Townshend Hockey Skating Systems Newsletter January 2011

Upcoming Clinics:

March Break Hockey Skating and Checking Skills Clinic 3/14/11-3/18/11 Canlan Ice Sports—York University, Toronto $425.00 CA

June Hockey Skating and Checking Skills Clinic 6/24/11 –6/26/11 Rec Zone—Raleigh, NC $325.00

My coach doesn't want me to do the things I learned at camp. Now what do I do????

I want to take this oppor- great success this sea- don't spend their days and tunity to again thank all of son. However, some of my nights studying hours of you for participating in students have been running video as we all do in the my hockey programs over into issues with coaches NHL. As a result they will the years. We are very not fully understanding the rely on what they know grateful to you all for elements from the "New from their playing days. I helping us build a loyal NHL" being taught to too was not a believer in following and look for- them. Things like defend- what I teach now until it ward to continuing our ing with two hands on the was explained to me by relationships well into the stick rather than one, which two of the most talented future. Many of our stu- has become popularized by hockey men in the dents are now ready to the likes of Olympians world. Paul Vincent, the Mental Training move on to the college Douglas Murray and Nick Stanley Cup winning skat- www.theplayersmind.com ranks and one in particular Lidstrom, with the latter ing and skills coach of the is having an incredible being a multiple Norris and year for the Boston Bru- Trophy winner as the Tim Burke the Director of ins. Congratulations go NHL's best defense- Player Development of the out to Brad Marchand of man. It's ironic how the . the Bruins for what has system I teach was simply become a breakout year copied by spending liter- What we tell all of our for him! ally hours studying Lid- draft picks who end up strom’s every move. going back to Junior or to Through our unique and College after being drafted www.AdvanceMyAthlete.com innovative Hockey Skat- The trouble is that many by our club and learning to ing System, many of our youth hockey coaches are do things the "Pro" way, is students have experienced volunteers and most likely that they will undoubtedly www.TownshendHockey.com Townshend Hockey Skating Systems Newsletter Page 2

Do you know a hockey player who is dreaming of attending hockey camp?

A gift certificate can help! Great for birthday or graduation gifts, THSS gift certificates are sold in $100 increments. Don’t wait—our summer camps traditionally sell out. Email us for more information: [email protected]

Become a fan of Townshend Hockey on Facebook Continued from page 1

go back and meet with resis- you have not had time to to listen to your coaches and tance from their coaches as perfect what you have resist any confrontations as Are you looking they will most likely not learned. this is the best way to get for a understand the new concepts yourself benched. If you have we are teaching these It took Douglas Murray of any problems with your motivational days. As a result we instruct the Sharks two years to actu- coaches protesting what you our future NHLer's to do ally understand what he was have been taught, please write speaker for your what their coaches being taught and actually be down, in clear detail what it is organization? want. Most times the confu- able to skillfully use his new you coach wants and give me sion come from the student’s talents. Current Sharks a call so I can help you figure Contact us a lack of fully understanding defenseman, Derek Joslin out how to best proceed and the concepts, so our students has been learning for the perhaps find common ground townshendhockey@ use the tactics at the wrong past 4 years and has just and even a compromise to fit yahoo.com to times. What I mean is many recently made the team full into your coaches beliefs, what of you have only experi- time. Maple Leafs defense- I have taught you. schedule Graeme. enced our program for a man Luke Schenn is still couple of weeks in total and learning and is in his 3rd Good luck the rest of the way. therefore may use some of season with us. our tactics in the wrong ~Graeme situations, simply because I have to encourage you all

My son Samuel started his peewee hockey season (in October.) I can honestly say he is a different player. He attended your camp in Mass this year and loved it. I didn't see much of a change in him until the season “Practice until you get it started and he scored in each of his first 3 games including a with 1 minute left to tie us up with an undefeated team in our league. Its not just right, then practice until the goals that surprised me, his awareness on the ice, his skating speed you can’t get it wrong” and power and his stickhandling have all increased. He is even more coachable now. I’m not sure what to credit all these changes to. When I ask him about it he often says "I learned that at the Take a look at the summer Townshend Camp”. Thanks for doing a great job with the kids. camp offerings on our ~M.J. website. Our Boarding Camps traditionally sell out. Reserve your spot Did you know that we offer Goalie Camps at our now. Massachusetts locations? Goalie Training is provided by Cap Raeder, the goal tending coach of the www.Townshendhockey.com Tampa Bay Lightening!

Space is extremely limited! www.TownshendHockey.com