Running Tryouts
- Connect with staff thats suppose to work the tryouts
- Expectations, needs (computer), location, times, share google sheet
- Have paper tryout sheets in case someone forgets computer or computer crashes
- Bring your own computer/other tablets for the evaluators to use in case they forget or computer crashes
- Expectations, needs (computer), location, times, share google sheet
- Arrive to the rink 45 min early
- Have any staff arrive at least 30 min before to make sure all is situated for them
- Arena arrival connect with Goalie Director or whoever is in charge of the association
- Connect with shooters for the tryout
- Expectations, Who is running their specific drills
- Make sure numbers of goalies are same with what we got
- Ask if any changes occurred because of a lost jersey, too small, etc.
- Connect with shooters for the tryout
- Have all MEGA staff meet to go over scoring sheets
- Assign Nets
- Scoring system (1-10,etc.)
- Different Ways to watch nets
- Once on the ice, bring goalies into group to talk expectations
- 15 min of movement to warm goalies up
- Split into groups based upon numbers/age level
- Explain to all the goalies before they go to their stations that they will do a certain amount of reps then switch
- Try to get through the drill twice on one side then switch to the other
- Make sure goalies in middle stations keep pucks in their area for shooters
- Each station should be around 10-12 minutes or until all evaluators are good watching their station
- Explain to all the goalies before they go to their stations that they will do a certain amount of reps then switch
- Once stations begin facilitate the drills
- Expectations
- Make sure shooters are giving the goalies proper time to get set
- Make sure they are running the right drill
- Make sure they are shooting pucks in the right spot
- Make sure they are switching sides if the drill only works out of one side at a time
- Move nets around in middle nets to make sure the ice doesn’t get bad
- Gather pucks for stations if running low
- Ask evaluators if they are good on stations
- Thumbs up or thumbs down
- Ask if they need to watch a specific goalie
- Blow whistle to stop stations
- Direct goalies on where they should go
- Expectations
- Once completed with station work for the hour have shooters pick up pucks and have goalies gather in middle
- Log in all the data for the association
- Email the people a PDF copy of all the numbers and notes
Evaluate Skills/Games
Skills
- Once arrived at the rink meet with whoever is running the skills tryout
- Discuss the procedure of how to evaluate
- What station you have
- Access to google sheet or papers
- Scoring System
- How to add notes/numbers properly
- Asking for more time for your station to evaluate
- Make any number changes to sheet
- Once station work starts begin evaluating
- Locate what net your watching
- Make sure your on the correct “age group” sheet that’s at the net your watching
- Have all age group sheets open above in the tabs
- Make sure your on the correct “net tab” on the google sheet
- Double check the numbers you have at your station
- Take notes first before writing in numbers
- Notes help coaches make decisions so be in depth
- Once you’ve seen goalies do a round of the drill start plugging in numbers based on what you saw and the notes you wrote about them
- Make sure you are putting the right numbers into the correct goalies number
- When complete double check numbers
- Check you put in the correct numbers/notes for the goalies
- Once done let the on-ice coach know your good
- If need more time ask for it or ask for a specific goalie you need to watch
- Once the session is done make sure all numbers are added up correctly for the coach in the correct tab
- This will help for the coach afterwards just double check instead of adding plus double checking
- Less error
- Make sure coach can see all your notes and numbers before you leave
- This will help for the coach afterwards just double check instead of adding plus double checking
Games
- Once arrived at the rink meet with whoever is running the tryouts
- Discuss the procedure of how to evaluate
- Scoring system
- What groups your watching
- Goalie number changes
- Once games begin start evaluating
- Make sure your on the correct “age group” sheet
- Have all age group sheets open above in the tabs
- Double check the goalie numbers for the specific game
- Take notes first before writing in numbers
- Notes help coaches make decisions so be in depth
- Once you’ve seen goalies do a round in the net start plugging in numbers based on what you saw and the notes you wrote about them
- Make sure you are putting the right numbers into the correct goalies number
- When complete double check numbers
- Check you put in the correct numbers/notes for the goalies
- Make sure your on the correct “age group” sheet
- Once game sessions are complete, ask association leaders on who you send the PDF copy of notes/numbers too
- Make sure all numbers are totalled and notes are able to be seen
- Send email with PDF forms to association