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presents BEHIND

THE BENCH

An Interview with Shawn Locey

By Molly Kett so much that you can learn from watching and work with others to achieve shared
other coaches and their teams, and the goals,” says Locey.
best part is, it never really ends. There are
hawn Locey began coaching when his always new things to learn.” Like many coaches, Locey has a
Sown children started in the Hockey favourite coaching memory so far.
Initiation Program. According to Locey, he Through paying attention to the
wanted to help the other coaches who were surrounding influences and always “Our Atom B1 team recently won
teaching kids how to skate. focusing on learning, he has defined a bit gold in the Jimmy MacDonald Atom
of a coaching philosophy for his own team. Winter Classic in January. It’s our home
Locey’s athletic knowledge doesn’t start tournament,” says Locey. “I am incredibly
and stop with coaching, though. Like many “I have encouraged our players to try proud of how our team played. I grew
coaches, he started his love for sport by and watch more hockey. Whether it’s up playing hockey in Long Sault and
playing. their favourite NHL team, junior hockey, participating in this memorial tournament
or their siblings and peers, you can learn
“I grew up playing minor hockey so much just from watching and it carries means a lot to our team.”
and baseball in the South Stormont and over into their playing abilities,” says
Cornwall area until my early teens. I began Locey. “It’s something I wished I had Finally, in order to have a successful
coaching minor hockey and soccer when realized at a younger age when I played. team, it comes down to having enough
my own children started playing sports,” Photo Submitted I also encourage the players themselves to players to compete. Locey knows that
says Locey. speak up and contribute in our pre-game being competitive in a season comes from
Smiths Falls and in South Stormont.” team commitment. “Thank you to all the
Locey has been coaching hockey at the and post-game meetings. We as coaches parents who register their children in
Atom B level for a couple years. This most In terms of what he owes his coaching still run the meetings, but ultimately we
recent hockey season, he has been coaching success to, Locey says it comes down to want our players to find their voices and minor hockey. It’s a big commitment of
the Atom B1 South Stormont Selects. the fellow coaches, assistant coaches, become confident as leaders.” time, energy, resources, and emotions,”
trainers, and executive members who he says Locey. “I know our team’s parents this
“We are entering the final month of our According to Locey, the best part year have managed demanding tournament
season,” says Locey. “We are fortunate to has worked with over several seasons, of coaching has been building young schedules, travel, bad weather, and
be part of a competitive eight-team league. starting in IP. people’s confidence. “Not just in their other adversities. Their commitment and
The season is going well. We have had “I also really enjoy watching other teams athletic abilities, but in their abilities to
successful tournaments, winning gold in play and practice,” says Locey. “There is communicate and socialize with their peers encouragement contribute to our success.”
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