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Novice 1 Program

To Parents of Players born in 2001 and 2002:

It was always Knights of Columbus Athletic Club’s  “A” Program Mandate to have our very best KC players in each division (known as the Rep Program) playing against the very best players from other teams inside Edmonton Minor Hockey. The “Rep Program” inside Knights of Columbus Athletic Club represents just that, our best and most talented KC players competing against the very best in the city.

For the past 8 years, the KC NOVICE tier 1 program  has been operated by St Matthew Hockey.  By doing so, this has allowed individuals the opportunity to play at the Novice 1 level.   Today, The KC Board of Directors announce they are expanding their "A" Program and will add the NOVICE tier 1 program into the Knights of Columbus Athletics Clubs “Rep Program” effective immediately.   We would like to thank St Matthew Hockey for their dedication and commitment to the Novice tier 1 division throughout the past 8 years.

I would encourage all Novice Players born in year 2001 or 2002 from South Side Knights, Annunciation, Good Shepherd, St Matthews and St Charles to sign-up for conditioning camp and tryouts. Our very best KC Novice players playing together on the same ice seems unbeatable.    If you have registered to play Novice with your parish, you are considered a candidate for the rep program.

See you all in AUGUST!

Bruce Fitzpatrick | President Hockey Operations

Knights of Columbus Athletics Club

www.kchockey.ca

Ken Rylance | Vice President Hockey Operations

Knights of Columbus Athletics Club

www.kchockey.ca

Program Outline - Novice

The St. Matthew Novice Hockey program will concentrate on teaching the young players several aspects of the game of hockey including having fun and learning good sportsmanship. The coaches will teach and reiterate the following skills:

Skating

• Stationary and Mobile Stretching

• Ready Position

• 4 Edges

• Forward Stride

• Front Start

• Two Foot Parallel Stop

• Backward Stance

• Backward Start (C-Cut)

• Backward Skating

• Backward "V" Stop

• Change Of Direction (Forward/Backward)

• Lateral Movement

• Pivot (Forward/Backward)

• Forward Tight Turns

• Forward Cross Unders

Puck Control

• Stance

• Stationary Puck Handling (Puck Sweep)

• Skating With Puck

• Weaving With Puck

• Backward Puck Control

• Turning With Puck

• Stopping With Puck

• Lateral Movement With Puck

• Open Ice Carry

• Foot Control

Attach the Triangle

• Forehand and Backhand Shift

• Change of Pace

• Slip Through

• Slip Across

• Puck off Boards

• Puck Protection

Passing

• Forehand Sweep Pass

• Backhand Sweep Pass

• Receiving Pass With Stick

• Receiving Pass With Foot

• Eye Contact

Moving Into Space

• Headman

• Give and Go

Shooting

• Wrist Shot

• Shooting Angles

• Backhand

• Shooting On The Move

Checking

• Poke Check

• Hook Check

• Lift The Stick Check

• Coverage (Goal Side)

Goaltending

• Stance

• Angles

• Parallel Shuffle

• Lateral "T" Glide

• Forward and Backward Movement

• Stick Save

• Glove Save

• Blocker Save

• Body Save

Team Play

• Positioning In Defensive Zone

• Positioning in Offensive Zone

• One Man Forechecking (Logo Rule)

• Two On One Confrontations (One High, One Low, One fast, One Slow)

• Face Off Positioning

Rules

• Off Sides

• Icing

• Penalties

• Checking From Behind

• Cross Checking

• High Sticking

• Hooking

• Tripping

• Falling On Puck In Crease