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ADM: It’s About Growing the Game
As part of the recent IIHF World Girls’ Ice Hockey Weekend, several clubs participated by hosting Try Hockey For Free events including the St. Jude Knights and Franklin Park Panthers. The essence of the American Development Model at its purest… Read More ›
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Kobe Bryant on Skills and Why Europeans Are Way Ahead
Excerpt from the Los Angeles Times Although Kobe plays basketball, he expresses a sentiment that you could equate to hockey and is one of main goals of the ADM – skill development. Kobe Bryant believes European basketball players are more… Read More ›
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Reduced Playing Surface: A Quick Look
By Jim Clare, AHAI Mite ADM Chairman As many of us know, one of the key principles of the American Development Model is the size of the ice surface for our youngest players. We see it in every other… Read More ›