Mitch Kerns Named Hockey Development Coach

We are pleased to announce that Coach Mitch Kerns is the hockey development coach for this season. As HDC, Mitch will work with all our SYHA coaches along with our High School coaches to help implement skill development at all age levels. This will include assisting with practice plans and running skills specific practices for all age levels. Below is a message from Mitch on his goal for the 2024-2025 season.

As the Hockey Development Coach Kerns' goal is to focus on building the players skills from the ground up focusing on power skating, shooting, puck control, stick handling, passing, small area games and positioning. He has created a guideline for coaches to use to improve players’ abilities and techniques on the ice that are tailored to each age group so that we are collectively working together to build on these skills from year to year. Skill development is crucial to a player’s development to help them be more effective and successful on the ice and boost their confidence in their abilities during games.