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JV as development
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:14 am
by pucker52
I would like to know how many JV teams are actually used for development of kids for the varsity team and beyond. Does your team have a set of coaches that work specifically with players during practice for offensive, defensive and goalie skills? Do you do seperate drills for each or is it the same drills for everyone with a coach occassionally offering some guidance to a player? Is there a goalie coach or are they simply moving targets?
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:15 pm
by The_Godfather
We have seperate coaches at both the Varsity and JV level for Forwards and defenseman, and then we have 1 goalie coach for the program, that makes appearances at both practices. 6 coaches in the program total. We are developing JV players for Varsity competition.
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:32 pm
by lxhockey
We have 4 coaches total coaching both varsity and JV.
Coach 1 is head coach running practices and coaches varsity.
Coach 2 assists and is head coach of JV.
Coach 3 assists and is 2nd coach on both varsity and JV bench.
Coach 4 is the defensive and goalie coach for both varisty and JV.
Teams practice both together to learn same drills and individually to
work as a team. There appears to be a full line of rotating varsity
players that play 2 periods on JV games and 2 periods on varsity games.
As far as development goes, my opinion is that there is no player development to grow the player. The development is to mold the player into the style desired. If this was practiced along with a positive coaching
practice instead of swearing and abusive language aimed at those not fitting into the mold quicker it could work. So far the results show kids
only put up with it for so long and then quit.
No wonder Junior Gold A is filled with former varsity players. HS is
suppose to be an enjoyable experience. Correcting players doesn't
have to be done with a verbal stick.