As I run into a lot of you at the rinks - thanks for all of the kind words about our project.  Here is a quick update.   Check out the reviews and watch it with your player (What's $3.99 when we spend $60 for an hour for lessons)

https://filmthreat.com/reviews/1st-year-checking/

http://novastreamnetwork.com/documentary/review-1st-year-checking/ (Australia?)

https://hockey-blog-in-canada.blogspot.com/2021/08/tmc-1st-year-checking.html

https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2021/08/16/1st-year-checking/ (Questions my ethics! How dare they!  but overall good review) 

Check it out at www.1styearchecking.com

Rent at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBpnoYzWMjo.

 

Thanks again!

Mess

My son is a 2nd year squirt and he likes to rewatch the film as we bought it on YouTube.   He finds it really interesting and he's starting to learn what you can and cannot get away with for body contact.    Seeing all of the local teams definitely helps.    On a rewatch, he noticed a game where you are playing Rochester (ROCO) since they were at our tournament this weekend at our age level in Niagara.   

Whenever we get to that age, what are some checking local camps to try out?   I assume this would only be available after our last season as Pee-Wees.

Brian

On 8/23/2021 at 5:58 PM, bb2j3z said:

My son is a 2nd year squirt and he likes to rewatch the film as we bought it on YouTube.   He finds it really interesting and he's starting to learn what you can and cannot get away with for body contact.    Seeing all of the local teams definitely helps.    On a rewatch, he noticed a game where you are playing Rochester (ROCO) since they were at our tournament this weekend at our age level in Niagara.   

Whenever we get to that age, what are some checking local camps to try out?   I assume this would only be available after our last season as Pee-Wees.

Brian

Too early to ask that. Most rinks run clinics in the spring and some over the summer. His last year of peewee, about Feb look into that. In the meantime, just see that his coaches are developing confidence with appropriate contact.

 

 

 

16 hours ago, Saucey said:

Too early to ask that. Most rinks run clinics in the spring and some over the summer. His last year of peewee, about Feb look into that. In the meantime, just see that his coaches are developing confidence with appropriate contact.

 

 

 

A good thing also to do is look up some of the basic off ice body contact/balance drills. That will go a long way to help as well if you can’t find a camp or clinic just to help them get used to getting bumped as well as getting used to using the proper stance, and parts of body to receive and initiate contact. 

On 8/23/2021 at 5:58 PM, bb2j3z said:

My son is a 2nd year squirt and he likes to rewatch the film as we bought it on YouTube.   He finds it really interesting and he's starting to learn what you can and cannot get away with for body contact.    Seeing all of the local teams definitely helps.    On a rewatch, he noticed a game where you are playing Rochester (ROCO) since they were at our tournament this weekend at our age level in Niagara.   

Whenever we get to that age, what are some checking local camps to try out?   I assume this would only be available after our last season as Pee-Wees.

Brian

Might not have any contact at the rate we are going lol 

national Elite always has a good checking camp. Focus more on angles. A lighter punching bag that he can hit with his equipment on dry land is a nice investment too

2 hours ago, Big_Clapper21 said:

Might not have any contact at the rate we are going lol 

national Elite always has a good checking camp. Focus more on angles. A lighter punching bag that he can hit with his equipment on dry land is a nice investment too

Honestly who knows at this point both in the near term with Covid and long term with the growth of no-check hockey divisions up north, filtering down. 

The Quest battle camps are a great investment. Both of my kids loved them.