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Feb 05, 2011 | dsoulliere | 692 views
Novice Maroon - 2/5 Update
The beat goes on.

At the risk of sounding redundant, we are quite pleased once again with the progress being displayed by our Novice Maroon players...

...and although we played with a short bench today (minus 3 players), the team came together and battled hard.  We were lead by solid netminding in A. Salmon, yet again.  Positional play, line changes, off-sides, effort, defensive zone coverage, and offensive pressure were all repeats of previous weeks.  The most noticeable improvement this week was the passing that took place between players who were in their proper position, which resulted in some significant scoring chances. 

Our opponent today (Blue) was strong and their goaltending was outstanding as well, but we managed to prevail seeing as our kids are responding positively to what's being asked of them.

We hope to see the momentum carried forward in future weeks.  :)

Upcoming:
Game # Date Time Opponent Venue Result
Sun, Feb 06 10:30 AM-11:20 AM Practice Amherstburg Recreation Complex Rink A
Semi
Sat, Feb 12 11:30 AM Orange Amherstburg Recreation Complex Rink A
Sun, Feb 13 10:30 AM-11:20 AM Practice Amherstburg Recreation Complex Rink A
Our schedule doesn't yet reflect the completion/results of the  round robin, but it seems as though we will be playing Orange next week.  It looks to be a 2 out of 3 series but we will know more and communicate that out in the future.

For now, please continue to refrain from discussing playoffs, semis, round robin, etc... with the players.  We don't want them to feel any added or unnecessary pressure.  We continue to preach Team play, development, effort and most importantly FUN, which seems to evident to this point, and is great to see.

Our Goalie for practice tomorrow and our game next week will be A.Kelly and beyond that we are still discussing as a Staff on how to proceed. 
Please ensure to make every effort to get your kid(s) to practice so we can continue to improve as a team.

Thanks!
Novice Maroon Staff