AMHERST – As it has for several years, the Cumberland County Minor Hockey Association will join others across the province this weekend focusing on skills development.
All minor hockey teams in the province will not be playing games this weekend, but will focus on a number of on and off-ice sessions designed to improve player performance and enjoyment of the game.
“This is something all our players, coaches and officials are expected to take part in, it’s going to be a busy weekend,” Cumberland County’s development co-ordinator Colin Brown said Thursday. “We have put a lot of work into organizing a good program for all divisions. There’s a program for the officials as well.”
Brown said a number of Fundy Hockey School instructors, including head instructor Jeff Lewis, will be running sessions during the weekend. Minor hockey coaches will also be participating.
“It should be a lot of fun for everyone,” Brown said. “There will be goaltending sessions as well as powerskating and defenceman and forward clinics.”
Brown said the Tim Horton’s Timbits and the three novice teams and the Kent Novice Ramblers will participating in a jamboree, while there will also be a pizza party for that division.
Following is the schedule:
Friday, Nov. 2
Amherst Stadium
5:45 p.m. All Female Players Skills
7 p.m. Midget Girls Shooting Clinic
8:15 p.m. Coaches Session
Saturday. Nov. 3
7:45 a.m. Tim Horton Timbits Dryland (Second Year) at Cumberland North
8 a.m. Tim Horton Timbits Skills (First Year)
8:30 a.m. Novice White/Purple Dryland at Cumberland North
8:30 a.m. Novice Kent & Black Dryland at Cumberland North
9 a.m. Tim Hortons Timbits Skills (Second Year)
9:30 a.m. Tim Hortons Timbits Dryland (First Year) at Cumberland North
10:10 a.m. Novice White/Purple Shooting Clinic
10:45 a.m. Atom A/AA Dryland at Cumberland North
11:10 a.m. Novice Kent & Black Shooting Clinic
12 p.m. Peewee A/AA Dryland at Cumberland North
12:15 p.m. Novice Pizza Party
12:20 p.m. Atom A/AA Shooting Clinic
1 p.m. Bantam A/AA Dryland at Cumberland North
1:30 p.m. Peewee A/AA Shooting Clinic
2:40 p.m. Bantam A/AA Shooting Clinic
3:50 p.m. All Novice/All Atom and Peewee House Goalies Clinic
4:50 p.m. Peewee Rep/All Bantam and Midget Goalies Clinic
Springhill
8:30 a.m. Atom House Dryland in Community Room
9:30 a.m. Atom House Power Skating
10 a.m. Peewee House Dryland in Community Room
10:30 a.m. All Referees
11:15 a.m. Peewee House Power Skating
11:15 a.m. Bantam/Midget House Dryland in Community Room
12:15 p.m. Midget AA/Midget Girls Dryland in Community Room
12:30 p.m. Bantam/Midget House Power Skating
1:45 p.m. Midget AA/Midget Girls Power Skating
Sunday, Nov. 4
Amherst Stadium
8:15 a.m. Novice White & Purple Power Skating
9:15 a.m. Novice Black & Kent Power Skating
10:30 a.m. Tim Hortons Timbits Second Year Skills
11:30 a.m. Tim Hortons Timbits First Year Skills
12:30 p.m. Pizza Party All Timbits
12:45 p.m. Atom House Shooting Clinic
Springhill
9 a.m. Peewee House Shooting Clinic
10:15 a.m. Bantam/Midget House Shooting Clinic
11:30 a.m. Bantam A/AA, Midget AA, Midget Girls Defence Camp
12:45 p.m. Atom A/AA, Peewee A/AA Defence Camp
2 p.m. Atom A/AA, Peewee A/AA Forwards Camp
3:15 p.m. Bantam A/AA, Midget AA, Midget Girls Forwards Camp
