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WCYHA Hosts Free Hockey Clinic
Western Connecticut Youth Hockey Association (WCHYA) hosted a free ice hockey clinic on October 18th in Danbury, CT. The free clinic was promoted through the Danbury school system using flyers and reached over 5000 children ages 5 through 10. Divided into two groups based on ability, Coaches Oldham, Whitehead, and Raditovich from the Mite A team ran a 90-minute clinic that provided basic skill instruction and introduced the game of hockey to over 40 new kids. Players from Western Connecticut State University as well as the WCHYA Midget team were on the ice to lend a hand and serve as role models to the aspiring new skaters. "By the end of the hour, we had games going at each end of the rink," reports Rich Dibble, one of the coordinators of the clinic. Dibble adds that Danbury Arena was kind enough to loan the One Goal equipment they had as well as give free skate rentals to those who needed them.
USA Hockey has begun an initiative called Come Play Youth Hockey with the premise that the best way to create a life-long hockey player is to simply put a kid on the ice with skates and a stick (and a helmet, of course!). By providing a free trial to the sport such as this one by WCHYA, programs are able to demonstrate to parents that hockey is affordable, unique, convenient, and - most of all - fun.
The free clinic was a successful venture for WCHYA, as twelve skaters enrolled right away in Danbury Arena skating lessons or Hockey Development and they look forward to those kids returning to WCYHA in the future. WCHYA is looking forward to being a host program for the 2010 Connecticut Hockey Day event to help introduce hockey to more young skaters.
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Connecticut Hockey Day 2010
The 2nd annual CT Hockey Day has been scheduled for January 9, 2010. While details are in the process of being finalized, the format will essentially remain the same:
- Ten participating hockey rinks across Connecticut.
- Some hockey equipment will be supplied.
- Instruction to be provided by USA Hockey certified coaches.
Stay tuned for further information via CT Hockey News!
>> View photos from CT Hockey day 2009
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