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SKATE PRIZE DRAWING WINNERS ANNOUNCED!   

The season-ending prize drawing was conducted at the 2010 Let's Play Hockey Expo on Saturday March 13 and the following associations were drawn to receive prizes:

1. Roseville 2. Prior Lake/Savage 3. Coon Rapids 4. St. Cloud 5. Crow River 6. Anoka 7. Champlin Park 8. Pine City 9. LaCrescent and 10. Waseca.

We will be contacting the association coordinators at each of those named above to coordinate the delivery of gifts. Many thanks to a handful of sponsors who donated prizes:

Sweet Hockey Products - Two (2) ten-week online stickhandling subscriptions

Easton Hockey - Easton Hockey Apparel

International Hockey Schools - Free Week of Summer Hockey Camp

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! 

 

Program Description

The S.K.A.T.E. program is an academic recognition program for youth hockey organizations. Proven to impact the academic performance of youth hockey players, it is fairly easy to implement with your hockey club. The successful implementation of the program is dependant on two things: commitment of support from your youth hockey organization and the willingness of one or more parent volunteers to take leadership in activating the program. Here are some tips on how to implement the S.K.A.T.E. program in your youth hockey organization.

Tips on How To Implement S.K.A.T.E.

1.                    Inform all eligible players and parents of the availability and criteria for the S.K.A.T.E. program.  Generally, pre-season youth hockey registration is an excellent time to distribute promotional literature.  

2.                    Identify and secure one parent volunteer as the S.K.A.T.E. Coordinator.  With large youth hockey organizations of over 100 players, it is common for the S.K.A.T.E. Coordinator to invite other volunteers from within the youth hockey organization to serve on a S.K.A.T.E. committee to provide administrative support.

3.                    Once the youth hockey season is underway, the S.K.A.T.E. Coordinator  should contact all team managers in the organization, informing them about the program.  S.K.A.T.E. can provide samples of letters and other forms that can assist team managers in distributing information to teams. 

4.                    Establish protocol for collecting information for qualified applicants to the S.K.A.T.E. program.  Generally, the team managers can collect grade information and pass along the names of those players who successfully meet the criteria to the S.K.A.T.E. Coordinator.

5.                    The S.K.A.T.E. Coordinator, with the help of other volunteers, are encouraged to contact local businesses and community organizations for donations of products and services to the program.  Incentives are a key ingredient for encouraging youth players to excel as student athletes and the S.K.A.T.E. program is generally an appealing program that attracts support from the community.

6.                    Youth Hockey Coaches are encouraged to schedule and preside over "study halls" throughout the season for youth hockey teams to gather for group study. These generally provide a helpful reminder to players of qualifications and incentives.

7.                    Youth hockey organizations who participate with S.K.A.T.E. are encouraged to host a "SKATE RALLY" at the end of the season to invite all qualifying participants who will receive award certificates and prizes (optional). This season ending event provides an opportunity for players, coaches and parents to celebrate accomplishments in the classroom for both individuals and teams.

 

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