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Norwood District High School
Hockey Skills Academy
A Sanctioned Hockey Canada Skills Academy of Hockey Canada.
Here's what some people have said about the Hockey Canada Skills Academy program:
"At Open Ice delegates heard it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert at something. That's three hours a day for 10 years. Sports schools have been very successful in Europe. The extra ice time is valuable in skill development. I don't think Canada can wait much longer before going this way. I think these types of schools are a necessity." - Bjorn Kinding, Former professional coach in Sweden, Olympic Coach and currently a HCSA hockey consultant.
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"Sport Schools and hockey academies have existed in Europe for several decades. They were originally started in the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia and were soon copied in Sweden and Finland. They are now the corner stone for all sport development in Europe. In Canada we have an opportunity to create our own sport school model and I feel the HCSA concept is a key to the future of player development in this country." - Dave King, Head Coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL), former Canadian National Team Coach and HCSA consultant to Hockey Canada.
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“I think it’s a great opportunity and I would have loved to actually been involved in that somehow if I was still younger”-Melissa Gunsolus - St. Peter’s Secondary School Grad from Peterborough Examiner (Jan. 17th, 2005)
“The skills academy is a great opportunity to provide kids of all skill levels the opportunity to get on the ice to develop their individual skills so that when they play in the club system or eventually move on to the university system, their skills are a little bit more refined. When they actually play in a game situation, they’re more confident with their abilities and help build their self-esteem and carry them further in life.” Shelley Coolidge - University of Ottawa Women’s Hockey Coach from Peterborough Examiner (Jan. 17th, 2005)
“It sounds like a great idea.... it’s a really good opportunity for some women’s hockey development in Ontario that we don’t have.” Karen Hughes - University of Toronto Women’s Hockey Coach, and former World Cup Team Canada Hockey Coach from Peterborough Examiner (Jan. 17th, 2005)
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