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...
- 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.
- 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!
- 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!
- 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.
Be there or be square.
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