On the Edge Premier Hockey Academy

Got this pitch on Linked-In mail this morning. Bombardier must have caught wind of the big spring hockey merger between the Stingers and OTE. Clearly Stingers 2.0 smells like an opportunity to sell a plane.

Talk about not knowing your market tho. Don't they know the landing strip is nowhere near our rinks??

Maybe could use to travel for away games.... Too funny

From LinkedIn
"Hello Sam, Your aircraft should work for you - allowing you and your business to reach destinations near and far. That’s why Bombardier’s Global 6500 business jet offers an aircraft that is engineered for total performance. An all-weather performer getting you where you need to be in absolute comfort, no matter the weather conditions. All you need to do is sit back and enjoy the ride."

Well done Travis !!! Good on you to always be “sharpening the saw”.

Great job Aspen !!

Congratulations to Aspen Cooper on her commitment to Minot State!! Your Lakers family is so proud of you Aspen!


Posted • 🖊 Commited! 🖊

MSU Beavers Women’s Hockey is proud to announce the commitment of Aspen Cooper of the Thompson Okanagan Lakers ( ) for the 2020/2021 season! Welcome to the team Aspen!




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Attention Hockey Prospects !!
*** SD22 Academy Information Night ***

This is as awesome opportunity to check out the OTE Hockey Academy up close. Come join us. Bring your student and your questions with you.

School District #22
Specialized Programs (& Academies)
Parent-Student Information Night

Tuesday, January 14, 2020
6:30 pm – Kalamalka Secondary

SCHEDULE

6:30 pm Brief introduction to all families in the GYM
6:45 pm Move to Presentation Session 1
6:50 pm Session 1
7:05 pm Move to Presentation Session 2
7:10 pm Session 2
7:25 pm End of the evening

Sessions are 15 minutes in length

Best of luck to the Lakers !!

We are all super proud of OTE Academy Students;
Aspen, Jayden, Kristi, Makenna and Natasha !!

Travel safe and play well girls !!

This approach is the absolutely the correct way to develop the most skilled and injury reduced players. We in Canada have a distorted view of development approach and timelines based on the Major Jr. draft. Especially here in the West. Our insatiable appetite for games and "drive for exposure" leads to poor decisions in this regard.

I believe the most important element for the most families is staying patient as your child develops and using the correct benchmarks to measure development success. The W/L column and the CHL Drafts are not the right measures for the vast majority of players. The irony is, these are the same factors, that cause many good prospects to quit hockey too early.

My prediction is that Canada will continue to lose ground on its worlds leadership hockey status as we avoid making the appropriate changes to our development models. I believe we are ignoring the signals and will learn the hard way.

The U.S. is on board with this Swedish mentality and making very good progress. The Finns are also a small country producing many very skilled players because their development model is right and they have the correct mindset about how to really build a great player.

The Secrets of Swedish Ice Hockey - Hockey In Sweden The Secrets of Swedish Ice Hockey success. Hockey In Sweden Season 2 Episode 1. Hockey In Series available here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnKc...

Fall 2019 Now Booking !!

Applications for the Fall 2019 OTE Hockey Academy are now being accepted.

Don't miss out !! E-mail Academy Director Sam Mowat for an application and full details c/o [email protected]

A great (and long !!) 5 days in Kamloops at the High Performance HP1 coaching certification course. Some excellent advice from some super coaches !! Looking forward to sharing this learning with the Academy students and the B2 team this year.

A great talk by Tom Renney. I absolutely believe that to become a better athlete you MUST play other sports. Unbelievably, I see too many young hockey players who can't throw a football or kick a soccer ball correctly.

That said, I don't believe that a Rep player needs to "hang em up" completely for 5 months. But scaling back considerably is important.

A hockey player who is not a good all-around athlete is not likely just because of too much hockey. Lower athletic literacy most often stems from too many video game hours or just wasting time on social media. Kids should want to get out and ride their bike, shoot some hoops or play some tennis with a buddy.

The evidence is clear. All young kids will benefit from vigorous physical activity everyday. It is only logical that an aspiring Rep player should be active at an even higher level than the average child. Just shouldn't always be hockey

"But I still want to play Rep and I am afraid I will fall behind this off-season.....what should do?"
- Take the long term view (LTAD model). Stop worrying about what everyone else is doing this week. Do your thing. You can't do it all.
- Really enjoy any hockey you do. Ditching the pressure for a while is a very good thing for hockey motivation. Maybe play some 3 on 3 or shinny once or twice a week.
- Recognize your skills will get a little rusty by August. That's real. Don't panic. They will come back fast. Perhaps sign up for a skating/skills camp or two to help get you ready for tryouts.
- Depending on your age, you will need to seriously think about adding strength and conditioning to your athletic toolbox. Not just for hockey, but for any sport you play.
- When the season starts get back on your skills practice, work hard and compete at your very best effort level any time you are on the ice. You will catch up soon enough if you really want to.

Note to Parents - Don't over structure every activity they do. Hockey gets crazy enough. Best to just let kids play and figure stuff out. Having fun during their activities is critical to an athletes overall motivation.

See you in the Fall !!!

HCC: Tom’s Talks – The Offseason Now that spring has sprung, the president and CEO talks about the importance of hanging up the skates in the offseason, and why young players should broaden their horizons with multi-sport opportunities.