Mayo Clinic to Co-Sponsor Coaches Symposium on Safety in Ice Hockey

Thursday, October 01, 2009

WHAT: Safety in Ice Hockey event is sponsored by the Rochester Youth Hockey Association (RYHA), Rochester Hockey Foundation and Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center. The three-hour course is mandatory for all RYHA head coaches and assistants who will coach during the 2009-2010 season. Coaches assigned after the symposium or otherwise unable to attend will be required to review the material on DVD, complete accompanying questions, and submit them to the RYHA.

The objective of the program is to inform coaches about injuries; share information about body checking while playing competitive sportsmanlike hockey and inform attendees about programs in place to ensure fair play; and prompt discussion and interaction on concerns coaches may have regarding injury scenarios.

WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 6:15-9:30 p.m.

WHERE: Ramada Hotel & Conference Center,
Symposium Room
1517 16th Street S.W., Rochester

NOTE: Highlights of the evening program are attached. Coaches interested in participating in the symposium should contact Carol Best at 507-266-3725 or by email at best.carol@mayo.edu. Refreshments will be served.

6:15 – 6:35 p.m.: Welcome and Pizza Buffet
Moderator — Aynsley Smith

6:35 – 6:50 p.m.: Concussions and other Catastrophic Injuries in Youth Hockey
Michael Stuart

6:50 – 7:05 p.m.: Preventing Injury: Using Equipment Correctly and Teaching Protective Player Skills
Dave Krause
Proper fitting of equipment (helmets, mouth pieces, neck laceration protection); What works and what does not; Heads up Hockey

7:05 – 7:20 p.m.: Concepts in Hockey Conditioning
Joe Eischen (via video)

7:20 – 7:35 p.m.: Checking in Hockey
Doug Zmolek
Giving and Receiving a body check; Making the boards work for you and not against you!

7:35 – 7:50 p.m.: Playing Skilled, Tough, but Sportsmanlike Hockey (tentative title)
Kirk Gill

7:50 – 8:05 p.m.: Panel Discussion (Refreshments available)
(Dave Krause, Chad Eickhoff, Doug Zmolek and Kirk Gill)
Moderator — Michael Stuartb

8:05 – 8:20 p.m.: Programs to Reduce Concussion, Related Neurotrauma and Promote Sportsmanship
Aynsley Smith
HEP (including data from 2008-2009); Protect and Respect; Play it Cool

8:20 – 8:30 p.m.: Coaching Responsibly — A Legal Perspective
Hilary Stonelake & John Beatty, Dunlap and Seeger, P.A.

8:30 – 8:50 p.m.: Discussion — Legal Issues in Coaching
Scenarios will be prompted by attendees, by Matt Hanzel and Matt Sorenson

8:50 – 9:20 p.m.: Making a Better Tomorrow: Seeking Excellence for Rochester Hockey (Panel Discussion)
Moderator — Michael Stuart
RYHA — Steve Broman and Doug Zmolek
RHF — Jay Ness and Todd Huyber
Rochester Park and Rec — Ron Bastion and Bob Montrose
Rochester High School Hockey — Lorne Grosso, Bruce Frutiger*, Scott Lecy, Josh Spaniol
Officials — Matt Bloxham
(* = invited)

9:20 – 9:30 p.m.: Summarizing Safety in Ice Hockey
Coaches Symposium
Doug Zmolek

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