TGHA
Update
Jan. 23,
2009
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Games Updated
Parent Attendance Needed
Clothing Orders Due
Pancake
Breakfast Feb. 1
Dads and Daughters Feature
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Games
Saturday Updated
Fri.
1/23
Sat 1/24
12U vs. Canandaigua 12:45
p.m.
Sun 1/25 14U
vs.
Sun
1/25 19U vs.
Parent
Attendance Needed
Adult Education Week Starts Monday
Dave Herrick expresses to the TGHA
membership: "The Adult Education sessions are an opportunity for TGHA to
support the efforts of our parents and to share the expectations for personal
conduct. In general, the players, coaches, parents and fans of TGHA are a
respectful and sportsman-like group. We’ve been fortunate to have such
self-disciplined adults who refrain from displaying many of the negative
emotions that can degrade our hockey experience. So, our focus during the AE
sessions is to encourage our continued positive behaviors and to provide
parents with some age appropriate hockey information. It is also a great
opportunity to receive your questions and comments as we cross into the second
half of our season."
Our governing organizations (USA Hockey
and NYSAHA) are committed to Adult Education. They provide associations
like TGHA with resources---
This year there
will be four sessions offered over three days (Jan. 26, 27 and 28) adjacent to
practices. The content will be tailored to the adult's players' ages and
hockey level, but if you need to attend a different one due to scheduling
issues, that is fine, too. One
adult from every family is expected to attend one 20-30 minute session.
We hope it will be worthwhile for you to spend this time with Mary and
Dave, this year's TGHA co-presidents. Please ask us questions before,
during or after the session. Thanks for your anticipated cooperation with
this request for meeting attendance.
Mon Jan
26 6:30 p.m. Initiation and
House Rick's Room, RINK
Mon Jan
26 7:30 p.m.
12U Rick's
Room, RINK
Tues Jan
27 7:30 p.m. 14U and
19U
Harkness Room, Lynah
Thurs. Jan. 29
5:30 p.m. Initiation and House Lobby,
Clothing Orders Due
Jan. 29
Karen Muckstadt,
TGHA board secretary and 12U mom....as well as TGHA alumna herself, is
organizing this year's TGHA Apparel Orders. If you missed the first round or
would just like to order an additional item(s), a second chance to order is now
available.
*Same great selection of items as the first order. Sweatshirts and pants,
fleece vests and jackets, Sideliner jacket, Beanie AND
/T-shirts and shorts for the spring and summer seasons.
Fliers are at the rinks and at http://www.ithacagi
Order deadline is Thursday, January 29.
Please return
your order form with payment to your team manager/clothing contact, or directly
to Karen at
Pancake
Breakfast Feb. 1
Mark your
calendars and come hungry on Sunday Feb. 1 when the
From
Dads and Daughters Newsletter
Ten Tips for
Dads to Promote Daughters' Sports
Why should your daughter or stepdaughter participate
in sports & physical activity? To be more healthy
(in mind & body), feel better about herself, learn new skills, stay off
alcohol & drugs, defer sexual activity, and, TO HAVE FUN! Sadly, some
people worry that girls are too delicate, unskilled, or inadequate to play
sports. To which the smart father and stepfather reply:
"Baloney."
In anticipation of February 2, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, here are
10 Tips to help Dads provide the kind of support Daughters need.
1. Make sports fun from an early age. Keep a relaxed approach when she's
young. For example, have athletic-theme parties, like kickball and pizza.
2.
Demonstrate interest in her athletic programs and activities. Attend her games
and other extracurricular activities. If you live away from your daughter, be
sure to talk with her after every game to hear how it went.
3. Learn
the importance of physical activity for girls. Read research from organizations
like the Women's Sports Foundation (e.g.: "Go Out
& Play") and Kids' Sports Psychology.
4. Leave
coaching to the coaches. Tina Syer of the Positive Coaching Alliance says,
"You're there to fill the kids' emotional tanks and make sure they bounce
back from mistakes, not to tweak their throwing motion or tell them where to be
on the field." Be smart about choosing coaches tuned in to her age and
skill level. If there's a lack of adequate coaches, sign up to volunteer!
5. Be a
model fan. Cheer hard for your girl, and then cheer for everyone else who is
playing, too. Think about what you would look like on the sidelines if someone
were videotaping you instead of the game. Be sure you (and your daughter) would
be proud of what you'd see. Every kid (and parent) should remember why they
call it "playing" sports. And then encourage her to be a fan of
college and professional women's sports like the WNBA--by becoming a fan
yourself!
6. Ask,
"What do you and I hope to get from the experience?" Then tell her
what you hope she gets. If you don't talk (and listen), she may assume all you
care about is a winning record or how good her stats are. Make sure she knows
you want sports to be a fun place to make friends, test herself, be healthy, and
feel good about herself.
7. Let her
play with boys. In "Raising Our Athletic Daughters: How Sports Can Build
Self-Esteem and Save Girls' Lives," Jean Zimmerman and Gil Reavill suggest
utilizing coed or single-sex programs according to your daughter's comfort
level and what will contribute most to her learning and growth.
8. Help
her use "mistakes" productively. When she messes up, she'll look to
you first. So illustrate how to put mistakes in perspective by 1) showing her
how to let go of them and 2) encouraging (but not demanding) her to use them as
motivation to improve her skills.
9. Make
sure girls and boys have equal sports opportunities and resources. Support
Title IX and encourage school and other sports programs to be aware of and
promptly address inequities.
10. Keep a
relaxed and fun approach. Team sports teach girls how to be self-reliant while
also working collaboratively to be competitive. If she loses interest in
sports, you and she can still be physically active together--and books like The
Dads & Daughters® Togetherness Guide have plenty of other ways to relate
and have fun together.
Learn more about healthy fathering of daughters @
www.DadsandDaughter
Mary
Mary M. Grainger
Phone 607-257-3268
Fax 607-257-0483
Cell 607-280-4380