Coaches Corner with Don Rogers
Don Rogers
League Info
• 10 Week Season
• Played on Monday nights
• 30 minute Chalk talk - 8:00pm
• 30 minute on ice skills - 8:30pm
• 30 minute instructional game
• Winter 2012 Session - January 9th - March 12th
• Spring 2012 Session - March 26th - May 21st

• ALL players need to have a current USA Hockey membership, available from http://usahockey.com

Registration fee: $225 - Winter 2012 Registration CLOSED, Spring Registration OPEN

Registration fee with full equipment package: $550 (includes: skates, helmet w/cage, pants, shin guards, elbow pads, shoulder pads, gloves, stick and a bag.) Winter 2012 Registration CLOSED, Spring Registration OPEN



The Blue/White Cup was officially changed to the "Kinslow" Cup in August of 2010 after the passing of longtime hockey friend and Never Ever coach Chuck Kinslow, who started in the Never Ever Program in the Spring 2007.

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Never Ever League Info


Never Ever League Overview from Rob Jenkins on Vimeo.
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The Never Ever League is for the person who has never ever played hockey before. The true beginner. It combines off ice instruction with on ice skills sessions, and even instructional game time. Best of all - the leagues are "non-checking", we all have to go to work in the morning!

Led by Don Rogers, the Never Ever League is the perfect place for you to start playing ice hockey. Whether you can ice skate or not!

Hockey equipment packages are available to get you everything you will need to start playing this exciting game.

Schedule


Monday Nights
Off Ice Discussion - 30 minutes & On Ice - 30 minutesWeek - Emphasis
1 – Stopping, Striding, Warm-Up exercises – SKATES & EQUIPMENT
Skating thru traffic

2 – Edges, Balance
3 – Backward skating & Turns
4 – Puck Control – STICKS
5 – Stickhandling, Passing
6 – Positioning
7 – Role of the Defensemen
8 – Role of the Forward
9 – Game Strategy

10 – “Kinslow” Cup Game
Chalk Talk


Chalk Talks will being 30 minutes prior to our ice slot.

Each Session will include approx 20 – 25 minutes of On-Ice Instructions followed by a scrimmage.

The first session Chalk Talk will include:
· A review of proper equipment
· A look at everyone’s skates (while on your feet) to check for proper fit and lacing
· An explanation of hockey skates
· A review of Warm-Up exercisesFirst Ever Never Ever

Check out the Courier Journal article on the Never Ever League


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(some Photos by David C. Burton, Special to The Courier-Journal)