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Originally Posted by CroFlames
This reminds me of a different problem, but can be solved with the same solution.
Germany has completely revamped their development of soccer players on a national level starting in the year 2000. 14 years later, they are back on top not by chance, but by calculated and smart planning to become the best.
This link http://static.bundesliga.de/media/na...ren2011_gb.pdf describes in detail how they national bodies & leagues demanded that devolpment at the grassroots level is at paramount importance. The invested heavily to professionally train amateurs.
This link http://www.businessinsider.com/germa...-system-2014-7 is a much briefer rundown of how Germany recreated the way soccer is played at youth levels. They have professionals running the academies and youth leagues, not volunteers and nepotistic coaches and managers.
I don't think it's possible to replicate what Germany has done, given that the NHL is a bi-national league, but I think something needs to be done by the CHL, that is fully supported by HC and the NHL.
I'm not sure exactly what the solution should be to revamping development in Canada, but it needs to be at the national level. |
Coaching in the NWCAA, they have been part of a pilot program with Hockey Canada where we get use of their training programs and coaches and we (coaches) have HC support for pretty much anything.
There's been bumps, but it's nice having that support. They want to eventually spread it Canada-wide and have a situation more like soccer. The idea is better development for high-end kids, and more equal competitiveness for rec kids.