2024-25 PeeWee Hockey Season Updates and Evaluations

2024-25 PeeWee Preseason Coaches Meeting

Welcome Pee Wee Leadership: Laura Opsahl Pee Wee Director Kevin Bloss Pee Wee Coordinator Darrin Hunter Pee Wee Coordinator Minneapolis Hockey Leadership: Todd Murray - President Bill Nolin VP - Youth Hockey Brad Johnson VP - Operations Chris Washick ACE Coordinator Joel Laing Goalie Coordinator

2024-25 PeeWee Coaching Requirements

2023-24 PeeWee Season

PeeWee Clinics Clinics Saturday, September 7th Tuesday, October 1st Parent coaches will be needed - Most notably once A-team evaluations have started Coaches Clinic Sign Up PeeWee Clinic Sign-Up Preseason PW Clinic Practice Plans are loaded Ice Hockey Systems (IHS) Master Practice Plan with links to all practices

Pee Wee roster projections 118 known potential skaters 14 potential goalies 7 second-year / 8 first-year 8 teams submitted to District 3 1 A 2 - B1 3 B2 2 C

Potential coaches Non-parent coaches Christian Jolicoeur Jack Bridgman Tom Callahan Matt Burt 45 potential parent coaches

2024-25 PeeWee Evaluations

Goalie Evaluations Saturday, September 21st 2:30 pm Sunday, September 22nd 1:00 pm Will use scoring from Goalie only evaluations for A Team evaluation invitation

A-team Evaluations Sunday, September 29th; Monday, September 30th; Tuesday, October 1st and Wednesday, October 2nd. Must opt-in / $100 fee Does not affect B1/B2/C evaluations A handful of coaches will be needed to lead/assist

B1/B2/C Evaluations Friday, October 4th Monday, October 7th Players will skate 3 4 sessions Coaches needed to lead and assist

MHA Stuff Team formation Considerations when creating multiple teams at one level oBalanced rosters oSiblings oGoalies oCoaches oManagers *Once level player pools are created, please be open and flexible.

2024-25 PeeWee Coaching Resources

Outside coaches Skating & Goaltending Power Skating Coach (Katrina Stewart) - Will run the skating warm up - Will run a station; all players will rotate through Goalie Coach -Will continue to work with goalies and team s DGC while the team does skating warm up -Will run a station with goalies and skaters designed more specifically around goalie drills; all players will rotate through - Allocate time at the start of practice to allow David to do his training/also please allocate a station during practice to him and he will run it

MHA Stuff Designated Goalie Coach & Designated Skating Coach Each team has a DGC & DSC Dryland at the Shed Virtual

Goalie expectations Practices with Storm Goalie Coaches: Team Practice Expectations: We have 5 Storm Goalie Coaches (Jordan Narvey, Elizabeth Kubicek (Kubs), Rebecca Sonnek (Boomer), Mara McClain, Patrick Anderson (new))..David Cole has moved to Nashville They are paid coaches, so please leverage them in your practices (i.e. maximize their time) Goalie coaches are instructed to connect with teams at least 48 hours in advance to ensure the ice time isn t a scrimmage, the goalie(s) will be there, and location times are still accurate. We target getting 1-2 touches per month with very few teams receiving 3 (only due to shared practices or by mistake). Intent is to have all goalies get this benefit. EXPECTED format o 10-15 minutes Goalie coaches work with all goalies in neutral zone while skaters work in respective end zones o Then leverage them in your station work I.E.) give them a station with a goalie and shooters they will come up with a drill that is good for the goalies and skaters o If a shared practice communicate with the other team: have one team use the goalie coach in the middle 20 minutes and the other team in the last 20 minutes 5 SIMPLE ACTIONS FOR COACHES TO EXERCISE AS ADVOCATES FOR THEIR GOALIES 1. 2. 3. All teams must have a designated goalie coach Put the pegs in the net all the time. Modify drills to ensure goalies are included; simple tweaks to drills can make a huge difference. Use a marker on the ice: draw creases; bonus- label points 1,2,3,4,5 to assist with angles. Regularly (every practice) work on goalie skating (t-pushes, shuffles, butterfly slides, etc); frequently can be done at the start of practice when everyone else is doing skating drills o Also see a library of drills on the Storm Goalie Zone page 4. 5.

Goalie expectations (continued) Game rotations: EBUGs (Emergency Backup Goalies) At your level or lower (cannot be from a higher level or division i.e a PW A goalie cannot sub for a Ban B team) o Within your own association first o Within your district second Must wear his/her own jersey. Substituting cannot interfere with his/her own team activities and must follow the rest rules two hours from scheduled finish to start. Must have District Director approval (both districts if goalie is from outside D3) o Head Coach or Manager must submit the request submission form will be on coach page of D3 website. Substitute Goalies Squirt/10U o For the 2024-25 season, District 3 has determined that we will continue to prohibit the use of an EBUG for all squirt level and 10U teams. This will prohibit the use of an EBUG when a team s rostered goalie is unable to play. Each squirt or 10U team will be required to use a rostered skater to fill in for the rostered goalie who is unable to play during that game. o The squirt and 10U programs are designed for development of players, not for wins and losses. o Exceptions may be made with the approval of the District Director. o So make a plan now for how you are going to do this equipment and have a couple pre-determined players as the notice maybe/probably be short o Joel Laing (jlaing@mplshockey.com or 612-310-3984) will have an EBUG squirt/10U bag for distribution as needed USA Hockey recommends, and we support the concept of letting all kids play every day and it is unnecessary to have kids sit on the bench an entire game doing nothing. So, we highly discourage having a backup goalie ideal for an entire game. Two full time goalies: split games by switching at either the halfway mark of each period or halfway mark of the 2nd period. USA Hockey encourages even more frequent rotations, but we think that can be disruptive to the game flow and switching every 6 minutes is pretty frequent. One full-time goalie & one part-time goalie: Still rotate goalies in games even the part-time goalie is playing goal then when they play out, the full-time goalie plays the entire game. Two part-time goalies: play full games.

MHA Stuff Coaching resources Ice Hockey Systems (IHS Ice Hockey Systems) If you need access, contact Bill Nolin mailto:bnolin@mplshockey.com The Coaches Site Mpls Hockey Coaching Practice Plans for Clinics: PeeWee Clinic Plans

2023-24 Pee Wee Coaching Requirements

ACE Update for 2024 1. Registration and Certification: Coaches need to complete the registration form and review the workbook for accuracy. Data within the Coaches Workbook, is sourced from USA Hockey s database. When registering, please use the same name as in previous registrations. Background checks take 3-7 business days. Online modules can take up to 6 hours each. Concussion training is valid for two years. For 2024 the last day for CEP Classes is December 15, 2024. CEP Levels 1-3 require yearly updates; Levels 4 & 5 are less frequent. Mites/8U/Mighty Mites/6U coaches only need a Level 1 CEP (expired or not). CEP Level updates must be done by Dec 31st to continue coaching in the new year. Updates on Safesport and background screening occur regularly. MHA Stuff 2. Independent Contractors aka Paid/Stipended Coaches: Paid coaches to complete this form once the VP of Youth or Girls informs you of your rate.. This is required to be completed to be reimbursed for your time 3. Expenses: Submit the Expense Reimbursement form or email the bookkeeper. i. Include your name, address, reimbursement amount, expense description, and receipt copy. ii. Submit all expenses no later than Dec 17th, 2024. Allowable Expenses: i. Age-specific online modules. ii. Cost for attended CEP classes. iii. Other expenses approved by your Level Director. Not Allowed Expenses: i. Background screening (new for 2024). ii. USA Hockey Coaches Registration. iii. Travel-related expenses (lodging, food, snacks, etc.). iv. Equipment costs.

Compliance and Links Enforcement: MHA Stuff Neck Guards are mandatory for every player (new as of 2024) - multiple emails sent All other proper equipment Compliance: You are required to complete your coaching requirements prior to being on the ice for clinics, evaluations, the regular season/post season All types of coaches are required to be compliant (High School, Skills, Goalie, Disabled, Youth, Girls, Skating, etc.) Key Links: Coaches Registration here Coaches Workbook here Independent Contractor Registration here Expense Reimbursement here Coaches FAQ here

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