Clipper Ice Sports in Niverville wants to get the word out that registration for the upcoming 2018–2019 hockey season is open. This year, signups are solely available online at the Hockey Canada website (see below).
Good news this year is that Clipper Ice Sports won’t have any fee increases. On top of that, the organization is excited to announce some new opportunities, free of charge, to players and coaches alike.
One such opportunity will include one monthly on-ice session for every player from Novice to Bantam with GT Performance, a Manitoba coaching business with years of proven success. A portion of these on-ice sessions will be devoted to goalie development. GT Performance will also run conditioning skates to kick off the season prior to tryouts.
Note that these training opportunities aren’t limited to players. Clipper Ice Sports and GT Performance are partnering to extend specialized training to local coaches, to help them broaden their skillsets. This will include the introduction of new training aids for coaches to share during practices. It is hoped that these coaching clinics will help recruit and retain great coaches to keep the Clippers program strong for many years to come.
As well, Clipper Ice Sports will be hosting day camps for players on school in-service days, along with a preseason dry-land training program that will be run by Niverville’s very own ShopGym. However, these two initiatives won’t be included in the regular registration fees.
Buyout options will be available to parents who choose to make a donation in lieu of fundraisers and volunteer canteen shifts.
“We’ll have more details and dates in the weeks to come,” says Travis Mason of Clipper Ice Sports. “CIS is looking forward to taking the next step and building a development program that will strengthen the skills for players, coaches, and the association as a whole. Here’s to another great year of hockey!”
