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SHERIDAN WYOMING HOCKEY
THANKS FOR ANOTHER GREAT SEASON - See everybody in
the fall of 2010!
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Sheridan Ice Rink Resources:
Merchandise
There are hoodies, sweatpants,
t-shirts, crocheted blue/gold hats and vests availalbe at the rink now! If you do not see something that interests you, we
may be able to place a special order. Check at the desk at the ice
rink for more information on ordering.
If you want
something for special occasions, please plan well in advance.
  
THANKS! to those of you who supported the Youth Hockey by purchasing Chili and hockey
merchandise at the Street Stroll. And THANKS to those that
helped pull it off!
[view
more photos at the album]
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Fund Raisers
Contact Sharon Mann if you would like to help out with fundraisers!
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The
Wyoming Amateur Hockey League is using computer software to record the games.
This software is called Pointstreak. Game schedules
http://waha.stats.pointstreak.com/players-leagues-schedule.html?leagueid=721,
results
including goals, penalty minutes, goalie saves, game suspensions
http://wahl.pointstreaksites.com/view/wahl/home-page-59/game-suspensions,
etc. can be found on the WAHL Pointstreak site.
Remember that whether you are a hockey player, a parent or a spectator,
we will observe the 10 Commandments of Sportsmanship:
#1 Respect The Competition
Don’t
just respect the competition for their sake. Do it for your own benefit, because
each time you treat your opponent with respect it strengthens your competitive
spirit. Each time you treat your opponent with disrespect it weakens it. All
poor sportsmanship advertises the fear you feel inside. It is not a sign of
strength but a sign of weakness. Do you really want to present yourself to the
hockey world as someone who is afraid of the sport he or she is trying to love?
#2 No Excuses
Work hard in practice and give your best effort and you won’t need any excuses.
You will have traded in your excuses for a heart-felt responsibility that will
help you both on and off the ice. A big part of athletic maturity is
realizing you can’t get everything you want when you want it. There is nothing
to be gained by telling people why you didn’t play better on a given day. You
are better off learning what you can from your disappointment and trying to do
better the next time you take the ice.
#3 Be A Good Teammate
In order to be a good teammate, you can’t just think about what you want. You
also have to think about what the team needs. A team is like a family.
Everyone needs to work together. Everyone needs to make sacrifices.
Everyone needs to value each other. The best way to judge the character of a
team is by the way it treats its weakest player. Team chemistry is not a
popularity contest. You can’t be a leader on your team unless you’re willing to
care about all of your teammates.
#4 Learn From Losses
It will be easier for you to be a good sport throughout the season if you feel
there are lessons that can be learned from defeat. This doesn’t mean that
you have to like losing. It just means that you need to be humble enough to
accept that you don’t always deserve to win.
The team
that plays better on a given day deserves to be victorious. There is no shame in
losing, no shame in learning from a loss. While winning is definitely more fun
than losing, that doesn’t mean it will make you a better athlete. If you don’t
ever feel above defeat, then you will never feel beneath victory.
#5 Give The Ref A Break
Complaining about the referee will never make you a better hockey
player, no matter how badly your game might have been officiated.
Referees make mistakes just as players make mistakes. If you can learn to
forgive the ref when he makes a mistake, it might even help you to forgive
yourself when you make a mistake. Often it is helpful to think of officiating in
the same way as you think of the weather. There is no point getting angry at
rain or wind. You are better off just putting on a jacket and trying to make the
best of things.
#6 Thank Your Parents
It is a great privilege to be able to play hockey. You should thank your parents
for this opportunity. There are many kids your age whose families can’t afford
the costs involved in playing on a hockey team. There are many parents who
aren’t willing (or don’t have jobs that allow them) to wake up early and drive
their children to rinks across town. This doesn’t mean that you owe it to your
parents to become a hockey star. It just means that you need to appreciate the
privilege that’s been given to you and let your parents know from time to time
that you don’t take it all for granted.
#7 Control Your Temper
You won’t be able to help your team from the penalty box, so you owe it to your
teammates to control your temper and keep your head in the game. It is a myth
that hating your opponent will make you a tougher competitor. Mental toughness
isn’t about anger; it is about confidence and concentration. The best way to
retaliate against a team that is playing “dirty” is to keep your composure and
play better hockey than they do.
#8 Listen To Your Coaches
The only way to keep improving as a hockey player is if you become a student of
the game and value all of your coaches as teachers. There is something you can
learn from every coach that will make you a better hockey player. The best
coaches aren’t always associated with the most prestigious clubs, just as the
best teachers aren’t always associated with the most prestigious universities.
Great coaches come in all sorts of shapes and disguises, which means that you
need to be ready to receive hockey wisdom every time you lace up your skates and
take the ice.
#9 Be Humble
You should never feel the need to tell people what a great hockey player you
are. Your game should speak for itself. The problem with feeling above one
player is that you set yourself up to feel beneath another. Arrogance always
proves itself to be an athlete’s worst quicksand. You don’t get better by trying
to impress others with your talent. Instead, you get better by quietly trying to
develop your talent. If you are blessed with talent, you should feel
grateful—the best spirit for receiving any gift.
#10 Honor The Game
You cannot love the game of hockey without honoring it. What does it mean to
honor something? It means you treat it with care and respect. It means you give
of yourself and try to make it better. There are a lot of things you can do even
as a Junior player to make hockey better in your community. You don’t have to
spend a lot of money to make something better. You just need to have a big
athletic heart, and then take that big athletic heart of yours to practices and
games and let everyone know how much you appreciate them being a part of your
hockey life. It usually doesn’t take much effort to let people know you
appreciate them. Sometimes you can just smile or say, “Thank you.” Sometime you
can just reach out your hand and say, “Nice game.”
Sheridan Amateur Hockey Association is a subordinate and affiliate of Sheridan
on Skates, which is a Wyoming non-profit organization. The registration fees do
not fully cover the cost for ice time, league fees, tournament fees, officials
and other associated costs. You will be asked to volunteer for the various
fundraising activities during the season as well as during WAHL weekends and
tournaments. [registration information]
Go to the Sheridan Ice, LLC http://www.sheridanice.org to
obtain information and forms to register for non-traveling hockey
leagues and skating lessons. You will pay for non-traveling hockey
leagues and skating lessons thru Sheridan Ice, LLC.
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