U-10 Team
2007-2008 Program
There are two ECGH programs for girls who are 10 and under as of December 31st, 2007. They are:
- Competitive Play (A Level)
- Learn to Play
The purpose of all three programs is to learn to play hockey, develop necessary skills including skating, shooting, passing and game strategy, and have fun in a safe and friendly environment.
Note: This age group has historically been called “Squirts”, but is officially termed “10 and Under” by USA Hockey. ECGH does not have a separate “8 and Under” or “Mite” program; seven- and eight-year old girls are welcome in the U10 program.
U-10 Competitive Play (A Level)
The Competitive Play program formally begins in September and is designed for girls who have had some competitive hockey experience, either with ECGH or in other hockey leagues, and who have basic skating and hockey skills. Tryouts are required to ensure that girls are placed appropriately; girls without the required experience are invited to join the Learn to Play program.
The goal of the Competitive Play program is to continue developing hockey skills. The program begins with a focus on improving skating, passing, shooting and game simulation as well as scrimmages. Instruction will be given by coaches, as well as a bi-weekly session with a skilled hockey-training group – T.E.A.M. Training.
In October, the program will shift to a combination of continued twice weekly practice sessions, and formal games within the Middlesex Yankee Conference Girls' League. There are normally two practice sessions per week, mostly weekday afternoons between 5 PM and 7 PM at the Fessenden rink. Depending on the game schedule, practices may also be held at the Daly rink on Saturdays, or at Nobles at 7AM on some Sundays. The 22-game MYC regular season will begin in early October, usually one game per week on Saturday or Sunday, between 7AM and 6PM. Games will take place at Fessenden as well as other rinks in the greater Boston area. More information on the league can be found at http://www.mycgl.com/.
The cost for the “U10 A” program is $950.
All of our coaches are USA Hockey trained, and CORI screened. Full hockey equipment is required (including mouth-guards and face masks).
Coaches: Taylor Walker, coach of last year's U12 Competitive Play team is the head coach for the U10 squad this year. She played competitively growing up and in college, and plays on local women's teams. Assisting Taylor is Rich Monbouquette, who has extensive hockey coaching experience through the high school level and is an active player himself.
U-10 Learn To Play
Learn to Play is designed for girls that have some skating experience, but little or no hockey experience. The goal of the program is to develop hockey skills (hockey skating, passing, shooting, and positional play) in order to advance into a competitive program.
The Learn to Play program formally begins in early November. There will be optional training sessions available in September and October to help prepare players for the season. Details will be communicated in August.
For the first four weeks, practices will focus on learning and improving hockey skating, passing, and shooting. In early December, game situations and scrimmages will be incorporated. Instruction will be given by coaches, as well as a bi-weekly session with a skilled hockey-training group – T.E.A.M. Training.
In early January, the program will shift to a combination of continued practice sessions, and formal games with other girl’s teams. There will be approximately 1 game per week. These will be either formal home-and-home games, or games within an existing league. This will be decided based on the competitive ability of our Learn to Play team. The reason for beginning play in January is designed to give the players adequate time to learn hockey skills before they begin competitive play. Games will take place both at our home rinks (Daly, Fessenden, and Nobles) as well as other rinks in the greater Boston area. The majority of these rinks are no more than 30 minutes from Newton.
The cost for the “U10 Learn to Play Program” is $575.
All of our coaches are USA Hockey trained, and CORI screened. Full hockey equipment is required (including mouth-guards and face masks).
Coaches: Andy Gillies will be serving as Learn to Play coordinator.
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