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Predicting Future Events

    Few parent or coaches can predict with precision what of 5 year old children may ultimately be doing when they graduate from high school. Will they be going off to college, entering the military, engaged to be married, etc. or possibly be training to be a world class athlete?

    Young children may say they want to be a fireman one day and sports star the next day. It is great that they have these dreams and most parents encourage their children rather than attempt to explain why their dream may be impractical because the competition is so keen and involves years of training.

     Many parents expose kids to a variety of opportunities in sports, music, arts, etc. and provide support and encouragement. Some parents encourage their sons and daughter to pursue activities and interests that they have participated in as a youngster or that they may be actively pursuing as an adult.

    It makes no sense for most children to exclusively participate in or specialize in one sport at a very early age. Acquiring the basic fundamental skating skills is not a waste of time, effort, and money as these skills are transferable if and when your son or daughter decides to concentrate as a hockey, speed, or figure skater.

    The following articles provide a variety of topics that may be helpful in answering questions of parents who have little or no previous experience actively participating in winter sports.

Recommended Reading:

Modifying Skater Behaviors

References:

What it Takes to be an Olympic Athlete Sport Psychologist Shane Murphy
The 10000 Hour Phenomena: If You Want More, Be More!
It's also important to spend time reassessing and updating your approach to coaching and training. ... In about seven years, you'll have 10000 hours of training. ... programs for over 300 youth per week, both athletes and non- athletes.
USFS Basic Skating Skills 1-8 The “basic skills” are the fundamentals of the sport. These eight levels of the program introduce the fundamental moves: forward skating, backward skating, stops, edges, crossovers, turns and Mohawks. Upon completion of the Basic 1-8 levels, skaters will have a basic knowledge of the sport, enabling them to advance to more specialized areas of skating.
USFS Basic Skating Skills Hockey Program Proper skating techniques are the primary focus of the levels. All elements will be taught without a puck. Skaters will learn the necessary fundamentals to be successful in game situations.
USFS Basic Skating Skills Speed Skating Program The Speed skating track for the Basic Skills program introduces beginning speed skating techniques for skaters after they have learned the basic skating funda-mentals in Basic Skills 1–4. These techniques include basic positions, edges, turns, starts and speed devel-opment. Skaters will be ready for racing after completing the Speed 1–6 badge levels.
Basic Skill Description Levels
Conversion Chart – ISI and Basic Skill Class Levels
ISI Hockey Group Class Program an House League

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The following internet links have been gleaned from personal communications
combined with information from public institutions and athletic organizations/
associations that have a web presence with information concerning team and
individual sports programs:

The System of Learning Topics of Learning
Learning - Processing Information Acquisition of Learning Learning Topics Setting Goals Achieving Goals Focusing Abilities of Athletes PDF Attentional Focus Importance of Training Stages	Training Feedback Processing Criticism Articles by Robert Gagne Emotions and Critical Thinking Memory Techniques Transference of Training Transference Principles Transferable Skill References

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