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Feb 26, 2024 | Jodi Metcalfe | 198 views
ARE YOU READY?!?!?!?
ARE YOU READY?!?!?!?

The 2nd annual Skills Competition is ready to hit the ICE! 

Please see below for ALL the information you need!

Details:

Who: Team’s Coach registers four skaters and a single goalie to participate in the skills competition. All four skaters will participate in Puck Control Relay.

What: Come have your team’s talent shown off in the Select Skills Competition.

Where: Cobourg Community Center - Bowl

When: Saturday March 16th, 2024, from 11:30am until 1:30pm

Order:
1. Backwards Skating Challenge
2. Accuracy Shooting Challenge
3. Fastest Skater Challenge
4. Break Away Challenge
5. Save Streak Challenge
6. Puck Control Relay

Sign Up:
Please use the following to sign your players up for the events

Skills Competition Sign Up

Events:
Use link below for the drills:
Select Skills Competition

Backwards Skating Challenge

The purpose of the event is for the player to complete a backwards obstacle course with the fastest time. Shortest time taken is declared the winner.

Accuracy Shooting

The purpose of the event is to hit the four targets attached to the net in the shortest amount of time. Each participant is given as much time as needed to hit the targets. Fastest time moves on to the next round until a single winner is found.

Fastest Skater

The purpose of the event is to be fastest skater around a single lap of the rink. Shortest time taken is declared winner.

Break Away Challenge

The purpose of the event is to have the most creative goal. Most creative goal is declared the winner. Players will have two chances to “wow” the judges.

Save Streak

The purpose of the event is to reward the goalie with the most saves.

Each goalie will get at MINIMUM three shots. Round one will see each goalie once afterwards number of saves in round one will determine if a goalie moves on.

Puck Control Relay

The purpose of the event is to be fastest skater over the course while also maintaining control of the puck through a series of pylons and shots. Four players line up at their stations were the first station begins with the start of the clock.

Note: each skill must be completed before the puck can be passed along on to the next station.

  1. Cone Control: Each skater with a puck must skate through a series of ten cones.

2.       Starts and Stops: Each skater must start and stop with the puck at a series of eight cones.

  1. Stickhandling: Each skater must control the puck through a series of ten cones.
  2. Cone Control: Each skater with a puck must skate and complete tight turns around 6 tires before putting the puck in the mini net to stop the time.

The fastest time will be declared the winner.

All questions can be directed to Rachel at [email protected]