What's In It For You? Bigger and Better Games

Here is a highlight video from the NAHL Showcase Tournament Weekend, which took place at the Super Rink in Blaine, MN over the weekend of September 15 - 19, 2010:

(What's in it for you?  More Opportunity and Bigger and Better Games)


The 2010 NAHL Showcase from J.B. Olson on Vimeo.

Another Fantastic UOPU Game in the Books

Here's all I will ask from now on: Where You There?

Put me in, Coach! I am ready to play.

Another shoot out battle at the Ultimate Officials Pick Up (UOPU) Hockey Game!

The game was tied at the end of regulation, 14 to 14.  The Dark Team prevailed on goals from Joe Oberg and Andy Priley.  Meanwhile, Kevin Cassidy stonewalled the first two shooters he faced from the White Team.

Conn Smythe (playoff MVP) = Kevin Cassidy, goalie, 2nd month in a row!

Overall, it was more fun than a bunch of hockey refs should be allowed to have...Where You There?

Team Dark                                                      Team White

Clayton Smith                                                  Shane Paskey
Joe Oberg                                                       Nick Bradshaw
J.B. Olson                                                       Dana Penkivech
Mike Trumble                                                  Nick Dornfeld
Jamie Halverson                                              Toby Boyum
Joe Millette                                                      Ross Gibbs
Andy Priley                                                     Joe Rice (G)
Kevin Cassidy (G)

Be there next month!  Tenative Date: October 20, 2010

Treadmill Training - The Power of a Group & More

Some results from the skaters on the treadmill:

The average number of strides reduced (more 'Bang for the Buck') was 2 per guy on average, with the two biggest gains from Clayton Smith (6 less) and Cory Effertz (4 less)

The average number of seconds added to 'Skate to Failure' was a whopping 15.74 seconds, with the two biggest gains from Cory Effertz (21.18 more seconds) and Clayton Smith (19.84 more seconds)

The two longest skates to failure were Neil Missling (46.78 seconds) and Jamie Halverson (44.88 seconds), with Clayton Smith a close third (44.53)

GREAT JOB, BOYS!!!

The dryland results were as follows:

The greatest improvements in the Long Jump were Joe Oberg (5 more inches) and Clayton Smith (2 more inches)

The longest jumps overall were Jake Brenk (8 ft. 3 in.) and Aaron Barlow (8 ft. 2 in.)

The greatest improvements in the 10 m. dash were Nick Bradshaw (0.19 seconds faster) and Neil Missling (0.11 seconds faster)

The fastest times overall were Norm Gaskins (1.69 seconds) and Mike Diebold (1.75 seconds) = THE TWO OLDEST GUYS!


OVERALL, I KNOW THAT EVERYONE IMPROVED PLYOS AND AGILITY LADDER TECHNIQUES/SPEED/QUICKNESS!!!

Fall Off Ice Camp 2010 from J.B. Olson on Vimeo.

Why I Encourage You to Play Pick Up Hockey

Ultimate Officials has started running pick up hockey(UOPU) games once a month at Velocity Hockey Center in Eden Prairie.  The UOPU game this month is on Wednesday September 29th.  First of all the particulars:

WHO: Hockey refs who want to have a good time and develop*

WHAT: 3 on 3 hockey on a small ice surface (165 ft. by 30 ft).  This ensures that you have lots of "touches" (cool), you are always in the action (fun), and you don't have to back check as hard (has a shinny-like atmosphere = DOUBLE COOL!).

WHEN: Wednesday September 29 at 8:30 pm

WHERE: Velocity Hockey Center, 7901 Fuller Road, Eden Prairie, MN

WHY: Let me count the ways...

1. FUN - it's a friggin' blast!  3 on 3 hockey on that small sheet keeps you always in the constant action.  This is not one of those games that breaks down into a bunch of breakaways.  It's hockey the way everyone is doing nowadays = small area games.
2. THE BROTHERHOOD - hanging with the boys, talking trash, doing some serious male bonding...all of those things are good for you and very healthy, so MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT!
3. PLAYER EMPATHY - I honestly believe that some refs struggle in calling games because they either (a) have lost touch with reality on what it is like to be a player, or (b) they've never played the game on a serious basis before.  Usually I think it is (a).  So, if you walk a few miles in a player-like moccasins, then I think you'll have a better feel, anticipation, and read for the game.  No friggin' doubt!
4. FIRST-STEP SPEED - When you play a game on a small sheet like this...well...like I have been trying to tell you...you are always in the action.  This causes you to do a whole lot of short, quick bursts.  When you play on a 200 X 85 surface, you don't need that explosiveness so much, because the game really spreads out.  The quicker you keep your feet moving, the better you'll ref.

Overall, you need to get off your duff and make it down to Eden Prairie this coming September 29th.

Be there or be square.

ADM Weekend

This weekend (Sept 15 - 18) is the annual NAHL Showcase Tournament in Blaine, MN at the Super Rink.  There will be a WHOLE BUNCH of Ultimate Officials guys there throughout the weekend.  That is a testament to (a) themselves and (b) the program of Ultimate Officials (especially guys going through the UO MDM).

This weekend is an unbelievable weekend of hockey.  All 8 sheets in Super Rink are going solid with NAHL games, U18, U16, and U14 games.  The parking lot is jammed with cars, buses, motor homes, and people grilling out.  Scouts from other Jr. Leagues, colleges, and the pro's will be all over the place.  It's quite a spectacle.

GOOD LUCK, BOYS!

So, as a favor to all the readers of this blog, I will share a video I gave to the UO Boys.  This is an example of what all subscribers to my stuff get (whether you are a part of the MDM, Mental Tuffness, the 12 Week Physical Training Camp, or the Non-MN Resident Camp.  Enjoy!

   

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My Annual 9/11 Remembrance - Never Forget!

I originally talked about Mark Bavis back on Memorial Day 2009 [see here], and I have done so on this blog since then.

See my video...

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Happy Labor Day! You Been Busting Your Butt? I hope so...

UO Summer 2010 from J.B. Olson on Vimeo.