Monday, March 26, 2012
First Practice and Team Meeting
Welcome to the 2012-2013 Terriers 2000 AAA Team! We will be holding our first team practice and mandatory parent meeting on Monday, April 2nd at the Canton SportsPlex. We will have a team meeting at 7:00pm followed by a parent meeting at 7:30pm. The team will then go on the ice for a team practice from 8-8:50pm. Please make sure that at least one parent can attend the parent meeting. Thank you!
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Welcome 2012-2013 Terriers!
We would like to welcome the players and parents who will make up the 2012-2013 Boston Junior Terriers 2000 AAA team! The coaches are excited about the players we have this year and we're looking forward to a great season. Be sure to check back soon for upcoming team activities.
Monday, March 19, 2012
It's Tryout Week!
Just a reminder that the 2000 AAA Terriers will be held on Thursday (March 22nd) and Friday (March 23rd) at 6:00pm each night. Both sessions will be at the Canton SportsPlex.
You can pre-register and pay for tryouts by visiting the Terriers website here, and going to the bottom of the page. This will make the process easier once you get to the rink on Thursday.
See everyone on Thursday night!
You can pre-register and pay for tryouts by visiting the Terriers website here, and going to the bottom of the page. This will make the process easier once you get to the rink on Thursday.
See everyone on Thursday night!
Training for Hockey IQ
I was recently reading an article about a product that I had heard a lot of people talking about called the Hockey Intelligym. As coaches, we are always talking about the best way to improve hockey intelligence, aka hockey IQ. Those are the skills that allow players to read a play "before it happens" or make split second decisions which result in a chance to be created.
It used to be thought that "hockey intelligence" was something someone was born with - that it couldn't be developed or taught. However, that turns out to be incorrect. There is a product out there that was originally used to train military pilots that has been adapted to train the instincts of hockey players.
So here's how it works. It is essentially like a video game that is designed to train a hockey player's reaction to certain situations. It forces them to "see a whole play" rather than focusing on one small aspect. It is a computer program that you can download from the company's web site - and then pay the monthly or annual fee in order to use the product. It is suggested the players use the product for at least 2 session of 30 minutes each week.
USA Hockey began using the Hockey Intelligym to train it's U-18 team players about 3 years ago. In that time they've seen their record improve from a winning percentage of 29% to 70%. Granted, that is not entirely contributed to the Intelligym, but according to everyone involved it has had a dramatic impact. They say that people see results on the ice within the first few sessions of use.
For all the money that gets spent on camps, clinics, and skills - this may be a good addition to the off season program and help in developing the mental side of your player's game. I just figured I would throw this information out there. If you want to know more, please click here to visit the USA Hockey Intelligym site.
It used to be thought that "hockey intelligence" was something someone was born with - that it couldn't be developed or taught. However, that turns out to be incorrect. There is a product out there that was originally used to train military pilots that has been adapted to train the instincts of hockey players.
So here's how it works. It is essentially like a video game that is designed to train a hockey player's reaction to certain situations. It forces them to "see a whole play" rather than focusing on one small aspect. It is a computer program that you can download from the company's web site - and then pay the monthly or annual fee in order to use the product. It is suggested the players use the product for at least 2 session of 30 minutes each week.
USA Hockey began using the Hockey Intelligym to train it's U-18 team players about 3 years ago. In that time they've seen their record improve from a winning percentage of 29% to 70%. Granted, that is not entirely contributed to the Intelligym, but according to everyone involved it has had a dramatic impact. They say that people see results on the ice within the first few sessions of use.
For all the money that gets spent on camps, clinics, and skills - this may be a good addition to the off season program and help in developing the mental side of your player's game. I just figured I would throw this information out there. If you want to know more, please click here to visit the USA Hockey Intelligym site.
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