Page 4 - Washington Little Capitals Season Program 2016-17

A M ESSA GE

FROM THE

HOCKEY

DIRECTOR

Welcome to the 2016-17 Little Caps season program.
The Little Caps philosophy is simple: We are
committed to helping every Little Cap reach their full
potential as Tier 1 hockey players. We believe this
focus on player development is the key to building a
competitive program. To this end, the Washington
Little Capitals provide the best coaching available in
the Washington, DC area. We offer our players
well-organized, intense, and competitive practice
sessions each and every day. Players improve by being
pushed out of their comfort zones. We will offer the
latest skill training techniques that are proven to
enhance performance.
Once players become Little Caps, we are committed to
continuously evaluating and supporting them, so that
they know where they are making progress and where
they still need to improve. We will show patience and
commitment to the players we select for our teams. In
turn, we expect our players to demonstrate hard work,
commitment and dedication to excellence at every
practice and every game. With that each and every
player will be able to show tangible progress over the
course of the season.
Our goal is to develop not just elite hockey players, but
young men and women of character. As an elite sports
program, we expect our players to maintain high
standards both on the ice and in the classroom.
We want to help our kids become the best hockey
players they can be. We will provide our players with a
great hockey experience, but also a great environment
that promotes values of discipline and hard work. We
will develop our players, and give them exposure
opportunities so they can advance beyond our
program. And we will instill habits of excellence in our
players that will help them to be successful not just in
hockey, but in life. We want our players and our
program to develop the reputation so that coaches at
any level ? from juniors to college ? know that when
you recruit a Little Caps you are not only going to get a
great player, but a great kid as well -- so that when a
scout in a showcase watches one of our kids on the ice,
see their habits, fundamentals and character, they can
say: ?That?s a Little Cap. ?

DAN JABLONIC

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