ࡱ> #%"  bjbj jjlD  D~$ jjjj ~j~jjBj Q(kD"Zj0b$Fjj$67 Habits* of Really Great Hockey Parents Kim Tinkham www.unitedhockeymoms.com Be Proactive. Hockey players need the right equipment, training and attitude on and off the ice. Last minute preparation is a bad habit to get into. Not to mention really stressful. Begin with the (realistic) end in mind. Is the reason your child is playing hockey is because you expect him/her to play in the NHL someday. Statistics show otherwise. Too much pressure takes the fun out of the game. Put First Things First. This means to think about what is really important in a youth hockey game. Is it the score or the player? Think Win/Win. Make sure that everyone wins in youth hockey. That means even if your team loses you have to ask yourself did they learn anything. Hockey is a great game on and off the ice if your child learns life lessons from it. Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood. Apply this to coaches, officials, hockey directors, other parents and especially your own child. Do you really know whats going on if you dont listen? Synergize. Yes, this means one plus one can equal much more that two. Get together with other parents and help out the team. Coaches are volunteers. They need help and encouragement. Sharpen the Saw. Learn about the game of hockey. How about learning to skate? Learn the rules by taking a refs course (its free). Learn to be a coach. Teach yourself to be a great hockey parent. Everyone will benefitespecially your child! *7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen Covey )NO[ /!'kxV#,  OJQJ6CJ OJQJ CJ OJQJ5CJ OJQJ CJ$OJQJCJCJ()5NO jkUV"#  $a$$ & Fa$$a$ / =!"#$`% i0@0 Normal_HmH sH tH >> Heading 1$$@&a$ CJ OJQJ<A@< Default Paragraph Font0>@0 Title$a$ CJ$OJQJ z)5NO jkUV"#0000 00 00 00 00 00 00 0   {::)O Kk Administrator.I:\Hockey 3\7HabitsofGreatHockeyParents[1].docpV hh^h`.pV)q@CP@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z Arial?BrushStroke"hffQ& , !20d'E3H(7 Habits* of Really Great Hockey Parents Kim Tinkham AdministratorOh+'0  $0 L X d p|)7 Habits* of Really Great Hockey Parentsord Ha Kim Tinkhamim  Normal.dotAdministratorea2miMicrosoft Word 9.0 @F#@R+@6k@6k՜.+,0 hp|   i ' )7 Habits* of Really Great Hockey Parents Title  !$Root Entry F@(k&1Table WordDocumentSummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8CompObjjObjectPool@(k@(k  FMicrosoft Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q