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SKATE PRIZE DRAWING AT LET'S PLAY HOCKEY EXPO!   

New for 2010, the season-ending prize drawing will be conducted in public at the 2010 Let's Play Hockey Expo, Saturday March 13. One of our sponsors, Sweet Hockey Products, has graciously allowed us to conduct a drawing in their booth. The drawing will be done with a new twist: instead of the names of qualifiers, we will draw 10 youth hockey associations from among the 36 participating youth hockey organizations. Each association will have a prize that they can then draw from for one of their qualifiers.  An email with more details will be sent out next week.  

2010 SKATE AWARD CERTIFICATES AND BAG TAGS ARE READY TO ROLL!

The new award certificates and bag tags presented to each SKATE 2010 qualifier are ready for shipment. If you haven't already, please notify us of the total number of qualifiers at your association. Also, please let us know if you have a SKATE RALLY planned for 2010.   

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PARTICIPATING YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATIONS FOR 2010. 

S.K.A.T.E. is proud to acknowledge each of the youth hockey associations that have elected to participate in 2010 SKATE program .. emphasizing academic achievement and effort among youth hockey players. In alphabetical order they are as follows: Alexandria, Andover, Anoka, Armstrong/Cooper, Becker-Big Lake, Blaine, Bloomington Jefferson, Centennial, Champlin Park, Chisago Lakes, Coon Rapids, Crow River, Dodge County, Elk River, Fairmont, Hutchinson, LaCrescent, Luverne, Mankato, Minnetonka, North Branch, Northfield, North Metro, Park Rapids, Pine City, Redwood Falls, Rogers, Rosemount, Roseville, Sauk Rapids, Shakopee, Silver Bay, St. Cloud, St. Francis and Waseca.

SPREAD THE WORD TO NEIGHBORING ASSOCIATIONS AND GET MORE KIDS FOCUSED ON GOOD GRADES! 

SEND US YOUR LINKS! 

Many of our participating associations place information about the S.K.A.T.E. program on their respective youth association websites. Check out our LINKS page to see how they're doing it! Send us your link! 

 

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SKATERS KEEP ACHIEVING THROUGH EDUCATION (S.K.A.T.E.)

S.K.A.T.E. is an academic recognition program designed to encourage youth hockey players to strive for excellence in  the classroom.  The program was originally developed by parent volunteers at a youth hockey organization in Minnesota to emphasize the importance of academic performance to young players.  Focusing on the competitive nature of the young student-athletes, the program soon saw results with a significant increase in Grade Point Averages among youth hockey players. 

In 1997, the S.K.A.T.E. program was adopted and endorsed by Minnesota Hockey, the statewide governing body of amateur hockey. Within a few years, the S.K.A.T.E. program expanded to include nearly 100 youth hockey organizations and more than 10,000 participants on an annual basis.  In a short time, the S.K.A.T.E. program has evolved into the most recognized and most popular off-ice initiative in youth hockey. 

Our ultimate goal is to make the S.K.A.T.E. program available to youth hockey organizations nationally so that young players across the country can realize their potential on and off the ice.  Experience shows that local communities, businesses and volunteers rally around the S.K.A.T.E. program more than any other program in youth hockey, so we think it will grow accordingly.

The success of the S.K.A.T.E. program is due in large part to the commitment of parent volunteers who contribute their time and energy, along with their passion to be a positive influence on the activities of their children.

The S.K.A.T.E. logo, marks and program curriculum are trademarked and the program is currently a registered as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.

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