES MAKE THE
REST LOOK BAD.
ONE OF MY PLAYERS WROTE IN ABOUT ME
BEING THE COACH OF THE YEAR FOR THE WAY THAT I TREATED HIM AND THE
REST OF HIS TEAM MATES.
I ONLY TREAT THEM THE WAY I WANT THEM TO
TREAT ME. (WITH RESECT).
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN HOCKEY OVER 30 YEARS.
PLAYING MINOR HOCKEY FROM
PAPERWEIGHT TO MIDGET.
COACHING OFF AND ON OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS
IN BOTH BOY'S AND GIRL'S HOCKEY. ( REP AND HOUSE )
GROWING UP IN A HOME WHERE HOCKEY IS A WAY
OF LIFE.
MY FATHER COACHED ME AND STILL GOES TO ALL
MY SON'S AND DAUGHTER'S GAMES. ( PROBABLY 120 TO 150 GAMES A YEAR )
OVER ALL THAT TIME I HAVE MET SOME BAD
BUT MOSTLY GREAT PEOPLE. ( HOCKEY PEOPLE )
THAT BRINGS ME BACK TO THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING RESPECT .
YOU CAN WRAP UP ALL THE PROBLEMS IN
HOCKEY TODAY IN ONE PACKAGE. LACK OF RESPECT .
IF YOU AS A PLAYER DON'T WANT TO GET HIT
FROM BEHIND THEN DON'T YOU DO IT TO SOMEONE ELSE.
IF YOU AS A PLAYER DON'T WANT TO BE HIGH
STICKED THEN DON'T YOU DO IT TO SOMEONE ELSE.
THE SAME APPLIES TO PARENTS AND FANS DON'T
ANTAGONIZE THE OTHER TEAM AND YOU WILL NOT BE ANTAGONIZED.
IF YOU THINK THE COACH IS NOT DOING WHAT HE
OR SHE SHOULD BE, GIVE IT 24 HOURS AND DISCUSS IT.
TO COACHES TREAT THE REFS WITH RESPECT AND
THEY WILL RETURN THE FAVOR.
IT'S FUNNY THAT THE PEOPLE THAT COMPLAIN THE
MOST ARE THE LAST TO OFFER THEIR ASSISTANCE ON OR OFF THE ICE.
I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO THAT PARENTS ARE
THE ONES THAT HAVE TO BE BABYSAT
IT'S STRANGE THAT LITTLE JOHN'S OR LITTLE
SUSIE'S DAD KNOWS EVERYTHING BUT CAN'T SKATE PROPERLY AND WILL NOT LEND
A HAND WITH THE TEAM. (ON OR OFF THE ICE)
WHEN I COACHED HOUSE LEAGUE I WOULD INVITE A
(PROBLEM PARENT) TO HELP ON THE BENCH FOR A GAME , FUNNY ENOUGH, MORE
OFTEN THEN NOT, THAT PARENT WOULD BECOME A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE
COACHING STAFF IT'S THE WALK IN MY SHOES APPROACH.
WE START COACHING THE KIDS YOUNG, MAYBE WE
SHOULD START WITH THE PARENTS YOUNG.
THE GAME OF HOCKEY IS LIKE HOCKEY. YOU ONLY
GET OUT OF IT WHAT YOU PUT IN.
