Selected
by Mass Hockey as the 1999-2000 Program of the Year!
THE FCHA PHILOSOPHY
The primary purpose of the
As a team sport, hockey affirms
the importance of commitment, self-discipline, and sportsmanship among
participants (Team = Together Everyone Achieves More). It is the rare child who grows up to become
an NHL All Star. Our commitment is to
assure that all young people who participate will develop skills and values
which will have lifelong benefit to themselves and to society.
Specific benefits participants of
youth hockey receive include:
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Development
of the skills necessary to play ice hockey
§
Knowledge
of the rules and strategies of the game
§
Knowledge
of conditioning techniques that affect short and long term health and
performance
§
Enjoyment
and recreation
§
Commitment
to teamwork
§
Good
sportsmanship
Our house league teams and our introduction
programs focus on team efforts, recreation and sportsmanship. Both programs focus on the physical and
emotional self-confidence of the player, a cooperative team environment and the
highest degree of sportsmanship.
Travel teams emphasize competitive
play with the goal of playing the best possible team hockey in an effort to win
the game. However, at FCHA we make a clear distinction between the process
of trying to win (which is the goal of the game) and winning
itself (the outcome of the game). Too
many youth coaches and parents confuse the two. It is the process that is
important, not the outcome. Competitive
travel hockey (and for that matter recreational hockey or any game) will cease
to be fun for kids if the outcome of the game is what enthralls or seduces us.
Please help us insure that we
adhere to this philosophy throughout the year.
Have a great season!!!