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USA Hockey: Parent Awareness
Below is a link to the USA Hockey Parent Awareness PowerPoint. We recommend all parents take the time to read through this PowerPoint. Click Here to view the USA Hockey Parent Awareness PowerPoint (.ppt)
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USA Hockey: Put Fun Into Hockey for Young Players
Any parent can tell you that in order to keep children ages 6 to 9 engaged, it is important that an activity include an element of “fun.” Using that as a basis, USA Hockey has come up with several...
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American Development Model – Teaching Kids Lessons for Life
The following article from USA Hockey’s American Development Model discusses why hockey is so important for our players. In addition to being a great way to keep your child active, it offers so many...
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Who Oversees USA Hockey’s ADM Program?
The following article outlines the team that has been put into place to spread the message about USA Hockey’s American Development model. Led by Ken Martel, the team will blanket the United States, and...
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USA Hockey: Locker Room Alert
To all USA Hockey Local Programs: This is to alert you of a security issue regarding locker room activity involving youth hockey players that happened recently. A man in his 60s was able to enter...
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10 Myths About the American Development Model
I realize any change—good, bad or indifferent—is still a change and can be difficult for people to accept. So I started to collect a few of the negative comments I have heard about the American...
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Ringettes Rock at ADM Clinic!
I first saw ringettes in use at an ADM clinic for the U8 set at Magness Arena, home of the DU Pioneers. The way kids fought for those blue rubber circles, I knew they had to offer something more than...
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ADM Q&A: Winning vs. Development
Q. In our last jamboree, my 8-year-old’s team played a team that is not using the ADM. That team beat every team by at least a 10-point margin, leading all the parents to bemoan the ADM as “setting us...
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Q&A: Do Canadians Really Check at Age 7?
We’re not just doling out advice to hockey parents here—we’re living the life. We’re at the practices, camps, games and tournaments, listening to the latest gossip and opinions about hockey...
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Talking to Your Athlete About SafeSport
As you all know, USA Hockey is introducing its Abuse Prevention Program SafeSport this year and Colorado Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) is taking huge steps to make sure all Colorado hockey clubs...
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