Philosophy

Breakers Philosophy

 

“The Mastery Approach”

 

Ø      Improving Skill through Effort and learning proper technique

Ø      Mistakes are seen as a valuable part of the learning process

Ø      Success is measured against one’s own personal best, not comparison to another’s performance

Ø      Striving to win is important – but not the only thing that is important

Ø      We can’t always control outcome- we can always strive to give our best effort

Ø      We will win & Lose as a TEAM

Ø      Everyone will play

 

Parent’s Role: Our Expectation

Ø      Support the Cause

Ø      Let the coaches Coach your kids – too many voices will confuse

Ø      Offer positive support – “The Driveway Rule”

o       Point out 3 things your child did well during that game or practice before you reach your driveway

Ø      Respect opposing teams and officials ALWAYS – it is important to set the right example for our kids

Ø      Positive Enthusiasm is welcomed and appreciated by our players and coaches

 

 

Your role as parents is vitally important to creating the best possible environment for our kids to participate in youth hockey. The coaching staff looks forward to the opportunity to help our kids grow as people and hockey players. We need your support to create a positive, fulfilling experience for the kids. Our kids deserve it!

 

 

 

Whose Game is it, anyway?

Richard D. Ginsburg,Ph.D., Stephen Durant,Ed.D

Directors Mass General Hospital Sports Psychology Program

 

Ø      “Research clearly demonstrates that children who have fun and enjoy sports generally play longer, work harder at the game, and are more likely to have a productive athletic experience.”

Ø      “Play is a child’s work; it’s a kid’s job to play. It’s how they naturally explore, learn, and grow. The essence of good play involves a joyful immersion in activity, with freedom, a lack of critical observation, and even a loss of the sense of time.”

Ø      “The challenge for all adults involved in youth, high school, and even collegiate sports is to preserve the enjoyment of playing while introducing the structure and discipline of proper teamwork, skill, and technique.”

Ø      “Research cites that the number one reason our children give for dropping a sport: It is no longer Fun,”

Ø      “Many unhappy children who have quit sports for good by age 12 do so because adults make a big mistake. We impose adult standards of performance on youngsters who are still developing.”

 

Know your child athlete

 

Ø      “Children do not have a fully developed adult brain until well after age 18 ( 21Years).”

Ø      “Orthopedic experts adamantly warn us that growing bones are vulnerable to repetitive-use injuries.”

Ø      “Vision Remains a work in progress well into the teen years”

Ø      “Peripheral Vision and accurate figure ground perception (how close is that defender to my own player) continue to develop throughout the teen years.”

Ø      “Auditory discrimination(Was that the ref’s whistle or a noise from the stands) are not fully developed in 6-12 year olds.”

Ø      “Touch and awareness of the body’s movement in space( ability to make touch passes) are still evolving.”