Hey All,
After
hearing that the Can Power program in Winkler has decided not to run a
program this year, I have been approached by a few different people to
offer a “hockey” alternative
so that our kids can get a jumpstart on the season. So, after some
thought I have decided to take on this challenge. I will be offering a 5
week program with 10 ice times for 4 different age groups. I will be
offering a novice, atom, peewee and a high performance
for bantam/midget players. The sessions will start the week of August
29th and run through until the last week in September. Each
session will be run in Winkler at the Winkler Arena and will be held on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays for 1 hour
each. (session times may vary but each group will get 2
or 3 sessions per week depending on the week). I also may be
adding a pre-novice group after minor hockey registration if there is
enough interest.
My
goal will be to help your kids and my kids learn and practice proper
skating techniques, along with developing puck handling skills, while
getting some conditioning as
a bonus. Each session will be broken into 20 minutes of skating, 20
minutes of puck handling and 20 minutes of different games that will be
used to condition the kids.
(This is a guideline and may change depending on the different group’s needs)
As this is a very recent development, I have not had a chance to line up
any other help yet. However, I anticipate having some help from
Winkler Minor Hockey coaches, some ex Winkler Flyers and also some
current Plum Coulee Xpress, Winkler Flyers and Morden
Redskin players. I have had quite a bit of experience coaching, not
only for WMH but I have also have run summer ice sessions for the last 3
years and prior to that I helped run the Winkler Bible Camp hockey
school. I have been involved in coaching hockey
either at hockey camps, minor hockey and senior hockey for the last 15
years and feel that I have a lot of knowledge that I would like to pass
on to the younger age groups. The cost for the camp will be $125 per kid
per kid however if you have more than 1
kid from your family signed up then it would only be $100 per kid. I am
opening this up to kids that play minor hockey in Winkler until
Wednesday August 24, 2011 and then it will become open to any kids from
the Pembina Valley that wish to come. Once I have
confirmed the number of kids attending I will send an email out to all
that have registered with the schedule for the whole camp. Space will be
limited to 25 skaters and 4 goalies per session. However, if the
demand exceeds that, then I may consider running
2 groups in the same age group. You can register by sending me an email
at
jeremym@grandeurhousing.com .
Thanks,
Jeremy Matuszewski |