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ADM trains athletes first, hockey players second

Since the first NHL All-Star Game was held at Toronto's Maple Leafs Garden on Oct. 13, 1947, the format has changed a handful of times. In the time leading up to the 2011 NHL All-Star Game presented by Discover in Raleigh, N.C., which will be the 58th since the inaugural, the game has pitted the Stanley Cup champions against a team of all-stars and seen North America oppose the rest of the world. In the years leading up to this one, the game was a competition between the best players from the Eastern and Western conferences.

These changes are among the many that have infused the sport of hockey. But perhaps the most important, the most influential and the most exciting advancement is just beginning to take hold: the NHL's partnership with USA Hockey, particularly the increased support and widespread implementation of the American Development Model (ADM), a new philosophy in age-appropriate athlete development that overturns the traditional model of training for one emphasizing early generalization and late-seeded specialization. In other words, ADM creates athletes first, hockey players second.. more >>

(Jan 21, 2011)

USA Hockey Releases Video's of Two Presentations - A must watch

November 2010 at the ADM Symposium put on by USA Hockey in Chicago

Dr. Stephen Norris is Director of Sport Physiology & Strategic Planning for Canadian Sport Centre Calgary and was the head of Canada’s Winter Sports ‘Own the Podium’ project for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.  He has also been an advisor to Hockey Canada in different capacities for over 12 years.  Dr. Norris presents on Long-Term Athlete Development, and highlights coaching and administrative considerations in dealing with the development of age group sports such as youth ice hockey.  His high performance and strategic planning background provide valuable insight into the process of how kids develop excellence in sport from the grass roots level through truly elite adult performance.  Watch the video of Dr. Norris Presentation >>

Brian Burke is currently the General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and was the G.M. of the silver medal winning 2010 United States Men’s Olympic Hockey Team. He also serves as an advisor to USA Hockey and its National Teams. Brain speaks on USA Hockey’s American Development Model, body checking in youth hockey and the challenges of coaching our sport.  Watch the video of Brian Burke's presentation. >>

ADM Best Practice Ideas

Colorado Avalanche have posted an article on their website regarding a better structure idea for youth hockey.

Rather than holding Squirt tryouts at the same time as Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget tryouts, the Squirts started a week later around Sept. 7. And rather than dive right into tryouts as usual, the associations focused on skills, drills, and small-area games for approximately five weeks   Read the full article >>  

More good news for young athletes:

The United States has 24 NHL teams and more than 307 million people within its borders. With those numbers, the U.S. should be producing a healthy number of highly skilled, physically tough hockey players... more than it is today.

The 2000s have had some positive signs for hockey in the U.S. In the past 11 NHL drafts, six of the overall No. 1 picks were Canadian, two were Russian and three were American (Rick DiPietro, Erik Johnson and Patrick Kane). Team USA's excellent play at the Olympics last February was not a fluke. It was reinforcement that they should not have been such big underdogs. The NHL pool of players born in the U.S. is deeper in quality than Russia, Sweden and every other country but mighty Canada. While lacking elite NHL players, the U.S. has produced plenty ........

For the complete article published on ESPN.com  Go To >>

Open house and Presentation by Roger Grillo, ADM Regional Manager for New England

November 8, 2010 @ 7 PM Micro Ice Training Center 65 Flagship Drive Building B North Andover, MA 01845

Micro Ice is excited to announce that we are teaming up with Mass Hockey and USA Hockey to host an American Development Model (ADM) Coaches Presentation for all Mass Hockey enthusiasts. The Presentation will be held on November 8th at 7pm and is free to all coaches, board members, and managers. This is a unique opportunity to come together as a group and look to achieve the common goal of developing youth hockey players of all levels using the ADM framework. It's also a great opportunity to collect and share new ideas. Our keynote speaker will be Roger Grillo, USA Hockey ADM Regional Manager for New England. Roger will be speaking to all attendees about the ADM's benefits and will be conducting an ADM designed on ice practice during the presentation to show in real-time how the new concept works. In addition all participants will receive ADM coaching materials including drill sheets, sample practice plans, and DVDs. Please join us for a great event at Micro Ice Training Center, November 8th at 7pm.

"The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital." - Joe Paterno

Roger Grillo, ADM Regional Manager for New England

A veteran hockey coach with over 20 years of coaching experience at the high school and collegiate levels, Roger Grillo joined USA Hockey as a regional manager of the American Development Model in June 2009. He will help provide a blueprint for optimal athlete development focusing on age-appropriate training utilizing long-term athlete development principles for the Massachusetts and New England Districts. Grillo joined USA Hockey having spent the previous 12 years (1997-2009) as head coach of Brown University's men's ice hockey team.. Read more on ADM Staff >>.. 

The Healthy Meal vs. the Dessert  Excellent Article written by Roger Grillo

In today’s version of youth sports we have a very unhealthy ratio of practice to games. In many youth hockey associations the practice-to-game ratio is 1 to 1 or 2 to 1. To me practice is the healthy meal and the games are the dessert. What would serve our young athletes much better would be a healthier ratio of 3 to 1.
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The American Development Model (ADM) provides age-appropriate guidelines and curriculum to hockey associations across America to help more kids play, love and excel in hockey. Brought to you by USA Hockey, in partnership with the NHL

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2010 USA Hockey Player Development Camp Schedule (NDC)

USA Hockey will host more than 1,100 hockey players at nine player development camps over a six-week period beginning June 24, 2010. The events will be split between the Sports Center in Rochester, N.Y., and the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn  USA Hockey National Development Camp Information >>