AGENDA

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AGENDA

• Introduce the KPWYH Board Members
• Westboro League review
• Program Communication
• NVL
• Goalie Focus
• Team Roster
• Rosters
• State Playdowns
• Tournaments
• Coaching Admin
• Coaches Hand Book
• Practice/Game Schedule
• Coaches Uniforms
• WEB Site review
• Providence Bruins Overview
• Brian Branco

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KPW Board Members

• Tom Connor President
• Tom Pistorino Treasurer
• Dalila Byrnes - Secretary
• Dave Galetta Registrar
• Rocky Morrison Ice Coordinator
• Joe Sebastiano Equipment Manager
• Tom Hanson Technology Coordinator
• Terry Sullivan Hockey/A.C.E. Director
• Pete Torgerson - Instructional Director
• Nick Steck- Mite Director
• Ted Cormier Squirt Director
• Fran Sebio Pee Wee Director
• Scott Wilkins- Bantam Director
• Walter Corcoran - Midget Director

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Communication

• Head Coach/Team Manager
• Please communicate issues through Division
  Director, then Hockey/A.C.E. Director.
• Still no response please contact League
  President.
• Collect consent to treat forms Coaches need to
  keep all consent to treat forms with them ( in
  Coachs Handbook ) for all on ice activity.
• Conduct a Team Meeting with parents players
  within first 2 weeks of season - communicate
  goals and expectations - answer questions.
• Notify players parents of Team Picture night
  tentatively scheduled for end of October.
• Report all disciplinary injury incidents ASAP
  to your Division Director.
• Game Sheets
• Coaches need to keep copy of game sheet on file
  (This is mandatory).
• Communicate schedule with parents and players.

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Team Managers

• Responsibilities
• Tournament Coordination (1-3 per season)
• In-State visit http//www.masshockey.com
• Out of State
• Documents Collection
• Consent to Treat Forms
• Team Roster
• Confirm email addresses and phone s
• On-Line Updates www.kpwhockey.org
• Game Scores write ups
• Picture posting
• Email Communication
• News letters (please make it a team write up)
  ..\News Letters\Newsletter 2.pdf
• Team Events
• Kick Off Party
• Year End Party
• P-Bruins
• Fundraising
• Assist in KPW program fundraising activities

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Calendar Raffle

• This year KPW will be conducting its 3rd Calendar
  Raffle.
• This year we included a 100 fundraising fee in
  the tuition.
• Players have already paid for their 10 tickets.
• Players will keep any money collected from sold
  tickets to reimburse them for the 100
  fundraising fee.
• We need you to
• Distribute the 10 tickets to each player date
  TBD.
• Collect sold ticket stubs date TBD.
• Winning tickets will be drawn for each of the 31
  days in January 2010. The player who sells the
  winning ticket for each day in January will have
  his/her name entered for a chance to win a free
  2010-2011 KPW tuition. If you sell more than one
  of the winning tickets, you will be entered as
  many times as the number of winning tickets you
  sell.
• More details to follow soon from Delila Byrnes.

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NVL

• We have the following teams playing in the NVL
  League
• KPW Midget 1 2
• Bantam (mixed team 1-3)
• Pee Wee A Team (mixed team 1-3)
• Squirt A Team (mixed team 1-2)
• Squirt B Team (mixed team 3-6)
• Mite A Team (mixed team 1-3)
• This league is in addition to the KPW Westboro
  league (with the exception of the two Midget
  teams).
• They play a 22 game schedule and 3 playoff games.
• KPW Westboro schedule takes priority when
  conflicts.
• We may need to have another team and/or players
  fill in when scheduling conflicts arise.

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Goalie Focus

• Multiple On Ice Goalie Clinics with Brian Eklund
  throughout the season.
• In the process of scheduling
• Coach from each team should attend all sessions
• Coaches will assign an Assistant coach to focus
  on goalie at practice, games and clinics.
• Need to develop their skills during practice -
  not just used as target practice
• Multiple Goalie work out sessions throughout the
  season
• Every 6 weeks
• Focus is a 4 station workout
• Need coaches to help run these session

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Team Rosters

• TEAM ROSTERS
• Roster Signing
• All Players and Coaches must sign BOTH COPIES of
  the roster (1 with addresses, 1 without
  addresses).
• Mail (or drop off) BOTH SIGNED ORIGINALS (no
  copies) to
• Dave Galetta
• 24 Lafayette Lane
• Norfolk, MA 02056
• Deadlines. All completed and signed rosters are
  due to Dave G by
• Midgets SEPT 4, 2009
• Bantams SEPT 11, 2009
• PeeWees Squirts OCT 10, 2009
• Mites / Instructional N/A. Signed rosters not
  required.
• Missed deadlines will mean exclusion from State
  Playdowns

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Sample Roster WITH Addresses. Sign Here!
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Sample Roster WITHOUT Addresses. Sign Here! Do
NOT sign here!
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State Playdowns

• State Playdowns / Tournaments
• All Head Coaches MUST attend the Coaches Meetings
  as scheduled
• Midgets Sept/15/08 700 PM Canton Rink
• Bantams Sept/22/08 730 PM Canton Rink
• PW-Squirts Nov/11/08 700 PM Canton KofC
• All State Playdown and Tournament details will be
  distributed at these meetings (schedules,
  locations, rules, etc.).

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With 6 teams, we do have to double up in some
Tiers  

• Squirt
• Tier II L - SQ1
• Tier II S - N/A
• Tier III - SQ2
• Tier III - SQ3
• Tier IV - SQ4
• Tier IV - SQ5
• Tier V - SQ6

Pee Wees Tier II L - PW1 Tier II S - N/A Tier
III - PW2 Tier III - PW3 Tier IV - PW4 Tier IV -
PW5 Tier V - N/A
Bantams Tier II L - BT1 Tier II S - N/A Tier
III - BT2 Tier IV - BT3  
Midgets Tier II L - MD1 Tier II S - N/A Tier
III - MD2
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Tournaments

• Tournament Team Rosters
• 20 for new Team Stamped roster.
• Tournaments may accept multiple stamped team
  rosters for mixed teams.
• Contact Dave G w/ questions.
• Tournament Travel  
• All out of state travel scheduled after 1/1/09
  needs to be communicated to Division Director
  prior to Westboros 2nd realignment meeting
  usually early December for January forward
  schedule. Westboro only accommodates schedule
  requests for Out of State Travel, not in state
  tournaments.
• Travel Permits
• Required for all OUT OF TOWN tournaments (Lake
  Placid, Rhode Island, Waterville Valley, etc.).
• 5 payable directly to MassHockey by TEAM.
• Forms available at www.masshockey.com
• Contact Dave G. for info, or see MassHockey Guide
  Book
• Lead time
• 3 weeks - 5 fee
• Less 50 rush fee.

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Coachs Handbook

• These materials have been developed with the
  intent to help coaches preparation and
  organization.
• Reinforce a consistent approach (the KPW Way) to
  all our activities.
• Drill diagrams
• Core Drills
• Skills Drills
• Situational Drills
• These drills are included to get you started,
  future versions will be more tailored to specific
  age groups.
• Template forms
• Practice plans
• Line charts
• Consent to Treat
• CORIs
• Travel Permit Forms
• Awards
• Other useful materials
• Age-specific Skills Progressions (adapted from
  USA Hockey materials).
• Space to retain copies of your Official Rosters
  and other documents (e.g., Consent to Treat).

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Ice - Schedule

• We scheduled all teams to have at least three
  practices before their first game.
• If you are not going to use a sheet that has been
  scheduled for your team, let Rocky know so that
  he can try and assign to another team.
• We do not control the league schedules, but let
  Rocky know if you have a conflict and he will try
  and work to get games rescheduled.
• We do our best and to try to get everyone the
  same amount of practice ice.
• We will send out emails to the head coaches when
  we have an extra sheet of ice.

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KPW Uniform

• Be Proud Look Professional
• Full Uniform during practice
• Jacket during Games
• NO SHORTS EVER!!!!!
• If you need to order a uniform please fill-out
  the uniform form.

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WEB Site

• Basic How Tos
• Team Schedule
• Multi Schedule
• Score Postings
• Posting Pics
• Team Emails
• Edit Profile

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KPW Equipment

• Coaches are responsible for Game Jerseys and
  Equipment provided their team at start of season.
• Games Jerseys are to be worn for games/pictures
  only (proper care/storage when not being used).
• KPWYHA has "no nametag or patch" policy for it's
  Game Jerseys.
• Post Season - Coaches return all Game Jerseys and
  Equipment to KPW Equipment Manager.
• Post Season Returns
• Game Jerseys WASHED and Folded (or on hangers) in
  number order.
• Coaches Bag
• Water Bottle Holder
• Cones
• Goalie Equipment - if provided (Mites/Squirts)
• Pinnie Shirts - if provided
• Remaining Pucks
• Any Unopened First Aid Kits or Helmet Repair
  Hardware

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Q A

• Questions?