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Oct 3 Play Like A Champion Event

On October 3,  the Caps will raise their Stanley Cup banner in the Capitol One Arena, and Titans are invited to a spirit party that night at the nearby Casa Italiana, from 6pm to 8pm, hosted by our partner organization Play Like A Champion.  You don't need to donate to attend -- just bring your hockey passion and love of youth sports! The event entertainment will feature the Notre Dame Alumni Band.  Contact Stacy Fierce (917-318-3017) or Jess Smith (202-669-0552) if you can attend (kids welcome!) 

Get Ready for the 2018-2019 Season

Dear Titans Families,
 
Welcome to the 2018-2019 Ice Hockey Season !
 
We're excited to get our skates on and hit the ice!  For families who are new to the program, or new to ice hockey, don't hesitate to email or call with any questions.  Our contacts are at the bottom of this email. Rosters are at the bottom of this email too, but I wanted to get the important stuff parents need to know, up higher. Please read through carefully! 
 
PLEASE NOTE THESE IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:
 
SUNDAY SEPT 30 at 630p is our Kickoff Skate and (Mandatory) Parent Meeting at Cabin John Ice Rink.  
 
FRIDAY OCT 5 IS THE FIRST ALL-TEAM PRACTICE, AT FORT DUPONT ICE ARENA (Details below)
 
PARENTS:  You need a USAHockey number and Safesport training certification.  It's free. You need this to volunteer, and you can do so on our website.  Here is the link: https://www.usahockey.com/safesporttraining
 
TEAM MANAGER CALLOUT!  The U8 team needs a Team Managers!  Parent volunteers are an important part of youth ice hockey, and one of the most important roles is as team manager. The parent/team manager sends out weekly reminders of practices and games coming up, assigns parent volunteers to the 3 duties of each home game (scoring, game clock, and penalty box), liaises with the Board, works with the coach, and otherwise manages the team. We have online materials as reference. You can also contact our existing TMs to see what this entails. Apps make it easy. Anyone can do it!!! Please email me if you can step up. Each team MUST have a team manager. 
 
PLEASE PAY YOUR OUTSTANDING UNIFORM INVOICES:
Please! We need this paid up before we can hit the ice. 
 
PRACTICES:
Practices start on Friday, Oct 5 and will be on most subsequent Fridays at Fort Dupont Ice Arena.  We supplement our ice time with dryland training at Watkins Skate Park, on Capitol Hill.  Schedules will be finalized at the end of September.  Please continue to check the schedules and always be in touch with your Team Manager.  
 
PRACTICE STRUCTURE:  U8 and U10 teams start at 6:10p sharp, with off-ice warmups and coach talk. They hit the ice at 6:30 and drill until 7pm. 7pm to 7:10p is All Teams Powerskating.  U12 and MS team start their warm-ups and whiteboard training at 630p sharp, and hit the ice at 7:00pm, Powerkskate until 7:10, and then drill from 7:10p to 7:50p.
 
TEAM COACHES AND ROSTERS:
Below are the coaches (a few Assisant Coach TBDs), and links to the rosters on our SportEngine website. We are still making a few changes to the coach assignments, so please bear with us as the pieces fall into place! You'll need to login, or create a login, to see the rosters on the website: www.titanshockey.org
 
8U (Mites, or Tiny Titans)
Head Coach: Paul Kilbride 
Assistant Coaches: Iman Kennerly, Henry Middlebrook
Team Manager: TBD
 
10U Blue (Blue Squirts)
Head Coach: Ryan Smith
Assistant Coach:  Josh Kramer
Team Manager:  Cheryl Mackay
 
10U Silver (Silver Squirts)
Head Coach: Jim Smith
Assistant Coach: Peter Fitzgibbons
Team Manager: Lisa Jackson
 
12U (PeeWees)
Head Coach: Chris Chilbert
Assistant Coach: Bill Schultheiss 
Team Manager: Daniel Nunez
 
Middle School Team:  
Head Coach: Don Marlais
Assistant Coaches: Dan Nyberg, Dan Rabin, David Wolf
Team Manager: Sara Ghaith
 
 
ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES: Our ice slots are limited, but there are many ways for your player to improve their skating and hockey:  Go to public skating as much as you can. Good skating is the foundation of hockey. The more your players is on the ice, the better they will be. Coach Nat's  DC-ICE and Hockey on the Hill are great after-school programs and super complementary to our program. Kettler (Medstar) and Wheaton also have open stick n shoots, open ice times for hockey players to practice shooting on goal.
 
***FINALLY...last but not least, an invitation to a very special event:***
Our Coach Emeritus Willy Meaux is inviting all Titans Families to a fundraiser on Wed, Oct 3 support Play LIke a Champion, the national organization we belong to that promotes inclusive, developmentally oriented youth sports culture.
The fundraiser will be held on the night the Caps will raise their Stanley Cup banner in the Capitol One Arena, so there will be a screen at the venue and some serious hockey spirit!
Details can be found @ https://www.playlikeachampion.org/dc
Also, please share with those you think may support this benefit for sports programs for underserved children throughout the U.S. 
 
OK that's it for now! As always, let us know if you have any questions.
 
Thank you all for being a part of our community, and 
 
GO TITANS!
 
Jess Smith - 202-669-0552
Stacy Fierce - 917-318-3017

Updates & News

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CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR V1 PLAYERS ON WUSA 9 NEWS!

The Titans V1 team was playing a game when WUSA9 came to the rink to do a story after racist Blackhawks fans hurled racist insults at Caps forward Devante Smith-Pelly. Other fans wanted to make up for the hurtful incident, so Smith-Pelly steered them to to Fort Dupont, which took in more than $20,000 in donations. Watch our middle schoolers in action, and Lawrent Chinakhwe being interviewed! (CLICK ON TITLE TO SEE VIDEO OF THE NEWS STORY)

What Sports Parents Can Learn From a Town in Vermont That Produced 11 Olympians

Norwich’s approach "stresses participation over prowess, a generosity of spirit over a hoarding of resources and sportsmanship over one-upmanship. Norwich has sent its kids to the Olympics while largely rejecting the hypercompetitive joy-wringing culture of today’s achievement-oriented parents. In Norwich, kids don’t specialize in a single sport, and they even root for their rivals. Parents encourage their kids to simply enjoy themselves because they recognize that more than any trophy or record, the life skills sports develop and sharpen are the real payoff. The town’s approach runs counter to the widespread belief — propagated by those perpetuating the professionalized youth sports complex — that athletic excellence and a well-balanced childhood cannot coexist." (CLICK ON TITLE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE)

The Secret to Norway's Olympic Success

Tore Ovrebo, director of elite sports in Norway, says that "in Norway, organized youth sports teams cannot keep score until they are 13. “We want to leave the kids alone,” says Ovrebo. “We want them to play. We want them to develop, and be focused on social skills. They learn a lot from sports. They learn a lot from playing. They learn a lot from not being anxious. They learn a lot from not being counted. They learn a lot from not being judged. And they feel better. And they tend to stay on for longer.” (CLICK ON TITLE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE)

9-year-old Hockey Players Deliver A Lesson In Decency

"...And right there, on the ice, a Bulldog and Titan met for a five-minute goalie clinic." (CLICK ON THE TITLE TO READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE)

"Sport has the power to change the world...it has the power to inspire.  It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does.  It speaks to youth in a language they can understand.  Sport can create hope where once there was only despair."   - Nelson Mandela

The Titans are proud partners with national youth sports organization Play Like A Champion Today 

http://www.playlikeachampiontoday.org

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