| Kids have different ways of growing up. It depends on | | | | wherein they use roller blades instead of ice skates |
| their geographical location and immediate environment. | | | | and a rubber ball instead of the standard hockey puck. |
| Most kids are brimming with energy. Some kids may | | | | Teaching or coaching youth hockey can be a daunting |
| have certain ways of releasing their energy but most | | | | task. Kids are not paid professionals and their main |
| of them do it during playtime. Among the youth sports | | | | reason for playing is because they want to play. The |
| that are available for kids nowadays, I can't help but | | | | ability to teach a child how to properly play hockey is |
| wonder why they also get hooked with hockey. | | | | no different from teaching a child how to be |
| Hockey is a sport that is mostly played on ice, although | | | | responsible. A coach must have a steady, firm but |
| a variation of it known as field hockey is played on a | | | | gentle hand to properly guide his players. A player's |
| field. It doesn't make use of a ball but instead it uses a | | | | actions are oftentimes a mirror of his coach's |
| vulcanized rubber disk approximately three inches in | | | | demeanor. A coach who has a passion and love for |
| diameter. The puck is passed around or hit by a | | | | the game should know how to impart such traits to his |
| paddle, more appropriately known as a hockey stick. | | | | players. There is no such thing as a passive hockey |
| The objective is to get the puck through the goal to | | | | team. Hockey teams are active and vibrant. A coach |
| score a point. Only the goalie can hold the puck with | | | | should be able to roar his team to life and gain respect |
| his hands. Hockey has grown form a backyard game | | | | by how he shows respect. Kids would be lost if they |
| to a professional sport. Teams from different countries | | | | don't have somebody to show them the way. |
| often meet yearly to determine who the best hockey | | | | Excellent players emerge from excellent coaches. Kids |
| team in the world is. | | | | see their coaches as secondary parents therefore a |
| A regulated hockey game usually lasts three quarters | | | | coach also carries the responsibility of developing a |
| and the main objective is to outscore the opposing | | | | child's personality. Improper coaching can spell disaster |
| team. Hockey is a very physical sport and most | | | | for a kid. Proper upbringing in and out of the hockey |
| players are well padded and protected like American | | | | ring is always best for a child. |
| Football players. Kids can also play street hockey | | | | |