Coaches for 2009/2010 season
1991/1992
Head Coach: Dave Weaver
Assitant Coach: Dave Thompson
Assistant Coach: Tom Mathews
Assistant Coach: Kevin Michael
1993/1994
Head Coach: Mike Bowman
Assistant Coach: Garrett Barbosa
Assistant Coach: Glenn Barbosa
1995/1996
Head Coach: Dave Weaver
Assistant Coach: John Reinhardt
1997/1998
Head Coach: Mark Horgas
Assistant Coach: Dom Glavach
2000/2001
Head Coach: Jeff Adams
Mid-State Mustangs Mission Statement
The mission of the Mid-State Mustangs is to provide the opportunity for the area's best young hockey players to develop both as individuals and hockey players, and to help them move to higher levels of hockey. The goal is to challenge these players both mentally and physically, and push them towards both team goals, and their individual goals.
Teams
The Mid-State Mustangs will field teams in the following age groups for the 2009 - 2010 season:
1991/1992 - National Bound
1993/1994 - National Bound
1995/1996 - National Bound
1997/1998 - National Bound
2000/2001 - Tournament Team
Selection of Teams
For the PeeWee, Bantam, and Midget age classifications:
* Evaluations will be held in March (see Tryout Info.)
* Every player that attends the Evaluation will receive an "evaluation form" which will be sent to each player's home.
* Every player will be invited to attend the Training Sessions in April and May.
*Final Rosters for the 1991-1992, 1993-1994, 1995-1996 and 1997-1998 teams will be posted
in late summer 2009
* Players who are moved to the Training Only team will still be evaluated, and do have the ability to move back to the tournament team.
* The final roster will consist of 18 players and 2 goalies.
For the Squirt and Mite age classifications:
* Evaluations will be held in March (see Tryout Info.)
* Every player that attends the Evaluation will receive an "evaluation form" which will be sent to each player's home.
* The final roster will consist of 15 players and 2 goalies.
Player Development
The primary goal of the Mid-State Mustangs is player development. The organization believes that to develop players, great coaches who run high level practices are critical.
Coaches
The first step in developing hockey players is having excellent coaches. The Mustangs will have coaches who have played and coached at the collegiate level, coaches who have spent their lives dedicated to the sport and the kids involved. The goal is to have coaches who do not have a son or daughter on the team.
Practices
Teams will practice 18-20 times from April through August. Each practice will consist of two hours of on ice training, and one hour of off ice training. Practices will focus on both individual skills and team concepts. Coaches will spend considerable time on skating, stick handling, passing, and shooting skills. Practices will also focus on team concepts, such as power plays, penalty kills, fore-checks, neutral zone breakouts and traps, and defensive zone coverage. During off ice sessions, players will work out with professional trainers or classroom lectures.
Between the months of September and March, teams will hold around 10 practices, play 8 games, and participate in 2 tournaments.
Games/Tournaments
Each Mustang team will play in a total of four away tournaments throughout the United States and Canada. We believe that this comprehensive schedule and the level of competition will develop our players into more complete hockey players.
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