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Meet The Seaway Valley Rapids Coaches: Glen Denny

program in Kapuskasing, Ontario, GOJHL in Welland, Ontario, after
By Casey Leger for approximately 10 years. I playing at the AAA level. “I was

was very fortunate to have been lucky enough to be invited to the
“I’ve coached for approximately involved in the U16 program as part Sault Greyhounds’ camp and had a
20 years,” says Glen Denny, who’s of the Northern Ontario Hockey few early conversations with several
behind the bench for the Rapids Association several times during NCAA programs in the early 90’s,
U15 AA boys team this year. “Prior that tenure, including being the but Junior B is the highest level I
to arriving in the area last year, head coach of the program.” played at,” he says.
I was the head coach of a AAA Denny played Junior B in the Denny feels that one of the biggest

september crossword puzzle

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“UPPITY? MOI?” MISS PIGGY
DOWN challenges of coaching at the U15
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Company big shot, informally
2 Quattro maker level is creating an environment
14 15 16 3 Race series 1973 to 2006 that develops a growth mindset.
“At this age, people are very self-
17 18 19 4 Bow notch
5 ‘Hams’ are always doing this conscious and want instant results.
20 21 22 6 Lifts up They don’t want to look silly or
7 Important parts
23 24 8 Imitation: Suffix make mistakes in front of their peers
and if they can’t execute something
25 26 27 28 29 30 9 Falcon shut eye immediately, they don’t want to put
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10 Top ‘dog’
31 I 32 33 34 35 36 11 Bonnie rocker? in the work,” he explains. “Real
12 Of Rule, Britannia’s composer development requires a person to
37 38 39 40 get outside of their comfort zone and
13 Boaster’s goal, of course

41 42 43 44 21 Pulled apart, by kids recognize that even if they aren’t
22 Swear words, at the altar? good at something today, if they put
45 46 47 25 Elektra Records Holzman, et al. in the focused effort required, they

26 Can do
48 49 50 51 27 Harvard club since 1858 can be good at whatever they put

28 As ___ (Worth a pretty penny) their minds to. That translates into
52 53 54 55 56 57 58 more than just hockey.”
29 O.J. judge?
59 60 61 30 Like the hare in the race Denny started coaching in his
32 Has an uncle in the ___ early twenties when some of his
62 63 64 34 Shoshonean language former coaches asked him to get

35 “To ___ more, learn more”
65 66 67 involved. He saw coaching as a
36 Work units way to remain involved with the
39 ___ Volente (God willing) game. “A bigger portion was the
44 Roll call opportunity and responsibility to
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ACROSS ACROSS 46 17 Greek letter
1 Simon hit “You’re so ___” 37 She ruled Egypt’s kgdm. 47 ‘Grimm’ girl give back to people, communities,
5 Nose-in-the-air Le Pew, et al. 38 To act high and mighty is one 48 Pass over quickly and a game that has provided me
10 Blow your own horn 40 Grey-haired 49 ___ Cyrus - songs and selfies* most of the things in my life,” he
14 Currency from 2002 41 Isaac was a promised one 50 Piers explains. Coaching is also a good
15 Crème de la crème 42 Parisian proboscis 51 West Africa nation way for him to spend time with his
16 Big shot Brit title 43 Amour-___ (Self-love) 53 Prison ‘saw’ own teenaged children.
17 Etext, in slang 45 T.O. gridiron member 54 They’re for kids! A supervisor for Ontario Power
18 Nutty-flavored potato 47 Reviews to die for 55 ‘Drawn’ in the winter - Whee! Generation at RH Saunders
19 Chinese: Comb. form 48 Big time success 56 Actress Garr
20 Top ‘dog’ 51 Met everyone at the door 57 64, to Romans Generating Station, Denny has
23 Bucks or these, deer! 52 ‘Crowned’ the winner 58 Bottled water name had plenty of time over his twenty
24 Flighty: Variation 59 Countertenor years of coaching to find ways to
25 Head ‘Stone’, et al. 60 Up in arms * Selfies have been around for integrate it into his family time and
29 Celine 2016 Billboard award 61 Superman villain Luthor, et al. centuries in the art world. Back his work time. “For me the key is
31 Flowering 62 Not green, not blue - more this then, they of course were called to have a full seasonal plan in place
32 Takin’ Care Of Business 63 Made of flax self-portraits. There are dozens by August and schedule it around
musical grp. 64 Actor Estrada of self-portraits of Rembrandt. family and work events,” he says.
33 US stadium that hosted the 65 Scrutinized He used a mirror to do them, so
Beatles in 1965 with 55,600 66 Venerate his actual features are reversed “Sometimes that means you have to
in attendance 67 What Miss Piggy thinks she is in his paintings and drawings. say ‘no’. I’m really fortunate to have
Selfie was named 2013 word of a very supportive wife and kids,
Puzzle by Douglas Taillon the year by Oxford dictionaries. and if you surround yourself with

Prepared Locally by Douglas Taillon a great support staff, that definitely

Solutions on page 31 simplifies things.”