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Holiday hockey camp in Seaforth another
success, despite drop in numbers
Jeff 11eachert
With around 10 fewer kids regis-
tered this year, the holiday hockey
camp at the Seaforth arena was not
able to run a second session over
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the Christmas break .- as originally
planned.
However, organizer Kathy
Huether said even without being
able to run a second session, the 30
kids that did participate in the
camp had a great time over the
three days.
Kids who came out ranged in age
from eight to 14, and travelled from
as far as Goderich, Exeter and
Stratford.
"And, we had quite a few local
kids this year," added Huether, not-
ing that she was pleased by the
increase in participation from
Seaforth kids, which was one of her
goals.
Also, she added that they even
had some kids come out that had
never played hockey before with
equipment.
Helping out for the third consecu-
tive year was Seaforth's Luke Vick
and Mike and Brad McLaughlin.
Vick, 21, plays for the Clinton
Radars, while Mike McLaughlin, 18,
plays for the St. Marys Lincolns and
Brad McLaughlin, 16, plays for the
Seaforth midgets.
Jeff Heuchert photo
Seaforth's Luke Vick gives out some pointers as he watches Nathan Boersma,
9, of Exeter, who was one of 30 kids to participate in this year's hockey camp.
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"I pretty
much know them
all (the kids) on
a first -name
basis," said Vick
last week after
Day 2 of the
camp.
He added
that since many
of the kids have
participated in
the camp for the
last three years,
the other coach-
es and himself
know the kids
quite well -
which allows
them to run an
efficient and fun
camp.
"They're get-
ting older;
maturing a bit
more each time.
It's easier for us.
The drills are
the same (from
past years) so we
don't have to tell
them twice," said
Vick.
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"The kids
respond to us. They can joke around
with us and we joke around with
them," he added.
Brad McLaughlin added that he
has seen some major improvements
in some of the kids not just over the
three years, ,but even after the
three-day camp.
"We've been teaching them a lot of
stuff," he said, noting that having a
smaller group actually works to the
kids' advantage, since it allows the
coaches more time to spend working
with each individual kid.
As for not being able to fill a sec-
ond session for the camp, Vick
added that it's not a surprise since
the camp is held each year over the
Christmas break, when kids are
busy with family visits and playing
in hockey tournaments.
The camp is structured to include
three hours of ice time, followed by
three hours of dry -land training
plus a lunch.
The main areas of focus are power
skating, stick handling and puck
control and shooting.
Huether said while they hoped to
improve the skills of the kids that
did participate, that wasn't their
main goal.
"It's more about having fun," she
added.