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PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 6:52 pm
by Cubanpuckstopper
The ADM is taking hold, next season 1st year Mites (USAH Mites) will play cross ice. The second year Mites will be grandfathered since they have a year of full ice behind them.

The article below describes a prototype practice. It talks about , skate, shoot, pass, and skills, and references to off-ice work. Unfortunately I see nothing in the article that describes how things are being done differently for goalies.

http://www.usahockeymagazine.com/articl ... e-practice

PostPosted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 3:56 pm
by pmgaff
Cubanpuckstopper wrote:The ADM is taking hold, next season 1st year Mites (USAH Mites) will play cross ice. The second year Mites will be grandfathered since they have a year of full ice behind them.


Cubes, does your Association host one of the High Performance Clubs? I ask because I'm curious to see how ADM is being trickled down to the Associations that DON'T have one. I have seen NO action or effort to bring this to any Tier II or Tier III association in my area.

Interestingly, one of "my" parents came running up to me at practice and kind of breathlessly crowed, "Did you see that [article you cited] in USA Hockey Magazine? That just what you and [my assistants] do!!"

I didn't tell him that my general feeling about the ADM "program" is that it's a way for USA Hockey to give a boatload of money to already well-endowed clubs to do what we coaches should already be doing anyway. I just let him think that I'm smart. :lol:

PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:36 pm
by Cubanpuckstopper
Brian Burke on North American Youth Hockey


http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2010/06/16/bria ... velopment/

In my opinion a pretty fair assessment, and quite similar to how Bernd Bruckler described the European development system.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:57 pm
by Cubanpuckstopper
Some recent comments, and mostly registration statistics from the World Hockey Summit that indicate a leveling off of hockey participation.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/h ... le1686927/

PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:59 pm
by Cubanpuckstopper
It has been a while since I have had an update in this thread. This season USA Hockey ADM has shaped how mites practice, how much, how many games, cross ice, etc.

Moving forward, USA Hockey is now looking to shape how Squirts (9 and 10 year olds) are developed.

Here is the actual questionnaire/recommendations being distributed to the Mid-Atlantic district.

DVHL proposal to District on Squirt ADM
All starts with 2012-2013 season
AA & A teams:
have a 3 to 1 practice to game ratio
season for 3 to 1 runs from Aug 1 to March 1
maximum 25 league games
maximum of _________non league games
maximum of _________tournaments
League schedule begins _______________
B teams:
have a 1 to 1 practice to game ratio
season for 1 to 1 runs from Sept 1 to March 1
maximum 25 league games
maximum of _________non league games
maximum of _________tournaments
League schedule begins _______________


I have real issues with more practice to games for "AA" and "A" levels, than at "B" levels. I am not a big supporter of defining skill levels at this age to begin with, but two years of 3 to 1, versus 1 to 1 practice/game ratio would seem to doom a "B" player to a lesser level of play forever.

I especially believe that doom based on the following graphic from the OHL/CHL that shows the impact of birth month.

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In Finland, at 9 and 10 years of age:
Are skills separated?
Does all skill levels receive relatively the same practice/games?

PostPosted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:26 pm
by Cubanpuckstopper
Not goalie related, but there is a proposal to eliminate checking until age 13.

Findings from the summit included studies showing more than triple the rate of serious injuries and concussions in jurisdictions where body checking was allowed for 11- and 12-year-olds, as measured against areas where it was allowed for 12- and 13-year-olds.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/sport ... ss&emc=rss

My initial thought is that this will not eliminate that "triple rate" of injury at ages 11-12, but delay it until age 13-14.

PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:52 am
by Cubanpuckstopper
This comes directly from USA hockey's continuing education modules. Completion of a module is required to maintain coaching certification.

USA hockey proposes practice focuses on 70% offensive development, and 30% defense for ages 15-18.

I question this ratio, since defense, and goaltending, are reactive positions, which I believe develop more slowly and require as much as, if not more, coaching.

Does the Finnish youth model prescribe ratios regrading offense/defense development?

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Re: Youth Hockey Development Models

PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 4:29 pm
by Cubanpuckstopper
A video pesentation from the recent ADM symposium. A well done presentation, where Dr. Steve Norris addresses athletic development.

http://youtu.be/5_qvswpfUWk

It is a long video so if you want the clip notes check out these time frames
2mins 25 seconds to 4 minutes (talent vs. potential)

20 minutes to 25 minutes (Athlete Development)

40 minutes to 45 minutes (Age specific training)

57 minutes to 59 minutes 30 seconds (Excellence)

1 hour 24 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes (General)

Re: Youth Hockey Development Models

PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 3:11 pm
by Cubanpuckstopper
From The InGoal Magazine Staff on May 23rd.

This is an article about Johnathan Quick. If you read through the article, much of it discusses youth development.
http://ingoalmag.com/general/evolution- ... can-learn/

As discussed by Rick Wamsley
“In general, from what I’ve seen, guys I’ve dealt with coming from junior to the pros, is they lack the ability to read the play, and they lack hand and foot skills,” Wamsley said in the Star article. “Finland is producing more good goalies per capita than anyone right now, and their goalies all seem to have good feet and good hands, like they’ve been taught skill first, positioning second. In Canada, it looks like our younger goalies are taught backwards: positioning first and then skill second.


This article on the Toront Star further discusses changes to coaching goalies
http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/20 ... y_cox.html

There has always been pressure in North America to "look like someone" by the ages of 10 to 13, which is wrong to me.

I wish I was in Finland right now, with the rest of the GP team to further discuss this.