Podcast Segment for Parents – Episode 250

Got our NHL Sense Arena feature interview coming up. But, first, I wanna get some more insight. Ned was great. That paraphrasing from Kevin Woodley. Now we'll lean on what parents wanna hear.

What was going to help parents guide their young goaltender with our Stop It Goaltending U, the app parent segment. We are going to grow some independence, Woody. I would like to do that with my kids who don't play goal at all. Give me an idea of where we go.

Well, I know you said Woody because you're thinking that Woody needs to earn some independence, but but I'm I'm the one who's gonna help.

I was actually gonna say before we get to Hutch, we need to tell you how the Stop It Goaltending U app can help you gain some independence. It can be a tool for your young goaltender to kids don't watch enough hockey. Right? So get on there. There's tips.

There's all kinds of opportunities to sort of learn from the best. Watch video, breakdown plays, all kinds of options available. We mentioned off the top of the show, but wanna make sure I plugged it again. The Stop It Goal Attending U app, which is the presenter of our parent segment, daily primers, goalie one zero one, goalie IQ, the making goalie series. There's a goalie video glossary, goalie playbook, goalie systems, goalie extra.

Make sure you go, whether you're on Android or on Apple, go to the App Store, download the Stop It Goaltending U app to keep your goaltender more engaged. Give them opportunities as Hutch is gonna talk about to sort of be a little more independent and take learning into their own hands. The Stop It Goaltending U app is a great way to do that.

Hutch, guide us, educate us.

Look, most of us, we're all parents and, most of us know that you're usually just in survival mode as you run from one activity to the next and, just try and get through your day because you've got a busy workday, you got the kids coming back from school, you gotta go from there to each different event and so on. And so we end up doing a lot for our kids because we we just need to get through the time rather than take the time to educate them. But imagine this, guys. Imagine you've got a young kid and you could just say to them, my only job is to drive you to practice. You just let me know what time you need me in the car.

That creates an independence in your kid that will actually pay off huge for mom and dad as well because now you can actually step back and not worry about all those things that you have to do to get them to practice. And I think these are really important skills, guys, because it's not just about stopping the puck when you get to the next level. If you go to a hockey academy, if you go to a junior team, you go to an NCAA team, there's a chance there's good chance that you're sort of on your own, and that's really what the teams expect. They want you to be responsible for yourself. I was at a junior camp one time.

I watched a father and a son from one of the most expensive hockey programs in the entire country going into a Junior A tryout, and dad was helping the kid carry his gear in and get registered at the reception. What kind of message does that send to a junior team? Most of the other kids driving themselves to the tryout, dropped at the curb by mom and dad, they just walk in, they show that they can look after themselves. So how can we help our kids learn to look after themselves, make your life easier, and prepare them for the next level? So here's my quick little tip, something you could start doing if you're in spring hockey now or if you're heading off to camps and so on.

Start working backwards. When a kid is quite young, obviously they can't do all those things, but you can with your young kids say, you need to be responsible for learning what time practice is and be able to tell me. And then maybe as they get a little bit older, we help them work a little bit backwards. Well, what time do you need to be at the rink if practice is at five? What time do we need to leave the house if you need to be at the rink at that time?

Because practice is at five. And we can start working all the way backwards through to how much time do I need to pack my bag? How much time do I need to get my snack ready before I leave? You might even have a kid old enough to prepare their pregame meal. That would be an awesome thing for them to learn because their billets might not do it for them.

And so as you as the kids get older and older and older, they can work through this time series as they just work backwards from whatever time they need to be at the rink so that they know when to get their gear ready and when to have mom and dad sitting in the car ready to drive away. So the goal is all you have to do is say to your kid, what time do you need to meet me to be in the car? My job is to be your biggest fan. Your job is to be the hockey player and be ready to go. They can't do it at six, but they can probably do it at 13 or 14.

And you can sort of see how much of that responsibility you can share with them as they're getting older and older. But do start early. Do be deliberate about it. I know it's hard because we're all so busy just trying to survive. But if you do invest that time, your life's gonna be easier and your kid will be more prepared when they head off to junior.

Did you do that?

We did. I can't say we did it from age six. I think we stumbled our way into it. But yes, absolutely. Your kids leave leave home for hockey if they're one of the more, you know, one of the people heading off in that trajectory, before they can drive.

So, yeah, we absolutely got to that point. It's not easy. It doesn't just happen right away. There's a whole lot of work going on in the background. You have to remind them of how they have to work backwards so that they can find each of those times.

But eventually, it just becomes second nature.

And you can work at it with school or other activities. You can you can

100%.

Sort of merge that into your, setup and and, your organization.

Yeah. And it's remarkable how many junior hockey players, I have known over the years that can't do most of those things. And, you know, you could add to it all sorts of things like, can you make yourself breakfast beyond just pouring a bowl of cereal? Can you make

yourself lunch? Like, that we we just get used to doing things.

Of course we do. It like I said, it's survival mode because it takes more time to teach those things. But, and there will be days, mom and dad, you do have to survive. I understand it. I've been there too. But, just something to work towards.

We're trying to do that with Woody right now. We're we're trying to sort of institute a little independence with

Well, there's a thing that's known around here is Woody time. And I was very excited when I found, on Amazon a clock with Woody from Toy Story was with the hands. And every now and then when Woody's not quite on time, I send that image of the clock to him.

Hey, folks. Listen.

True story.

I know we said that this is, brought to you by Stop It Goaltending U app. We've got lots more as part of that announcement coming next week. So make sure you stay tuned as we sort of completely and fully unveil that partnership. We've talked about it a few times already, but it's obviously one that I'm excited about. So I can't wait to share more details