Hockey Moms and Dads are the Key to The Hockey Smarts Method of Learning!

The Hockey Smarts was originally written for a team of 13-year olds in the form of a type-written, hand-bound manual. Each player was given a manual and asked to read it from cover to cover, which they did. Some parents, however were interested enough to also read the manual which they found to be very informative and helpful in that they were able to understand what was needed to know about sportsmanship, offensive and defensive hockey and positional situations. The Hockey Smarts is for young players up to and including the age of 16 years.

By both child and parent reading and understanding what they must know to become a smart hockey player, a certain chemistry evolves. The young player would gain confidence in their performance, would become a team player and a good sport and would have a winning attitude. The parent would gain respect from their child and a wonderful bonding would occur.

All of this would help the coach to focus on the on-ice hockey skills and the strategy of the game. "Every coach's dream is to play as a team!"

The result is harmony and a common ground of understanding between child, parent and coach. This would be similar to school work where the parents help the child with reading and homework and in that way the teacher can evaluate the child to a higher learning level.

That is what The Hockey Smarts is all about! Kids First and Having Fun!

If all parents read The Hockey Smarts with their children, Oh what a wonderful world it would be.

The Hockey Smarts Method of Learning really works!

Remember kids - Play Hard, Play Fair and Play Smart!

This video (Windows Media Player 9 required) captures a quarter final match up in the Philadelphia Flyers Pepsi Shootout Competition. Mite teams from the Delaware Valley Hockey League (DVHL) competed in a breakaway competition between periods of an Flyers NHL hockey game in Philadelphia, PA. In this clip Geordie Lukas (grandson of Joseph Lukas) representing the Quakers hockey team scores 2 goals to advance his team to the semi-final round. Geordie and his teammate, Sage Wronowski (Goalie), went on to win the Pepsi Shootout finals to give the Quaker mites the 2002/2003 title.

Our mission is to help young players (boys and girls) develop character, confidence, sportsmanship and life skills while having fun playing hockey.

We are dedicated to young players, their players and coaches as well as to the game of hockey.

We realized a printed hockey reference handbook covering the basics of hockey knowledge and a code of ethics would be an invaluable guide to young hockey players.

We discovered that when parents read The Hockey Smarts, there was a definite benefit to both child and parent.

Sections of the original edition included:

Sportsmanship Smarts - 7 rules........"Bonehead Penalty Rule"

General Smarts - 13 rules................"Do Something Rule"

Defensive Smarts - 12 rules............."Clearing the Puck Rule"

Offensive Smarts - 14 rules.............."Penalty Shot Rule"

Positional Smarts - 8 diagrams.........."The Press"

 

The New Hockey Smarts Edition has been revised and re-written to include:

20 more rules..................................Important additions to all sections

4 new positional smarts diagrams.....Advanced situations

"The Bill of Rights"..........................Powerful and true

"Goalies are Special"......................Great comments

"The Goalie Smarts".......................Smart moves