Coaches for 2011/2012 season
1993/1994
Head Coach: Dave Weaver
1995/1996
Head Coach: Mike Bowman
Assistant Coach: Garrett Barbosa
Assistant Coach: Glenn Barbosa
1997/1998
Head Coach: Jeff Adams
Assistant Coach: John Reinhardt
1999/2000
Head Coach: John Reinhardt
Assistant 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 2011 - 2012 season:
1993/1994 - National Bound
1995/1996 - National Bound
1997/1998 - National Bound
1999/2000 - National Bound
Selection of Teams
For the PeeWee, Bantam, and Midget age classifications:
* Evaluations will be held in April (see Tryout Info.)
* Every player will be invited to attend the Training Sessions in April and May.
*Final Rosters for the 1993-1994, 1995-1996, 1997-1998 and 1999-2000 teams will be posted
in late summer 2011
* The final roster will consist of 18 players
and 2 goalies.
For the Squirt and Mite age classifications:
* Evaluations will be held in April
* 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.
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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