Braves Athletic Club

Travel will be permitted for the 2020-21 season, under the proper Cohort Guidelines. Hockey Alberta and its leagues are working together on timelines, and exhibition games could occur as early as October. DETAILS: http://bit.ly/3cgwIYD #AlbertaBuilt | #ReturnToHockey

NEWS: Applications are now being accepted for the Hockey Equipment Relief Program, orchestrated by Bauer Hockey, Hockey Canada, the NHL, and NHL Players Association. DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3mvJjvU

#SmileCookie season is back! September 14 - 20 at your local Tim Hortons. With 100% of proceeds being donated to local charities in your region, we say cookies for the whole team!

IN PERSON REGISTRATION Wednesday, September 16th from 630-830pm @ Homesteader Community League, we have scheduled another in person registration. Your child will be able to skate this weekend but if you dont attend or make prior arrangements with the registrar, his/her name will be taken off the list until fees are paid.... You are required to volunteer for 3 bingos for the upcoming hockey season. Please remember, it is on a first come first serve basis. All workers will be required to wear a face mask, gloves are recommended, not required. You must bring a volunteer deposit cheques of $200.00 PER BINGO, dated for the day of your bingo, or a valid credit card number that can be processed in the case you do not work your bingo. If you prefer to not work a bingo, buyout is $600. Also, you will not be receiving any emails with skates times or group lists so please continue checking the Braves and NEZ websites for updates during evaluations. If for some reason your child does not appear on any of the lists please contact myself. To meet health guidelines, wearing face-masks is mandatory. Only 1 or 2 people will be allowed into the building at one time. Only 1 parent is allowed for each player. No children are allowed into the building. Your patience and co-operation during this time is appreciated. Thanks, any questions please email [email protected]

Please share this! October 3rd will be a massive bottle drive for Tyler. So share and save your bottles please!

IMPORTANT DATES BELOW to complete the registration process and sign up for bingos. Please make sure you HAVE REGISTERED ONLINE BEFORE COMING to complete your registration in person. When you REGISTER ONLINE, SELECT THE PAYMENT OPTION OTHER to complete your online registration part.... In person registration dates for upcoming 2020-2021 hockey season: Wednesday, September 9th from 6:00pm 9:00pm @ Homesteader Commuinty League 575 Hermitage Road. To meet health guidelines, wearing face-masks is mandatory. Only 1 or 2 people will be allowed into the building at one time. Only 1 parent is allowed for each player. No children are allowed into the building. Your patience and co-operation during this time is appreciated. To help speed up the registration process, below are the available bingo dates you will choose from: Saturday September 26th, 2020 Thursday October 8th, 2020 Thursday November 5th, 2020 Wednesday December 2nd, 2020 Monday December 28th, 2020 Friday January 22th, 2020 You are required to volunteer for 3 bingos for the upcoming hockey season. Please remember, it is on a first come first serve bases, so please have more than one date in mind. All workers will be required to wear a face mask, gloves are recommended, not required. You must bring a volunteer deposit cheque of $200.00 PER BINGO, dated for the day of your bingo, or a valid credit card number that can be processed in the case you do not work your bingo. If you prefer to not work a bingo, buyout is $600. Please continue checking the Braves and NEZ websites for updates during evaluations.

SKATE TIMES AND GROUPINGS ON LINE! Please note all skates times and groupings are on nezsports.com . If you do not see your child listed and you have registered, please contact [email protected].

NEWS: Hockey Alberta has once again updated its Return to Hockey Plan. Please take note of the changes reflected in the September 3 update. DETAILS: https://bit.ly/331f07w #ReturnToHockey | #AlbertaBuilt

A forewarning for our upcoming evaluations. Please adhere to all Covid safety protocols while at the arenas, so we will not have to follow suit. We will be sure to share all of the City of Edmonton guidelines, with our evaluation information.

SKATE TIMES AND PLAYERS LIST POSTED! Skate times and player lists have been listed on both the Braves website and NEZ website. If you do not see your child's name and you have registered, pleas contact [email protected] Braves are still working on a date for payments and commitment sign-ups. Keep eye on Braves website and facebook for further details.

Happy National Dog Day! Let's see your pups #happydogday #hockeypupsarethebest #hockeymomsociety

ALL SPORTS PARENTS NEED TO READ THIS: 70% of kids drop out of their sport before age 13 because of these 4 reasons: Yes, you read it right, 70% of all kids qu...it organized sports by the age of 13, and the number one reason they cite is that it is not fun anymore. There can be a few reasons why kids drop out early: 1. Over zealous parents - Parents are fueled by their talented kid to spend all their time and money on pursuing the kids sports career. They feel the more, the better, when in fact it’s that continual push that can at most times send their kid over the edge. They also seem to panic when other kids the same age as theirs might be winning or doing better, so they make changes in coaches (-also known as 'coach hopping') and add on more tournaments. 2. Too much competition at a young age - Burn out and over playing can occur at a very early age. Kid’s that compete too much and too early are in the 70% category of quitting a sport sooner than later. Too much competition at a young age also means that they are not busy doing the things they should be doing more of, like athletic skill and technical development. 3. It’s not fun anymore - The kid doesn’t enjoy playing anymore due to the loss of fun. They are always practicing or playing matches. Also, the pressure and more attention to simply ‘winning’ applied by coach an/or parent. The fun is simply drained out of it because of 'win at all cost' coaches and over-pressuring parents. Kids also start to see their friends having more fun having more balance in their lives, playing other sports and going to friends houses, fun activities etc.. Always remember what the number 1 reason was why kids started to play a particular sport - because it’s FUN. 4. Too high expectations - When a kid is extremely talented at a young age or showing great potential, a lot of parents will be constantly told how brilliant or great their kid is. This is the mistake of society. Kids are put on pedestals way before they have earned it or should have. Ridiculous as it may sound, but here in the United States, I have heard parents of kids under the age of 12 years talking to University and college coaches about getting their kid to go there! And while I’m on that subject, parents pulling their kids out of school before 14, what are you thinking? Give your kids Balance and Education for as long as possible! It's understandable that Sometimes arrangements in time scheduling need to be made, but pulling a kid from the classroom permanently at these ages does more harm than good. Conclusion: The most important thing as a parent or coach, is to always make sure the kid is having FUN. I would recommend that both the parent and coach provide the balance to this equation. Parents, your role is simple: Just be there to lend unconditional love and support. Also, remember to let the coach, coach. Have some integrity and patience, stop the coach hopping and thinking the grass is always greener when another kid does well. Most of all - Let you kid decide if they still find it fun. It should and always be their choice. Coaches, make sure the vital stages of athlete/player development are adhered too. But most important of all, help develop their love for the game as well as their life skills. Enjoy the journey. - Allistair McCaw #ChampionMinded Champion Minded: Achieving Excellence in Sports and Life https://www.amazon.com//069279154X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Ij

Some final information prior to tryouts! Anyone who is experiencing COVID symptoms, has been around someone that has tested positive or is awaiting results, ...PLEASE do not attend tryouts and contact [email protected] We ask that spectators follow the Hockey Alberta guidelines: -Remain outside the arena until your child is on the ice surface, and exit the building right after the scheduled booking time (Players can come in early to check in and grab a jersey, they’ll have access to a change-room 15 minutes early in order to put their skates on) -Spectators from different households are to be socially distanced at all times and everyone must be masked up (players must stay masked up until they’re entering the ice surface) -Spectator areas are restricted to 25% of total seating to a maximum of 100 people as per AHS guidelines MLAC will not be responsible for monitoring spectator capacity, but the arena staff will, and we appreciate your cooperation as we all adapt to these new rules and regulations.

Hockey Alberta has updated its Return to Hockey Plan. The original plan was released on June 30; the updated version is current as of August 21. Based on feedba...ck from our Member organizations and updated information from the Government of Alberta, a number of updates are included in this version of the Return to Hockey Plan. DETAILS: http://bit.ly/ReturnToHockeyPlanUpdate #AlbertaBuilt