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Volume 9 No. 2 Issue # 25 Tucker Hockey’s Official Newsletter - Reinforcing Hockey’s Positives to ALL ages! Spring/Summer 2012 Are You Ready? It happens every team. It’s better to attend 2 or 3 camps (quality) season. The Calgary vs. 4 or 5 camps (quantity). If the player has midget hockey a good showing, he may get invited back to system is heavily participate in the late August main camp with scouted and young upwards of 35 to 60 players which will include players are chasing the returning Junior A veterans as well. the dream…the dream of someday playing in the NHL. The road Players and their parents often chase the dream to the NHL travels though Junior A Hockey. The of playing Junior A hockey either Western question brought forth – Are you ready? Hockey League (Tier 1) or Alberta Junior Hockey League (Tier 2) at the early age of 16 or Midget players age 16 and 17 years of age 17 years old by skipping a year or two of midget receive many invitations to attend rookie Junior eligibility to get on the fast track of advancing A hockey camps held in April and May each one’s hockey career. But a caution to parents year. Parents pay the clubs any where from and players who receive promises from scouts $100 to $150 to allow their son the opportunity and coaches about being highly regarded and to showcase his skills. Many of the camps invite the opportunity to play on their Junior A team 100 to 120 prospects. Often this is a good revenue for the upcoming season. Many 16 year olds steam for the Junior A clubs. Parents and their will go and tryout for a team. It will be for many son have many choices – it’s not uncommon for their first time away from home. They may have players to attend upwards of 5 rookie camps. limited interpersonal / social skills, and few life It’s important for the player to be prepared for skills such has budgeting monies, purchasing each camp ( expect a gruelling schedule, play personal items and making life decisions. with intensity, look like you want it and do your Players may experience homesickness and the best to control the nerves, fears and deal with juggling of highly competitive hockey with the uncertainty of the situation). Realistically education can seem overwhelming. The rookie For the LOVE of GAME! For For the LOVE of GAME! For look at the opportunities available from each cont’d p. 3 What’s Inside LookLook InsideInside forfor MoreMore GreatGreat SportsSports TipsTips Calgary Flames Reflections 4 Meet the Instructor - Ron Wong 7 Canadian/Czech Hockey Exchange 9 Slow Down You’re Doing Fine, Developing Hockey Sense 11 You Can’t Be Everything KHAS Fundraising Golf Tournament 12-13 You Want to Be Tucker Hockey Spring & Summer Programs 17-25 Before Your Time Strength Training for Adult Players - Part 2 27 ~ Billy Joel Tucker Hockey Providing quality year-round professional consultations, instruction and services to hockey enthusiasts/stakeholders Minor Hockey Adult Recreational Group Programs Group Programs Easter, Spring, Summer & Christmas Elite (Ages 18 - 65+) Power Skating Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer Player Development Power Skating Power Skating Checking Clinics Player Development Minor Hockey Customized Programs Association Projects Group & “1 on 1” September - March Year Round Conditioning Camps Customized Skill Ages 5 to 20 Development Programs Player Evaluations Individual Minor Hockey Individual Adult Team Practice Sessions Recreational October - March Team Practice Sessions Power Skating Super October - March Player Development Power Skating Checking Clinics Power Skating Player Development Player Evaluations (Mens & Ladies) Rex Tucker Director, B.Comm Tucker Hockey Contact • 20 Years + Hockey Instruction Philosophy Tucker Hockey Experience Adult Hockey (403) 998-5035 • A Professional Power Skating “Would you believe I discovered the Instructor since 1997 fountain of youth? To my surprise it or online at • Full Time Professional Hockey was frozen and had a net on each www.tuckerhockey.com Coach since 2002 end” • NCCP Advanced 1 Certified Minor Hockey Tucker Hockey Identity Coach since 1996 Tucker Hockey strives to provide opportunities for hockey players of all ages, • Past Instructor for Hockey “A hundred years from now, it will not matter what my backgrounds and skill levels to enhance Alberta (Coaching Clinics) bank account was, or what their love of the game. The rink can be a • Taught Czech, German, and kind of house I lived in... but place of sanctuary to escape daily stresses Austrian Players in the Czech the world may be a better and problems and to enjoy the greatest Republic for Five Summers place because I made a dif- game on earth. ference in the life of a child.” Experience the passion of Tucker Hockey! www.tuckerhockey.com Spring/Summer 2012 Hockey Zones page 2 Tucker Hockey Are You Ready? President .............................................. Rex Tucker (Cont’d from Cover) Executive Assistant ....... Christyne Kavanagh players are hanging out with older they have exhausted their 3 year’s of Hockey Consultant .............................. Bob Tuff and more mature young men (18 – midget eligibility. Hockey Consultant ......................... Wally Kozak 20 years old) and peer pressure may Business Consultant ..................... Ern Rideout lead them down the path they won’t Several summers ago I taught a 16 On-Ice Instructors normally follow. By moving away year old midget player a few elite Rex Tucker .................................. David Mahoney Wally Kozak .................................. Matt Heseltine from home they are giving up familiar power skating sessions prior to him Jeff Pickell ..................................... Jessica Kirstine support groups such as family and competing in one of the Western Jim Hepburn ......................................... Ron Wong high school friends. Promises are Hockey League (Tier 1) main August Tom O’Sullivan .................................... Jack Evans made to them about making the team, camps. The player was one of the last Paul Cammack ............................ Brayden Dunn the player’s individual role on the cuts from the camp. He returned to Andrew Staub ................................ Tony Melbock team, the amount of playing time and Calgary and tried out for Midget AAA Brett Pinder ........................................ Kris Bramall position played. Players are exposed in his city quadrant. He got cut! Then Derek Cameron .............................. Devin Mintz to physical, mental and emotional tried out for Midget AA hockey in his Jordan Evans ............................... Luke Beaucage stresses and strains unaccustomed quadrant and again got cut! Finally, Sheila Kelly .......................................... Frank Lyall to in their bantam or midget days in he ended up playing Midget Division Alannah Jensen ........................ Colton Buckler Calgary. 1 community hockey. At this level of hockey, he experienced lower quality Hockey Zones Newsletter Managing Editor .............................. Rex Tucker Yes, there’s the odd player who is training, coaching and competition Publisher ............................ Christyne Kavanagh ready to play Junior A hockey at and this hindered his development Advertising Sales .......................... Rex Tucker the early age of 16 years old. Chris and the ability to advance his hockey Contributing Writers ................. Wally Kozak Philips, of the Ottawa Senators played career. Christyne Kavanagh ................... Michael White Junior A (Tier 2) hockey with the Fort Bob Tuff .............................................. Ern Rideout McMurray Oil Barons at the ripe old What happened? Well the player April Clay ............................................... Rex Tucker age of 16, but he was living at home. was so beat up physically, mentally Allan Andrews .................................... Jeff Mueller The Alberta Junior Hockey League and emotionally from tryouts, first Dean Holden ...................... Vadim Sapozhnikov allows up to 2 roster spots per team. the WHL, then Midget AAA, and Alberta resident players can go play later Midget AA. The player’s self Official Photographer ............. Terence Leung in the Manitoba, Saskatchewan or confidence and esteem regressed to an Ad Rates B.C. junior A hockey leagues after cont’d p. 28 One Page Color .......................................... $749 One Page Black & White .......................... $449 Half Page ....................................................... $349 Welcome to Quarter Page ................................................ $249 Hockey Zones Business Card .............................................. $149 The official newsletter of Tucker Hockey. 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