The Bruce Honda Day of Champions will take place March 20, 2010 at the Yarmouth Mariners Centre. The Day of Champions is the day that the house leagues have their championship and consolation games from Atom to Midget. There aretrophies for the division winners and usually prizes for all players. Good luck to all the teams in the Day of Champions.
YCMHA Minor Hockey Weekend January 22-24. This weekend highlights and celebrates all the participants that make hockey Canada's great game - the players, coaches, referees, parents, sponsors., etc. The weekend starts Sat at 8am-7pm and Sun 10:30am-7pm with house and rep scheduled. The hospitality room has been reserved and there will be hotdogs, snack, drinks &, prizes for the kids/coaches. 
YCMHA Representatives will be in the lobby of the Mariners Centre from 9 to 12 this Saturday Nov 21st to sell track suits. You can drop by and place your order then.
There will be a Novice and Timbit development day hosted by YCMHA and the Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners. On Dec 21st. Please join Robert Green, Renel Deveau, Andrew Walker, and Ryan Nickerson of the Mariners.The cost for the day is $25.00 and you can drop the kids off at 8:00 and the first ice time is for 8:30 for the timbits and the second ice time will be for the novices at 10:00. Lunch break for the kids will be from 12:00 to 1:00 then back on the ice for the timbits from 1:00 to 2:30. The second ice time for the novices run from 2:30 to 4:00.
When the players are off the ice they will be watching videos and doing dry land training. They will be running, and having fun.
Pickup for the young players will be at 4:00.
Track Suits are available to all players, coaches and parents who wish to buy a YCMHA track suit, sponsored by Canadian Tire.The parents are asked to see their coach or the division director for more information. The Suits are being sold for $55, any personal information that you would like on the suit is the sole responsibility of the parent and they can do so after they receive the suit.
Hello coaches/managers, we are pleased to offer a Coaching "Goalie specific" Clinic to better educate you on the recent changes in the position and how this position CAN change the outcome of your season! Goaltending is an elite position, one that is often misunderstood. Goalies are indeed a different breed and although part of your team, they share very little with the actual component of your team. Our intent is to take time to explain, show and demonstrate why goaltenders need be developed differently than the 15 other members of your team. We invite ALL of you present to participate! Elite coaching is all about constant education and no matter now long you have been involved in minor hockey I can assure you, you will come away better educated and better prepared! We will actually show you and give you drills that your tenders can be doing WITHOUT a goalie coach! Our plan is as follows:
10am - meet/greet/introductions
Specific Training
11am - 30 mins - verbal overview of the NEW position (video in background)
At Game Video &
Post Game Analysis
11:30am - 12:45 mins - On Ice Session, components include:
- Technical traits, stance, position, agility/mobility
- Skating, how to /how not to skate your goaltenders
- Drills your goalies CAN use when team has skating minutes
- 1 to 1 technical drill sequence (goalie only drills)
- 1 to 1 tactical drill sequence (team specific drills)
1pm - 2pm - Goalie Session for YCMHA, all are invited to stay if time allows
2pm - 3pm - 50 min round table/video presentation - Q/A on training to suit the new game - video to include; a) teaching/learning the new game - b) "used by the Pros!"
Folks in a nutshell we hope to better equip you for what to look for in your goaltender, what to do to blend your practice plan in with goalie NEEDS and what the importance of having regular "goalie" time can do for your team dynamic and season. We are thrilled to offer this component to you, the coaches of our youth, and we hope you enjoy this clinic!
Joe Johnston and the team @ 1 to 1 Goaltending Mentorship Program
For more information or to register contact Jeremy Kini at jkini1@hotmail.com
Rep tryouts for the 2009/2010 Season are set to begin in early September.The first tryouts begin September 8th from 7-830pm for atom aged players. Peewee aged players tryouts start September 9 from 530 to 7pm. Bantam aged players start September 9 from 7-830pm.
For detailed schedules please check the schedule section of ycmha.ca.
Minor hockey starts mid October with the hockey school and that starts October 5 to the 10th. Season starts on October 15th.The Hockey School Schedule is detailed below...
YCMHA HOCKEY SCHOOL SCHEDULE REQUEST
OCTOBER 5 - 10 2009
Monday Arena 1 Arena 2
5:30 - 6:30 Timbit/Novice 5:30 - 6:30 Novice 2
6:30 - 7:30 Atom
7:30 - 8:30 Pee Wee
8:30 - 9:30 Bantam/Midget
Tuesday
5:30 - 6:30 Novice 2 5:30 - 6:30 Timbit/Novice
6:30 - 7:30 Atom
7:30 - 8:30 PeeWee
8:30 - 9:30 Bantam/Midget
Wednesday
5:30 - 6:30 Timbit/Novice
6:30 - 7:30 Novice 2 6:30 - 7:30 Atom
7:30 - 8:30 PeeWee
8:30 - 9:30 Bantam/Midget
Thursday
5:30 - 6:30 Timbit/Novice
6:30 - 7:30 Novice 2
7:30 - 8:30 Atom 8:00 - 9:00 PeeWee
8:30 - 9:30 Bantam/Midget
Friday
5:30 - 6:30 Timbit/Novice 5:00 - 6:00 Goalies
6:30 - 7:30 Novice 2 6:00 - 7:00 Atom
7:30 - 8:30 Pee Wee
8:30 - 9:30 Bantam/Midget
Saturday
8:00 - 9:30 Timbit/Novice
9:30 - 11:00 Novice 2
11:00 - 12:00 Goalies
12:00 - 1:30 Atom
1:30 - 3:00 PeeWee
3:00 - 4:30 Bantam/Midget
Registration for the YCMHA 2009/2010 Season will take place September 12, 2009 from 10:00am - 2:00pm at Yarmouth Junior High School.Cost for the 2009/2010 Season is as follows:
Regular $360
Timbits $315
Family $750 (three or more from same household)