Acceleration - Quick Hands Updated

Here's the lastest Top 10 Times on Quick Hands from Acceleration (as of 12/29):

Tanner 3.35
Grady 3.36
Joey 3.38
Trevor 3.41
Braden 3.53
Logan R. 3.62
Alec 3.88
Harry 3.97
Jesse 3.97
Skyler 3.97

Coach Eric lowered the team record to 3.25 this morning, but you're closing in on him guys!

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#14 Grady Ewing
School: Westwood
Grade: 5th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Mike, Kristin & Zayda
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Math
Favorite Team(s): Gophers & Hurricanes
Favorite Athlete(s): Eric Staal, Brian Gionta & Alex Ovechkin
Favorite Food(s): Chicken Nuggets & Pears
Favorite Restaurant(s): Olive Garden & Wendy's
Pet(s): Dog & Cat
Hobbies: Collecting Quarters, Nickels & Pennies, Writing Stories, Hockey, Soccer, Backyard Football, Computer Games, Collecting Rubber Bracelets (138) & Collecting Hockey Player Cards

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#15 Matson Courrier
School: St. Francis Xavier
Grade: 4th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Jim, Jenna, Karli & Hayden
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Social Studies
Favorite Team(s): Sioux, Rams, Colts & Wild
Favorite Athlete(s): Mark Setterstrom & Payton Manning
Favorite Food(s): Steak & Pizza
Favorite Restaurant: Outback
Pet(s): Dog
Hobbies: Hockey, Football, Snowboarding & collecting bouncy balls

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#13 Harry Stanius
School: Oak Hill
Grade: 5th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Jane
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Gym
Favorite Team(s): Huskies & Wild
Favorite Athlete(s): Mark Parrish, John Swanson & Matt Hartmann
Favorite Food(s): Mac & Cheese, Spaghetti
Favorite Restaurant: Mongo's
Pets: Dog & Cat
Hobbies: Hockey, Cross Country, Orchestra, Movies & Hunting

Acceleration - Quick Hands

An update from Acceleration - Top 10 Times on Quick Hands:

Trevor 3.41
Braden 3.53
Logan R. 3.62
Grady 3.65
Joey 3.71
Alec 3.88
Harry 3.97
Jesse 3.97
Skyler 3.97
Tanner 4.01

Keep working on your stick handling skills guys...you're closing in on the team record -- Coach Eric 3.27!

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#12 Logan Neu
School: St. Elizabeth
Grade: 4th
Shoots: Left
Family Members: Rick, Chris, Abbey & Tanner
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Phy-ed
Favorite Team(s): Wild, Huskies & Twins
Favorite Athlete(s): Andres Nodl, Bobby Goepfert & Joe Mauer
Favorite Food(s): Watermelon & corn on the cob
Favorite Restaurant: Vals
Pets: Dog & Hampster
Hobbies: Hockey, Baseball, Soccer, xbox & play station

1st Tourney- 1st win!!!

Wow what a weekend! Great Job boys. 4th place is not the best finish but certainly not the worst either...
All the kids worked hard and had a fun time from what I can tell. Regardless, we learned some things and we are getting better and better all the time. Never give up guys. We know we have big hearts we just have to tap into that energy when we get down...

See most of you Wednesday @ acceleration.

Coach Eric

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#11 Logan Traut
School: Westwood
Grade: 5th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Ron, Lori, Kayla & Jenna
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Math
Favorite Team(s): Huskies, Sioux, Wild & Twins
Favorite Athlete(s): Marian Gaborik, Matt Hartman & Nate Dey
Favorite Food(s): Pizza
Favorite Restaurant: Old Country Buffet
Pets: None
Hobbies: Baseball, Football & Hockey

Snack Schedule

Here is the snack schedule up to January 8th, once we know about the Paynesville tournament I will add more dates. I will still try to remind you when it is your turn to bring snacks.

Dec 14th - Altena
Dec 15th - Joey Mendel
Dec 16th - Traut
Dec 21st - Neu
Dec 23rd - Stanius
Dec 28th - Ewing
Jan 6th - Courier
Jan 8th - Raygor

Good Luck this weekend in New Prague.

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#10 Joey Mendel
School: Oak Hill
Grade: 4th
Shoots: Left
Family Members: Jeremy, Karen, Josh & Jaden
Favorite Sport(s): Hockey, Baseball & Soccer
Favorite School Subject: Math
Favorite Team(s): Wild, Twins & Gophers
Favorite Athlete(s): Marian Gaborik, Alfonso Soriano
Favorite Food(s): Steak
Favorite Restaurant: Applebees
Pets: None
Hobbies: Fishing & Swimming

Never Give Up!

Well, Still learning. I think we still are learning a lot about the kids, they are learning a lot about what it takes to be on an "A" team. We all are learning to be more competitive. Regardless, the kids are getting better and better each game. We should all be proud of their accomplishments to date.
Looking forward to the tournament to "open up"... all we need to do is maintain intensity and position, well OK, and pass, shoot, and score... :D We are getting there. My feeling is that both Rogers and SFNB are not slouches at all. We had some chances and we need to make more. Either way, we will get there.

Keep up the good work kids.... and parents! :-)

See you all Wednesday.

Eric

What a fun Game!!

Hey folks,
even thought the outcome wasn't quite what we wanted, I thought our guys all played very well. Nothing to hang our heads about. As an aside, I talked to two of the black teams coaches, and both said they couldn't believe how well we were passing, breaking out and putting the pressure on in the second period particularly.... I know we are due to win a game soon. When we all play like a team it will happen.... When we shoot more than say 25 shots on net (our goal for each game is 30) we will have a great chance to win a game.

In the end, the main thing we are doing is learning all season long. I love having the opportunity to work with you (the kids) and of course getting to know the parents. We'll make it happen ......... soon!!

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#8 Trevor Cornelius
School: Oak Hill
Grade: 4th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Vaughn, Gina & Allie
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Math
Favorite Team(s): Wild, Huskies, Vikings, Twins & Hendrick Race Team
Favorite Athlete(s): Undertaker, Marian Gaborik & Jeff Gordon
Favorite Food(s): Brats, Pizza & Brownies
Favorite Restaurant: TGI Friday's
Pets: None
Hobbies: Play Sports, Watch TV, Play Nintendo DS Lite

Schedule Changes

Please click on the the link on the right side of the blog for our updated D-10 schedule. There have been two changes: The Anoka game and the Champlin game. We are also talking with Paynesville about their tournament January 12-13. I think it is safe to assume we will be playing in it, as they were looking for two teams. If not, I will let you know!

Keep your heads up and keep playing hard boys! The rewards will come!

Andy

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#7 Tommy Auger
School: SPPM
Grade: 5
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Andy, Libby & Katie
Favorite Sport: Football
Favorite School Subject: Math
Favorite Team(s): Denver Broncos & Mighty Ducks
Favorite Athlete(s): Tom Brady, John Carlson (Notre Dame), Chad Johnson & Andy Auger (Andy who??)
Favorite Food(s): Pizza & Pop tarts
Favorite Restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings
Pets: None
Hobbies: Football, Hockey & Baseball

Pictures for website needed..... Please

Any chance one of the creative parents could take pictures (like individual mug shots except hopefully smiling) :D Before the game on Wednesday??? I want to get some up on the site instead of the plain old roster....

Let me know.

Coach Eric

Miscellaneous rambling after a tough loss

Well folks it seems like we took a little step back on Saturday. We worked on positioning in practice today(Sunday) quite a bit. Hopefully we can make a profound change in the way we play as a team. I have a good feeling about the way the kids are improving their individual skills. Now we just need to start becoming more of a team...

I have to be at a District 10 meeting tomorrow night (Monday Dec 3rd) during our practice time, but I know with the great help we have there are no worries at all. Thanks to all for being so supportive.


Looking forward to our game against the Black team on Wednesday. See you all then.

The videos have been updated to include the quick hands drill as well.... If you have a chance, check it out..

Sometime during the next week I would like to review some video with the kids. Maybe Friday after practice for about a half an hour would be great. I will let you all know.



Coach Eric