coaches on ice

[MR DANGLES 1]

i was watching my friends brother play a game hes in squirts and then i saw a coach in skates come out at first i thought he was just out there for warm ups but then he stayed out there for the game telling the players where to line up<br><br>so stupid do other towns do this it was a virginia coach<br> <p></p><i></i>

[twinswin57]

it's squirts, it's not about rules and the scores...it's about helping the kids and it sounds like that was what the coach was doing...doesn't sound like he was asked to leave the ice anyway <p></p><i></i>

[gensledge]

Keep in mind that on a Squirt team it is 10 and under for the most part. That coach probably has some mites on the roster, and I commend him for going out against the norm and teaching his kids how to play the game.<br><br>Remember your job as a coach is to teach the kids the game. If you need to go on the ice, then so be it. <p></p><i></i>

[puckboy]

my guess is was a controlled scrimmage- Great way for the kids to learn!!- they get immediate feedback from the coack who can stop play and point things out to the players. <p></p><i></i>

[JLS 81]

Sort of suprised to see this occur at the Squirt age but their could be some very valid reasons for it. Controlled scrimmage situation as the coach felt the team needed immediate feedback on positional play. Mite program did not enforce positional play enough for the kids now at the squirt level. I think since the kids are so young that it may be a combination of many things and controlled scrimmage is an was sound way for the coach to enforce what he expects out of his team. Sounds like a great coach. <p></p><i></i>

[MR DANGLES 1]

actually it was a 2nd year game between hibbing and virginia <p></p><i></i>

[bigcurve961]

It's too bad more places don't take this approach.<br><br>Too often we are throwing young kids out for games before they have the basics working. <p></p><i></i>

[justanobserver]

??

[hockeystripes33]

While it is only squirts, I agree we need to be teaching the basics of the game before we send them out to play. On the other hand, this is why so many kids today can't fend for themselves. We are always hovering over their shoulders. Let them get out and play the game and learn as they play. Practice is a perfect time to go over fundamentals. When a mistake is made during a game, the coach can explain it on the bench and let the player try again, on their own, on the next shift.

[gopherhockey33]

i think that coaches should NEVER b alowed on the ice during a game. they have practice adn in between shifts to talk about all that. but i guess i understand the reason for it. the city teams NEVER do that during the season cepy if its a controlled scrmage.

[duffus]

First of all gopherhockey33 you should change your name, anyone that can't spell a lick should not make the university of Minnesota look so bad. Second, Coaches at Squirts and below should be on the ice for scrimmages so as to position players and explain why they need to be at a certain spot.

[nickel slots]

I agree with duffus (I wish I had a dime for everytime I've said that!). Keep in mind that there are still lots of kids at the squirt level that are first year hockey players, and need direction in game-type situations. Even in the cities.

I've even seen coaches all the way up to the high school level be on the ice.

Maybe gopherhockey33 hasn't had the experience of teaching the game, but it's common knowledge that kids don't retain and/or understand what the coaches are telling them on the bench between shifts, particularly the younger kids, and it just ends up confusing them. This can be remedied by having a coach on the ice for controlled scrimmages.

When's the last time you saw a coach do a practice from the bench? It's for a reason.