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Cornwall Girls Hockey Association:

Time to Learn, Time to Play

By Jan Murray Bellefeuille. “Each team can play
up to four tournaments per year,”
t is, truly, a league of their own she says. They also offer additional
IThe Cornwall Girls Hockey skills including some puck handing,
Association (CGHA) offers a defense, and goaltending, which
novice house league that is truly a adds to their regular skills training.
100 per cent girls league that allows This is offered now on Wednesday
the young girls to bond together as nights, but that night could possibly
friends and teammates while at the change.
same time, learning to handle the
The Developmental Stream team
puck.
is another team that players can
When kids begin playing hockey, try out for, after the house league
it is in the tykes division. They learn teams have been established. “The
to skate, to handle a stick, handle kids have try outs, and the kids that
a puck, and gain basic knowledge make it, kind of get the experience
of how to play hockey, but it’s all of a travelling team,” explains
learning time. When they advance Perkins-Bellefeuille. “There are
to the developmental novice league, extra exhibition games, extra Small numbers and lots of teaching and learning opportunities allow
their time is split 50/50 between practices and then kids do one to every child a chance to improve their hockey skills. Supplied photo.
learning skills and playing games. three tournaments with their DS

teams.” scored her first goal, and won a gold hockey fun is the friendship and
There is no travelling involved,

medal in her first tournament!” teamwork our girls learn right from
and the girls spend one hour of This season the novice division the beginning,” he says.
skills/learning for every hour they has three teams, with a total of 39 Jette is very impressed with the
spend playing an actual game. girls. association. “We received so much He sees a lot of determination
support from all of the coaches, from the novice girl’s team and
When the season begins, all Tammy Jette, whose daughter is
trainers and parents. Everyone in takes pride in their desire and
the players engage in a couple playing for the fi rst time this year
the organization has gone above willingness to learn, suggesting you
evaluation sessions, which helps is feeling very confi dent about
and beyond for us. We are truly can truly see how much fun they
the coaches to make up teams based the impact that the game, and
very grateful for this wonderful are having and jokingly quipped,
on that evaluation information so the association is having on her
organization in Cornwall and “Boys created hockey and girls
that each team will be as equal as daughter. “On her fi rst day, way have nothing but kind words for perfected it.”
possible. back in September, I left the rink everyone involved, especially
practically in tears,” says Jette.
Once the teams are set and things Amber’s coach, Keith Dickson. He
“When Amber got on the ice with Support our local
are underway the girls will play one has been wonderful, supportive,
to two games each week, which will all of the other novice girls, she was and is a terrific addition to this businesses.... and save money

usually be played on the weekends the only one who couldn’t skate. It organization.”
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Once the teams are set and things the beginning. “I love volunteering,” on pages 11-12
are underway the girls will play one (coach) who told them not to give He explained. “That is my way to If you wish to advertise or submit
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place, according to CGHA novice improved drastically,” says Jette. season so far. “What really makes Greater Cornwall & Area Community Sports Newspaper
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