WEDNESDAY, Feb 3rd, 10th & 17th Peewees & Women @ 6 – 7 pm Junior B @ 7 – 8 pm
Current members who are presently un-financial will not be able to try out for a team or be eligible for placement on a team until their outstanding balance on their account has been settled. Please contact Allison to discuss further.
New to the Sport?
If you are new to the sport and would like to start playing ice hockey, please attend the SkatePlus Meerkats sessions, which runs on Sundays from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM at the Ice Zoo rink ($20 to the shop on the ground floor). Some gear can be provided for these sessions.
Our teams are practising hard and enjoying the 2020 season! If you are interested in playing ice hockey in a junior team (for players 4 to 17 years old) check out the ‘Get Started‘ page or contact us.
Team practice nights are on a Wednesday at the Ice Zoo rink in Alexandria. Under 12s train from 6-7pm and then the Over 12s from 7-8pm. You are welcome to come along and check out the club.
The tryout fee of $20 per session.This is non-refundable or non-transferrable.
Times:
Mites, Atoms & Squirts @ 6 -7 pm
Peewee & Bantam @ 7 – 8 pm
Current members who are presently un-financial will not be able to try out for a team or be eligible for placement on a team until their outstanding balance on their account has been settled. Please contact Allison to discuss further.
New to the Sport?
If you are new to the sport and would like to start playing ice hockey, please attend the SkatePlus Meerkats sessions, which runs on Sundays from 5th Jan 2020 to 2nd Feb 2020 from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM at the Ice Zoo rink ($20 to the shop on the ground floor). Some gear can be provided for these sessions.
Well, it has been a great season and we are now about to commence our summer program
We are offering a 10 week Summer Program from Oct 16 to Dec 18. This will comprise of off-ice and on-ice training. The training will be split into two age groups, so as to get them ready for next year…
Under 11 years as at 31 Dec 2019 5:30 Off-ice training 6:00 Get ready for ice time 6:15 On-ice training
11 years and over as at 31st Dec 2019 6:00 Off-ice training 6:45 Get ready for ice time 7:00 On-ice training
This program is offered to our Wolves players, as well as open to any other Ice Hockey New South Wales registered players.
There are two fee options for the Summer Program: Summer season pass: All 10 sessions with an upfront payment of $200, or Casual player: come on a casual basis for $25 per session. Note: If you have provided us with an NSW Active voucher that hasn’t been used for games that can be used for either fee option.
Summer season pass (all 10 sessions for $200 upfront) If you want to sign up for all 10 sessions, we’ll need to know before the training starts on Oct 16th and the fees will need to be deposited into the Club Account before the first training night.
Also, Meercats, the Skateplus training run by John and Remi Harvey, will start up again on Sundays, Oct 6 from 8:30 to 9:30am.
We are happy to give you information about Ice Zoo Hockey Club’s Off-Season Program.
This will be a fun, 10 week program consisting of Skills, Fun Zones and Cross ice games on Wednesday nights. There will also be a parent vs children game during one of the weeks.
The prepaid price is $180 for Ice Zoo Hockey Club Members or $22 pay-as-you-go. New players are welcome but must register with Ice Hockey Australia and Ice Hockey NSW as development players. Players from other clubs are welcome by application. The cost for other club players will be $200 or $22 per session. Full ice hockey gear is required.
The first week will be Wednesday 26th September. Then there will be a two week break for the school holidays. This means the second week will be 17th October and we be weekly until 12th December.
At this stage we have 1 1/2 hours of ice. If there are not enough registrations to cover this cost, it may drop back to 1 hour.
1 1/2 hours will enable a flexible start and finish time for players who can’t quite get to the rink by 6.30pm and for those younger players who need to leave before 8pm.
Prepaid registration is made via esportsdesk.com. If you intend to use pay-as-you-go, please email to register your interest.
The 2018 Season is one week away and few things need to be in order before we begin.
Team Stuff App for weekly team communications – ACTIVATED
NEW OFF-ICE Training and TIME CHANGE for Squirts and Peewees
Equipment Checklist
Instruction Videos
Please review each point carefully.
Kind regards,
The Club Committee
1- Team Stuff App
An invite to everyone has been sent to your email on record. BUT
It appears that the spam filter is eating a lot of the invites from the system. So below are the direct links to each teams to setup your child’s profile and contacts IF YOU DON”T HAVE THE INVITE IN YOUR SPAM BOX EITHER.
Please Setup your Profile ASAP
Once in, make sure you complete your Player (Child) profile with their full name and add your contacts and mobile number. You also have the option of adding a second parent and an emergency contact.
Team Managers will be expecting availibilty for your child’s availibilty for training and games to lodged through TeamStuff.
Game Schedule is Loaded
We received the first few games of the season schedule and it is loaded into Teamstuff. Shedule is expected to change a little bit, especially for Atoms so keep an eye on your app.
Download the app
TeamStuff is available on PC browsers but download the APP for Android or iOS to receive change notification and reminders.
The Coaching Staff has decided to provide Squirts and Peewees some OFF-ICE training prior to going on the ice on Wednesday. Atoms stay the same 6.30 – 7.30pm.
So the new TIMES for Squirts and Peewee are:6 to 6.45 pm – OFF-ice training (In tracksuits/shorts/t-shirt with runners)
7 – 8 pm – ON-ice training.
NOTE: It may be happening every week after this week, we will manage it on TeamStuff. Also, we understand that some parents may strugle to make the time – no need to stress, this is some extra time activities that kids join when they can. Having OFF-ICE exercises will help speed player development and be beneficial for our teams, since we have a lot of newcomers to the sport.
Another Reason: Squirts and Peewee play full ice games so we will be running a full ice practice game from 7.30pm when Atoms get off the ice.
3- Equipment Checklist
This is a requirement to play IHNSW offical games. Players may be sent off for non compliance.
Player Equipment Required. (Goalies are different)
Approved Helmet with Cage
Hockey Gloves
Throat Protector (aka Neck Guard) IMPORTANT
Elbow Pads
Shin Pads
Shoulder Pads
Mouthguard (recommended but not mandatory)
Hockey Jock or Jill
Jersey (practice jersey)
Hockey Padded Shorts Pants
Hockey Skates
Hockey Socks (practice socks)
Hockey Sticks (Recomend having a spare at games in case of brakage, also
stick must be tape at both ends.)
Nice to have:
Hockey Equipment Wheel Bag
Water Bottle with STRAW so we don’t waste time by needing to pop the cage
open.
Extra Laces
Moisture wicking Clothing for under the equipment. (It’s better if the equipment does not touch your skin except for the gloves.)
Skate Blade Guards
Skate Towel
UNIFORM UPDATE
We are expecting our new jerseys and socks to arrive this week… fingers crossed.
4- Instruction Videos
Here is a quick collection of youtube videos demonstrating the rules of the game.
Notes: This video is OK, it’s the best youtube I could find but it need a few corrections. For an offside the faceoff goes to the neutral zone not end-zone like they say. Also, if the puck comes out of the offensive zone all attacking players must come out before the puck can re-enter. A penalty shot is for being fouled from behind while on a breakaway. In out league, we do not have overtime or shootouts unless in the playoffs (finals).
Welcome to the inaugural Ice Zoo Hockey Club Season
We (Committee Members, Rink Owners, Coaches, Managers, Parents and Players) are all excited to be part of building a new and fresh hockey club and can’t wait to get the season on the way and show off our colours.
We are finalising our teams for the upcoming Winter Season this week. If your child is looking to play Squirts, Peewees or Atoms, we may have a few spots available.
2- Coaches
Training Crew
It’s our pleasure to announce our 2018 coaching crew for Wednesday nights training under the leadership group of
Hugues (Hugh) Deraps
Coaching Director
Born: Montreal, Canada
IIHF Level 2 Coach and Official
Hugh has been coaching and officiating hockey in both Canada and Australia since 1999. He ran numerous player development programs in both inline and ice hockey. More recently, he directed the coaching at Canterbury in 2015-16 also running two hockey camps for coaches and player with his mentors Ron Johnson and Terry Morrison from EHS in Vancouver Canada.
John Havey
Senior Coach
Born: Sydney, Australia
IIHF Level 3 Coach
John has been coaching since 2002 and officiating hockey since 2006. His daughter is a key Sydney Sirens player and he has developed numerous Australian players.
Joerg Schmitz
Junior Coach and Club President
Born: Cologne, Germany
IIHF Level 1 Coach in 2018
Joerg is from the hockey central of Germany where he played juniors and he’s bringing his experience into his new coaching career.
Our supporting coaches
Logan Russell
Born: USA
IIHF Level 1
Logan is well known around having ran the Meerkats comp for the players in development as well as other development league and training sessions. He is a key experienced asset for the club.
Ashley Moore
Born: Australia
IIHF Level 1 Coach in 2018
From the love of the game, Ashley decided to volunteer and become a hockey coach this year. He is a student of the game with a great attitude towards coaching. He will learn a lot from our senior coaches and help us at delivering a great experience for the players.
Orion Lynch
Born: Australia
Orion is a junior player wanting to give back to the sport by helping younger players develop their hockey skills. He also, will learn a lot from our senior coaches and help us at delivering a great experience for the players.
Team Crew
Peewee Team
Coaches
Head Coach: John Harvey
Assistant Coach: Joerg Schmitz
Assistant Coach: Hugh Deraps
Assistant Coach: Logan Russell
Manager(s) :
Craig Zimmerman
Sam Rowe
Squirts Team
Coaches
Head Coach: Joerg Schmitz
Assistant(s) to be confirmed
Manager:
Christine Kelly
Atoms Team
Coaches
Head Coach: Hugh Deraps
Assistant Coach: Ashley Moore
Manager:
Megan Schmitz
3 – Goals and Objectives for 2018
Fun
Skill development
Game management (Preparation, rules, expectations and executions)
Hockey is fun and learning hockey should be fun as well and that is our primary focus. As much as winning games is fun, skill development is more important. Winning will always be a by-product of good and sound skills of the game.
As mentioned before, intensity and exercise is important but a foundation needs to be attain otherwise you are just reiterating bad habits.
We are following the EHS training program develop by Ron Johnson (Masters Degree in biomechanics for hockey).
Our challenge as coaches this year is to bring up to speed the players that are just starting out while challenging the more experienced players and encouraging them to become good leaders.
4- Coaching Philosophy
Coaching is not just about exercise and skill, it’s also about life, respect and attitude. Attitude being the most important aspect, without a good attitude, one can’t teach, or learn, or grow and or perform at their best.
Fun, free time, pucks, shooting around, drills, games etc all have a time, a place and a purpose that must be carefully crafted together to achieve our goals
Life skills
Respect
Good attitude
Fun
5- Language – DID YOU KNOW?
Most of the balance and puck control skills we teach can be praticed at home?
Yes most of the exercise we do on the ice beside the actual skating can be re-created off the ice. We encourage all players to continue practicing at home.
Here is some of the language you will hear a lot at the rink that you should memorise and use when practicing.
