Murph meets Coyotes Rookies

December 28, 2008 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

What a great way to end the day. I went to a hockey pin trading event held in Scottsdale. Some of the teams that are playing in the Coyote Cup Tournament came together tonight to trade their team pins. I traded my CAHA pins and got some really cool ones from San Diego, Mission Ice AZ, Bay Harbor Red Wings CA, Alaska Wolves, Mat Su Eagles Alaska and the California Stars.

Two of the NHL Coyotes Rookies came to the event to sign autographs. I met Mikkel Boedker #89, a right winger from Denmark and Viktor Tikhonov #41, another right winger from Latvia.

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First Tournament Win vs Vosha Mustangs

December 28, 2008 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

The Squirt B Mustangs came out strong with the first goal of the game. But, once the picture-1 Jr. Coyotes #48 scored two goals back to back on one shift in the first period … things quickly changed! We had a total of three goals in the first period. We dominated the game, and our goalie only had like 11 shots on him, and their goalie saved 34 of our 41 shots!

This was the first game I played being on the red line and it was awesome, I had a total of 3 points (2 goals/1 assist)! Our line contributed a total of 4 goals in the game.

Jr. Coyotes win 7-2

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Coyote Cup Tournament

December 20, 2008 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

We had an awesome practice today! We are preparing for our Coyote Cup Tournament, a few days after Christmas. I am now on the RED line, I am excited about that! Red is the color of energy, the element of fire … I was feeling it yesterday at practice, back on a line with Bunting.

Our schedule for the tournament is:

12/27/08 5:30 pm Alltel Ice Den vs Vosha

12/29/08 4:00 pm Chandler Polar Ice vs San Diego Oilers

12/30/08 7:00 am Alltel Ice Den vs Peoria Roadrunners and 7:00 pm Oceanside Ice vs Firebirds.

12/31/08 The Championship game to be held at 8:45 am at the Alltel Ice Den, Scottsdale.

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Equal Playing Time Article ~ posted by hockeymom

December 14, 2008 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

10 Reasons for Equal Playing Time

equal_playing_time_10_reasons On most youth teams, there are players who are physically two or three years ahead of their teammates in size, speed, or strength. These players often form a core of talent that coaches can use to their advantage to win games. Especially in youth travel and select teams, the temptation for many coaches is to use this talent more during a game to go for the win. While this method is appropriate at the highest level of athletic competition, it seldom has any place in youth sports.

In professional sports, players do not get equal playing time. So, when is it appropriate for youth sports to mimic this behavior? One test is when a team is not committed to individual players and rosters may be changed at any time during a season. When teams exist for the team’s sake and not the players’, as is the case in professional and collegiate sports, then coaches are left with no other choice than to give more time to their best players. However, until that test is true, coaches should make sure their player times are equal.

Click the Link to read article in FULL. Editor’s Note: Special thanks to Sports Esteem for the above article.

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Great Article ~ posted by hockeymom

December 14, 2008 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

What Makes You A Good Coach?

coach_post What should a coach care about most: winning, teaching, or giving everyone a chance to play? KidsHealth.org asked their readers this question, and hundreds replied. The results are instructive.