1. Photo by Cathy Miller Photography
AJH ANNUAL MEETING

2. Objectives: AJH Mission and Goals
Mission: Developing youth into young men and women with strong character through the sport of hockey.
Goals 1: Players perform at their highest intellectual, physical, and emotional capacity in the rink, and that performance positively impacts their character and life off the ice
Goal 2: Coaches are widely reputed as being dedicated, aligned/consistent, skilled and effective in both technical hockey and youth character development
Goal 3: AJH makes hockey in valley welcoming, pervasive and accessible to all who have an interest in playing

3. Goal 1:
Players perform at their highest intellectual, physical, and emotional capacity in the rink, and that performance positively impacts their character and life off the ice
What We Have Done…

4. AJH Player Development
Instead of focusing on immediate results, AJH is committed to a long term approach –
“Long Term Athletic Development”
LTAD is a process that is firmly focused on the physical and psychological growth of participants.
LTAD defines different stages of player development throughout childhood and adolescence.

5. 8 STAGES of LTAD (Ice Hockey)
Active Start
0-6
Active Start Stage FUNdamental movement skills
FUNdamental Stage - Developing ABC’s
Learning to Train Learning fundamental sports skills
Training to Train Building the "engine“ & consolidate sports skills
Learn to Compete Optimizing "engine" and refine sport skills
Training to Compete - Optimizing "engine" and refine sport skills and performance
Training to Win Maximizing "engine“, skills and performance
Hockey for Life
FUNdamentals
8 and Under
Mites
6 and Under
Learning to Train
12 and Under
Peewee
10 and Under
Squirt
Training to Train
16 and Under Midgets
14 and Under Bantams
Learning to Compete
18 and Under Midgets
Training to Compete
Junior, NCAA
Training to Win
19+ Junior, NCAA, NHL
Hockey for Life

7. 3:1

8. Technical development and team play is the forefront of instruction.
Winning is the by-product of hard work, not the focus.
Emphasis is placed on teaching and continuously refining proper skating and puck control skills with a clear and underlying focus on technical execution
Feedback: evaluations and reviews (formal/informal)

9. Goal setting, team building, and classroom sessions
Off ice training: the New AJH off-ice training room at the ARC
Locker room management- policies and procedures
Leadership and scholastic performance rewards
(intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation)

10. youth character development
Goal 2:
Coaches are widely reputed as being dedicated, aligned/consistent, skilled and effective in both technical hockey and
youth character development
What We Have Done…

11. AJH Coaching Development
Coaches Corner
Video Analysis
USAH Coaching App
Student Coaching Education
USA Hockey CEP Training
Safe-Sport Training
Guest Coaches: USA Hockey, CAHA, Professional
The AJH Staff…

12. IP: Jimmy Ayers (coordinator), Elaine Kozel, parent and student coaches
8U Girls: Yale Lewis
8U Mites: Geoff Lubin (coordinator), Andrew Burlingame, Barrett Black, parent and student coaches
10U Girls: Scott Writer, Heather Tattersall and Suzy Theriot
10U House: Mike Jahn and Ryan Doremus
10U Squirt C: Todd Klindworth and John Schenck
10U Squirt B: Jason Haber and Tom Lester
12U A Girls: Missy Amato and Coley Cassidy
12U House: Ryan Doremus and Mike Jahn
12U Peewee B: Jon Eichel and Joe Amato
12U Peewee A: Erik Ringel and Kobe Langley

13. 14U A Girls: Keith Howie
14U Girls AA: Emily Knutson
14U Bantam B: Freddy Ricard and Scott Kenner
14U Bantam A: Colton Spurrell and Matt Conger
19U A Girls: Elizabeth Severy
Midget A/JV: Ryan Kiernan and Pete Harriman
High School Varsity: Dru Lucchesi and Kyle Oberkoetter
12U Skills Coach: Yale Lewis
18U Skills Coach: Kyle Oberkoetter
Goaltending: Jennifer Neary and Cody Hornburg

14. Goal 3:
AJH makes hockey in the valley welcoming, pervasive, and accessible to all who have an interest in playing hockey.
What We Have Done…

15. Scholarship Program
Ducky Derby
Stirling Cup
Try Hockey for Free events
AJH Equipment Room (Lewis Arena)
Starter Gear, Green Warrior Helmets
Warrior Equipment Online Store

16. AJH Travel Teams- structure and roster sizes
USA Hockey Guidelines: Squirt-13, Peewee-15, Bantam-16, Midget-18
AJH House Program
House Hockey Partnership Expands
Roaring Fork Valley Winter Hockey Classic (MLK)
Junior Hockey Team

17. Aspenjuniorhockey.com and AJH Facebook
Membership Volunteer Obligations
Development and Special Events Coordinator
Scott Kenner
Advertising Partnerships
Donations
Fundraising
Events

18. Reminders and Parting Thoughts…
Fall Faceoff
Lewis Arena Locker Rentals (boys)
Sport Ngin Game Tracker
Replaces Pointstreak
Training Required
Patience Needed
Game Schedules