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Page updated 1/12/04

TGHA Update 1/8/04

Next Board Meeting:  Feb. 4 at 7:00 p.m. at The RINK.  All welcome to participate.  Public comments are at the beginning of each agenda.

Cass Park practices are on for tonight.  It is each family's decision about participation when the roads are bad or the weather inclement, but the rinks and TGHA programming continue unless the roads are officially closed.  Read to the bottom for some advice for skating in frigid temperatures.

This Weekend's Home Hockey
Friday 1/9: Cornell Women vs. Yale at 7:00 p.m. Lynah
Sat. 1/10:   14Us vs. Cortland 14U at 9:15 a.m. RINK
Sat. 1/10:   12Us vs. Mohawk Valley 12U at 12:45 p.m. Cass
Sat. 1/10:   Cornell Women vs. Princeton at 4:00 p.m. Lynah
Sat. 1/10:   Recreation vs. IYHA Recreation at 5:15 p.m. Cass
Sat. 1/10:   16Us vs. Ithaca Sirens at 7:00 p.m. RINK

New Girls Welcome
Several girls came this week for the beginning of the Half Season Half Price Initiation program.  Others can join any time in January (Mondays 5:00-6:00 p.m. at The RINK and Thursdays 5:15-6:15 p.m. at Cass ) by contacting 277-0614 or wetz4ny@
aol.com or using forms on the web site: www.ithacagirlshockey.com. Spread the word to your friends and neighbors!

Remember Recreation ice time on Mondays 8:45-10:00 p.m. at The RINK is open to other teen and adult women hockey players on a "drop in" basis for $10 per week if they are registered with USA Hockey.  There are great coaches on the ice on those nights but not a large number of skaters.

Prize Drawing Tickets Support RINK and TGHA
Association Fundraising with Community Recreation Center starts 1/8 and runs through 2/10

We would like to remind to all players and parents that The Community Recreation Center (RINK and FIELD) is a non-profit facility.  We survive from donations and the funds from our user groups.

The Community Recreation Center (C.R.C.) Raffle was created to help our facility raise money and to also help our user groups fundraise to offset the cost of individual teams and associations.  This raffle was created with the intention of the tickets basically being able to sell themselves with the prizes that are being raffled off.  The grand prize is $1,000.00, 2nd prize 27" flat screen TV, 3rd prize Amish Oak table and chairs, 4th prize 3-one hour ice rentals, and 5th prize 5-one hour field rentals. The drawing will be on February 14, 2004.

Each TGHA player will be given 10 tickets, for each ticket sold; C.R.C. will give our association $1.50. Collect cash or checks written to CRC, Inc.

If you need more tickets please contact your team manager or fund raising contact  All money and tickets need to be turned in to that person by February 9th.  If you have any questions you may call Kim Hamel at 257-5122 or email kah22@cornell.edu.

Next Season
Several important members of the TGHA leadership need to step down after this season.  If you are interested in any of these positions,  let Kim Hamel know.  New leaders are elected at the annual meeting in late spring, but you may want to start working with the current volunteer leader in order to learn the ropes.  Needed: clothing coordinator, Cub Club chair, equipment loan closet location and coordinator, tournament chair and committee members.

Playing in Frigid Cold
Last January "Professor" John Uber, TGHA Coaching Coordinator and 19U Head Coach wrote the following for his team and for the TGHA Coaches...

It's January, it's Ithaca, and we have practice tonight at Cass. Who'da seen this coming?

We have one or two of these bitter cold nights each season.

The wind chill is something we have all experienced out there - even when it's reasonable weather - just by skating around on a cold surface. The effect is exacerbated by a colder ambient temperature, and high surface winds. You lose heat principally through two heat transfer mechanisms in this type of weather - conduction and convection (the 19Us will be quizzed on the third mechanism!). The convection is the most dangerous tonight.

A couple of points of caution:

1. Coaches - especially those of younger players - please be mindful of the body temperatures of your players. Some of us coaches have built-in layers of insulation when we go on the ice, but some of your players don't have these natural protectors.  Try to warmup a little before you go on. Another technique is to go out on the ice for a hard 5-10 minute skate, then take the players into the warming area for a few minutes. This will allow the body heat to go through the layers of clothing, and once the body is generating excess heat, the outer layer of clothing will be cold at the
surface, but the body will remain warm. Key terms are thermal gradient, steady state-steady flow, and boundary layer.

If a player complains about the cold, get her off the ice, and allow her to warm up.

2. The extremities (e.g., fingers, toes, ear lobes), and exposed surfaces (face) are the most vulnerable, and the first ones to check. A couple of tricks for protection of these parts -
    - thin layers, long johns, union suits, polypropylene suits.
    - wear thin socks and gloves inside to act as liners. Heavy socks
with tight skates will restrict circulation and increase cooling
    - use a little baby oil on your hands, feet, face, and ears.

The baby oil thing prevents evaporation from those surfaces (and makes your skin oh so smooth and baby fresh). (19Us there will also be a quiz on why prevention of evaporation is important in this situation.)



Mary
Mary Grainger
421 Highland Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-257-3268 phone
607-257-0483 fax
mmgithaca@aol.com
 

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