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        New Plymouth Ravens Inline Hockey

Team Ethics  -  Commitment to your team & club

If something comes up and a player cannot attend a particular practice or game, the coach or manager must be advised as soon as possible ( it is a courtesy to advise your availability status to the team management)

Players must respect their coach & team officials, be attentive at practices, wear correct uniform, be ready on time for practice and games. This may mean arriving up to an hour before your scheduled time to “gear up” and be available to attend “team” discussion on game or practice plans.

Selection to play for your Ravens Inline Hockey team is based on talent, attitude, dedication, and coachability.  Membership is based on the understanding that this opportunity is for those who are serious about pursuing their inline hockey development within the club. Commitment from both the player and his/her parents/guardian is required to be a member of the team. 

Inline Hockey is also about having “fun”, players with more skills = players having more fun!

Ravens Inline Hockey sets itself apart from other club teams because it holds organised practices to create a true team environment.  Therefore, it is required that players commit to  100% of the practices and 100% of the possible games & tournaments scheduled.  The goal behind this requirement is for the players to benefit as individual players as well as learning the responsibility of being part of a team, developing vision and knowledge of positional play and a good “sense” of how the game should be played. This can only be achieved through hard work and discipline, there are no “magic” secrets to becoming a good hockey player, it takes years of training and hard work.

If a player is to play with emotion and determination, he must practice with emotion and determination.

The Ravens Club have a number of coaches who have been involved since the “beginning”, they have a significant amount of knowledge gained through researching, reading, attending coaching courses and attending events both local, national and international and volunteer their time to pass this knowledge on to players willing to put in their best efforts and energy into training, physical conditioning and playing for their team. Not all players make it to nationals, representative teams etc, but all OUR players are winners. Hockey teaches discipline and teamwork, how to handle failure and success, it provides a lifetime of enjoyment, friendships and physical fitness.

Club members should recognise the importance of club volunteer coaches. These coaches are important to all team players. Support their decisions and trust their judgment. Communicate with them if you have any questions.

Younger players look up to older players, set a good example!

BE A TEAM PLAYER—THIS IS A TEAM SPORT!