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STOPs & STARTS USA HOCKEY NEWS & UPDATES Dryland Training Cards Help Kids Get A Jump On Athleticism The same holds true in sports, where developing basic fundamental skills are the building blocks of athletic excellence. That includes the ABCs of athleticism, which are agility, balance, coordination and speed, along with fundamental movement skills such as running, jumping, skating and throwing. To help youth hockey players develop these essential skills, W e've all heard the expression, "you have to learn to walk before you can run." Development Model has created a series of dryland training cards designed to provide coaches, parents and associations with age-appropriate exercises and guidelines to help every player become a better athlete. "We can then develop these athletes into hockey players," the American said Michele Amidon, an ADM regional manager who was the architect of the cards. The series of cards are designed for athletes between the ages of 6 and 12 and feature a number of fun drills that will introduce the players to multi-directional movement skills, multi-directional speed, agility, balance, coordination, rhythm and special awareness. The cards will be distributed at USA Hockey coaching clinics this year, and are available through the six ADM regional managers. In addition, copies of the cards can be downloaded at USAHockey.com. Plans are also in the works to include the cards on the USA Hockey Coaching app, which will be launched later this month. ADM dryland training cards are available for download at USAHockey.com as well as at USA Hockey coaching clinics this season. "WE MUST FIRST DEVELOP ATHLETES WHO ARE CAPABLE OF MOVING CONFIDENTLY IN A VARIETY OF ATHLETIC ENVIRONMENTS." —MICHELE AMIDON, ADM REGIONAL MANAGER The Bell Tolls For Ice Hockey In Harlem When it comes to on-ice lingo, getting one's bell rung is not a good thing. When it comes to Wall Street, having the opportunity to ring the closing bell to signal the end of the trading day is a special honor reserved for those at the top of their game. As part of its 25th anniversary Members of Ice Hockey In Harlem are on hand at the NASDAQ Market Site in Times Square to ring the closing bell on the trading day on Aug. 16. 06 celebration, the staff and players involved with Ice Hockey in Harlem paid a visit to the NASDAQ Market Site in Times Square on Aug. 16 to ring the closing bell on the NASDAQ trading day. "We are incredibly honored by the opportunity of being here today," said Ice Hockey in Harlem Executive Director John Sanful, who was joined by CEO Bryant McBride in performing the honors. "For 25 years, Ice Hockey in Harlem has worked to provide students from the community with hockey and education opportunities." Since 1987, Ice Hockey in Harlem has introduced thousands of boys and girls from Harlem to the sport of hockey while improving the social and academic well being of children from the Harlem community. Through participation in ice hockey, IHIH student-athletes learn the fundamentals of the game, engage in an active lifestyle and broaden their life experiences. OCTOBER.2012 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM PHOTOS COURTESY OF Ice Hockey In Harlem