Photo by john larson
YOUTH HOCKEY PLAYERS GET A CHANCE TO HONE SKILLS AT PUGET SOUND HOCKEY CENTER.
HOCKEY YOUTH GAIN AN EDGE
Local hockey players had a summer camp at Puget Sound Hockey Center last week. The 28 athletes honed their skills at a camp organized by Northern Edge Elite Hockey School. Based in St. Louis, the organization holds camps around the country. It held one at the facility on the Tideflats from July 12-16.
Jordan Snetselaar grew up playing hockey in Iowa City, Iowa. He attended his first Northern Edge camp in 1994. Eventually he went to work for them.
The camp in Tacoma focused on offensive drills in the morning and defensive drills in the afternoon.
From skating to stick handling, Northern Edge offers a complete players camp, according to Snetselaar. “We focus on breaking the game down. All aspects are covered,” he said. “We pay a lot of attention to detail. If someone is making an error we stop and correct it.”
The camp travels to small towns with no hockey teams, such as Medford, Ore., to major cities with National Hockey League franchises such as Tampa, where it was three weeks ago.
“Having a local team gives them something to emulate,” Snetselaar observed.
The camp ended on July 16 with the players forming two teams and playing a game to display what they had learned over the course of the week.
– By John Larson
COUPLES TO GIVE CLINIC SAHALEE
Seattle native Fred Couples (and U.S. Senior Open Honorary Chairman) will demonstrate a variety of golf shots and discuss his preparations for competing in a USGA national championship before the Senior Open at Sahalee next week. Fred will cater the presentation to juniors in the crowd and dedicate a lot of the exhibition time to questions from the audience.
The clinic is July 27 at 3 p.m.
Here is the full schedule of events at the Senior Open.
Monday, July 26 - Practice Round
Tee Times Begin at 7:15 a.m (1st and 10th tees)
Shuttles Begin / Gates Open at 7 a.m.
Tuesday, July 27
Practice Round
Fred Couples Junior Exhibition - 3 p.m.
Founders Museum Charity - First Tee of Washington
Tee Times Begin at 7:15 a.m. (1st and 10th tees)
Shuttles Begin / Gates Open at 7 a.m.
Wednesday, July 28
Practice Round
Military Family Day
Wounded Warriors Exhibition - 2 p.m.
Founders Museum Charity - Friends of American Lake Veterans Golf Course
Tee Times Begin at 7:15 a.m. (1st and 10th tees)
Shuttles Begin / Gates Open at 7 a.m.
Thursday, July 29
First Round
Founders Museum Charity - First Green
Tee Times Begin at 7:15 a.m. (1st and 10th tees)
Shuttles Begin / Gates Open at 7 a.m.
Friday, July 30
Second Round
Founders Museum Charity - Evans Scholarship Foundation
Tee Times Begin at 7:15 a.m. (1st and 10th tees)
Shuttles Begin / Gates Open at 7 a.m.
Saturday, July 31
Third Round
Founders Museum Charity - Special Olympics Washington
Tee Times Begin at 7:15 a.m. (1st tee)
Shuttles Begin / Gates Open at 7 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 1
Fourth Round
Founders Museum Charity - Pacific Northwest Golf Association
Francis D. Ouimet Trophy Presentation
Tee Times Begin at 7:15 a.m. (1st tee)
Shuttles Begin / Gates Open at 7 a.m.
For more information, visit http://www.2010ussenioropen.com.
CORRECTION:
In the July 15 issue, the soccer photos on B3 were erroneously attributed. The photos were taken by Jeff Lacher.
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