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Girls 16U Team Ice Hockey Program 2011-2012
Program Cost (2011-2012)
$175.00 - Registration Fee - for enrollment fee only. Each player
supplies own equipment.
$33.00 - USA Hockey Fee - for on ice insurance, permission
to play games, and a subscription to the USA Hockey Magazine.
$4.00 - Park Registration Fee ($14 if
first time registrant).
$212.00 - Total
Program Description
The Riverbank Youth Ice Hockey Program for Girls 16U provides
the opportunity for players born in the years (1995 to 2001) who
are at the intermediate level of skating to learn advanced hockey
techniques and strategic game play. The sessions focus on skill
enhancement in skating, stick handling, passing, shooting, positioning,
and team play. Coaches will use full ice and cross-ice drill and
scrimmage sessions to develop conditioning, power skating techniques,
turning, puck handling, passing, shooting and positioning. The Girls
16U team also participates in travel games to New Jersey, Long Island,
Westchester, Brooklyn versus teams at the same or higher level from
other hockey programs.
All players must register with USA Hockey and pay a $33 registration
fee. The fee provides ice insurance, permission to play games, and
a subscription to the USA Hockey Magazine. Click
to register online with USA Hockey.
Select "Ice Players and Coaches."
Program Duration
The Girls 16U program begins December 2, 2011 and closes March 18,
2012. The program lasts approximately 17 weeks.
Practice Sessions
Practice sessions are held Saturdays and Sundays and other days
as arranged (except for holidays, special ice events, weather, etc.).
Practice sessions are 1 hour and 1 hour and 15 minutes long and
are held at Riverbank.
Games
Games will be held on Sunday mornings as scheduling permits. Each
game will substitute for one practice session. Games are 45 minutes
long and are divided into three 15 minute periods. Full length of
the ice is used. Body checking is not allowed. USA Hockey rules
and referees are employed.
2011-2012 Girls 16U Practice Schedule
Friday - 12/2 to 3/16 - 9:15 PM to 10:45 PM
Saturday - 12/3 to 3/17 - 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM
Sunday - 12/4 to 3/18 - 11:45 AM to 12:45 PM - 11:30 to 12:45 for
games
Program Requirements
1. It is recommended that all players wishing to participate in
the Girls 16U program be able to skate at the intermediate level.
Individual Girls 16U hockey skills to master include:
a. Skating - In addition to the skating skills that follow,
16U girls should work on developing quickness, speed, agility, and
power. Be be able to forward skate from the ready position going
left or right, maintain a forward stride, execute a controlled one
foot power stop; execute control turns on the left and right edges
of the skates, perform forward and backward crossovers, change direction
of skating from forward to backward (mohawk) and skate laterally.
Be able to backward skate, perform backward crossunder starts, and
stop with a backward two-skate stop and backward power stop (one
skate).
b. Puck Control - be able to dribble the puck side to side,
forward to backward, and diagonally, to shift puck to the forehand
or backhand and to accelerate and maneuver forward and backward
with the puck. Be able to get by a defender by maneuvering the puck
under the defender's stick or skates (attacking the triangle). Execute
change of pace, puck protection, give and take, spin around, and
stop and go. Be able to slip the puck through the legs of defender
(slip through), slip the puck behind the stick of defender but in
front of skates (slip across), slip the puck on one side of defender
and go on the other to pick the puck up on other side (slip around),
and move puck up the ice using the boards.
c. Passing and Receiving - be able to make and receive a
forehand pass, backhand pass, board pass, saucer (flip) pass, snap
pass, one touch pass, breakout pass, alley oop pass, wrap around
pass and to maintain eye contact during passing and receiving. Be
able to receive a pass with a skate, bat or stop the puck with a
hand or surround the puck in order to pass.
d. Shooting - be able to execute the following: wrist, backhand,
flip, snap, slap and one timer shots. Be able to make a fake shot
and to screen and deflect and tip shots into the goal and make shots
from rebounds. Execute approaches to the net for close in yo-yo,
pull, and roof shots.
e. Goalkeeping - be able to show basic stance and perform
the parallel shuffle, lateral t-glide, forward and backward moves
and stick, glove, leg, skate, and body saves. Be able to stack the
leg pads for a moving block, make butterfly saves ("V"
Drop) and control rebounds. Learn to play angles and manage various
hockey situations. Execute moving behind the net, stopping the puck
along the boards, and poke checking.
2. All players participating in the Girls 16U program MUST be fully
equipped at each practice session or game before they step onto
the ice. The following equipment is required to be worn by each
player in the program and must be put on and worn properly: shoulder
pads, elbow pads, hockey pants, shin guards, hockey socks and garter,
skates, hockey jersey, and properly fitted HECC certified hockey
helmet with face shield, hockey gloves, and hockey stick. Mouthpieces
and neck guards are also strongly recommended.
3. All players must be on time for practice. All players must respect
their coaches, each other, and behave in a sportsmanlike manner
at all times.
Program Per Session Cost
Approximately 50 hockey days with games over 17 weeks for $212.00
equals $4.24 per session/game!
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