AAU Ice Hockey Sports for all, Forever February 1, 2021 Season 12 - Edition 4 Grosse Pointe Starter Athletics Makes “OFF-ICE” its “OFFICE”. Maximize your AAU Membership for LTDM! In the past 10+ years it has become apparent that multisport Editor participation is the best way to develop athletes in whichever sport(s) they Keith Kloock might “hone in on” at older ages. This concept has been formalized in the 995 Casa Blanca Drive Merritt Island, FL 32953 Long Term Development Models (LTDM) embraced by many “sport- (321) 794-0222 specific” National Governing Bodies. AAU Leagues, Administrators, With us all in as well as Team Coaches and/ or Managers are encouraged agreement that the to submit articles and notices multisport approach is to: best for athletes, [email protected] particularly young ones, Published quarterly for the there is only one benefit and interest of AAU Ice governing body that Hockey participants. is multisport in scope and also includes ice, inline and dek hockey ---- that is AAU. Member benefits of AAU – insurance, background checks, coaching education cross sport lines which means players and coaches do not need to pay for or complete redundant memberships to numerous sport specific organizations or kill valuable time by volunteer coaches redundantly completing coursework that could be spent in an ice rink or on a field. Coach Bob DeGemmis in Grosse Pointe, Michigan has taken advantage of this characteristic of AAU. Bob founded and still runs AAU member Red Line Athletic Club in Montgomery County, MD which has ice hockey as its focus. BUT with the AAU benefits has held box lacrosse - Continued on the following page, also with the Table of Contents - Publishing Article The primary emphasis for each edition. date Deadline August 1 July 15 Pre-season announcements for leagues, tournaments & Nationals. Nov. 1 October 15 Articles & Updates submitted by Leagues, Tournaments & Teams. Pre-Nationals edition. As well as any Notices about the Spring Season. February 1 January 15 Also including more Articles, Standings and Updates submitted by Leagues, Tournaments & Teams. May 1 April 15 Season’s wrap-up, plus discussions and plans for the next season. AAU Ice Hockey Page 2 February 1, 2021 Season 12 - Edition 4 Grosse Pointe Starter Athletics Makes “OFF-ICE” its “OFFICE (continued) and arena soccer programming “for hockey players” in the off season and around ice hockey. Bob’s most recent project is the Grosse Pointe Starter Athletics Club and Arena Sport Clinics, Camps and Programs. As there is already a developed base of AAU ice and inline hockey in Southeast Michigan, Bob is working on stretching the benefits of those memberships even further! The GPSA and Arena Sport programs are focusing on box lacrosse and arena soccer with a keen eye toward young athletes between the ages of 2 through grade 3, especially those playing hockey or planning on playing hockey. For more information on Grosse Pointe Starter Athletics visit www.grossepointeathletics.com or www.facebook.com/GPStarterAthletics and the Arena Sport Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ MIArenaSports. Questions? Want to use your AAU hockey memberships for more this off season? Contact Coach Bob at [email protected]. Please note: The Multi-Sport nature of AAU Memberships addressed above is only a benefit for our Youth Athletes. Memberships and is not available for Adult Athlete memberships. Table of Contents Headline Story: Grosse Pointe MI - Maximizing AAU Membership Pages 1-2 Coaching Education: 12 Strategies for Leaders & Coaches - Mike Hartman Pages 3-5 Nutrition: Fitness & Diet in Sports - Cheryl Buckley Page 6 Editorial: AAU 7U & 8U “Real Hockey” - Rebuilding Post-Pandemic Pages 7-8 AAU Youth Leagues Chicago United Hockey League (CUHL) Page 9 Elite Southeast Hockey League 7U, 8U, 9U & 10U Page 10 Gateway Empire Hockey League (GEHL) 8U Page 11 Michigan (MAYHL) expansion to 7U, 8U, 9U, 10U, 11U & 12U Page 12 Minnesota Made - Choice Hockey League 6U through 14U Page 13 New England Amateur Hockey League (NEAHL) Page 14 Northeast Elite Hockey League (NEHL) - 8U Tier-1 only Page 15 Ontario Rep Hockey League (ORHL) Page 16 Red Line Athletic Club (RLAC) Page 17 Hockey Club of St. Louis Page 18 AAU Scholastics Florida Independent Hockey League (FIHL) scholastic Page 19 NY Islanders High School League Page 20 Western New York High School Page 21 AAU-UHU Juniors: Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League (CPJHL) Pages 22 Western States Hockey League (WSHL) Page 23 AAU Collegiate: Collegiate Hockey Federation (CHF) Pages 24 AAU Adult Michigan Sports Enterprises (MSE Hockey) Page 25 Contacts AAU Ice Hockey Contacts:(Leagues, plus National staff) Pages 26-28 Tournaments AAU Ice Hockey - Tournament Guide Page 29 AAU Ice Hockey Page 3 February 1, 2021 Season 12 - Edition 4 AAU Coaching Page Written by : Mike Hartman AAU Ice Hockey - On-Ice and Off-Ice Director Mike brings his experience of 17-years as a Professional hockey player (including with the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers), as a 1994 Stanley Cup Champion and of course as a youth player to now donate his time for the betterment of AAU youth hockey and coaching. https://www.hartman.academy/ 12 Strategies For Leaders & Coaches In Sports! Striving To Become A Better Leader As A Sports Coach Being a leader as a coach means finding and developing a variety of skills. Each coach has their own personality and will deal with a variety of personalities while managing their team. That being said, there are some strategies and lessons to be learned which are universal in creating a quality team atmosphere, and a situation that allows both the athletes and coach to grow their skills together as a cohesive unit. The following list is part of the Hartman Academy’s ongoing program to help create and better educate sports coaches as leaders. 1. Find Your Voice As A Leader: In order to effectively lead, there has to be a consistent message and the way it is delivered has to remain consistent as well. A leader will have a way to deliver their message in a way heard by all. 2. Creating A Pace: When leading and coaching, your team members need to be able to keep up. You also need to move things quickly enough so that some of your team doesn’t get stuck waiting around. Create practices and plans that allow for everyone to work and learn at an even pace. 3. Remaining Steady: A coach and leader may face conflict amongst their team members or obstacles during their time. Keeping players and other coaches on a distinct path forward despite these obstacles is critical to success. 4. Interacting: There are a large variety of personalities that coaches and leaders will have to deal with over the course of their seasons and being able to have interactions as a group and as individuals will be crucial. A coach must be able to pivot with the different personalities in order to keep lines of communication open. 5. Being Able To Multitask: A lot happens during the course of a game, practice, or season. A coach and team leader will be in charge of managing several things at once. Some players may be injured, a strategy in-game may be failing, the offense and defense of your team may both being falling short of their goals. A coach will have to handle all of these situations likely simultaneously. If a coach is overwhelmed they will need strong assistant coaches to fill specific needs. - continued on the following page - AAU Ice Hockey Page 4 February 1, 2021 Season 12 - Edition 4 AAU Coaching Page Written by : Mike Hartman AAU Ice Hockey - On-Ice and Off-Ice Director Mike brings his experience of 17-years as a Professional hockey player (including with the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers), as a 1994 Stanley Cup Champion and of course as a youth player to now donate his time for the betterment of AAU youth hockey and coaching. https://www.hartman.academy/ 12 Strategies For Leaders & Coaches In Sports! (continued) 6. Time Management: A coach has to manage their energy not their time. Time is limited in which teams can practice and play. It can be difficult to make every second count, but a coach has to keep their team and players active. A high energy practice helps better simulate game action and keeps the players engaged in the game plan you are implementing and the skills you are trying to teach. 7. Preparation: Being prepared for everything is impossible. What a good coach can be prepared for are the average issues that occur. A practice without a goalie for a soccer, ice hockey, or field hockey coach. Always having enough footballs to go around, or having a few extra bats and gloves for baseball or softball practice. Having a plan for practice and games helps them go smoothly, but a coach’s prep goes beyond just preparing to play. 8. Establish Guiding Principles: A team defers to a coach as the defacto leader. As that first leader, it is up to them to establish sets of rules and principles for behavior. From pre-game procedures such as arrival time, pre-game warm-ups, and dress code to establishing practice rhythms, travel plans for team trips, and establishing relationships with parents. A coach also has the obligation to create the moral standards for their players to uphold, and what punishments they face if they do not. 9. Continuing Knowledge and Discovery: A good coach can not rest on the laurels of success. What works in one season may not work the next.