 While the 2016-2017 season is almost winding down some players in Peewee, Bantam or Midget may now be thinking about their options for the 2017-2018 hockey season. Knowing your values as it relates to hockey can really help narrow down the choices. Knowing which values to consider may be tricky. Following is a useful tool I made which can help one think about what is important. With so many factors keeping it simple and focusing on values is essential.
While doing this keep in mind it's what the player would ideally like to have. This can be useful if one simply circles the boxes related to the question. I believe it is best used if the player answers and explains his or her thoughts on each question. Values Questionnaire - How much do each of these topics matter to you? Topic - Coaching 1. It's important that I am coached by highly qualified coaches Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 2. My coaches should first and foremost coach to win Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 3. My coaches should first and foremost coach to develop players Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 4. The coaches have high expectations for all players Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 5. The coaches are approachable with sport related topics. Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 6. The coaches are approachable with social / teammate related topics. Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care Topic - Teammates 7. It's important that my teammates are very skilled at hockey Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 8. My teammates should play hard to win Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 9. My teammates should have high expectations for all players and for the coaches. Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 10. My teammates push me to be better on and off the ice Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 11. My teammates are social in the dressing room, at team functions and informally Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 12. My teammates accept me for who I am Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care Topic - League / Schedule 13. The team plays in a valid league with a regular season schedule and playoffs Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 14. The league is competitive with most games being meaningful Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 15. The league has a website where statistics and standings are posted and updated regularly. Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 16. Games and practices are 4-5 days per week Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 17. Game and practices are 1-3 days per week Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care Topic - Team 18. My team has a chance to win most games Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 19. My team is a contender for the playoffs and championship, possibly Nationals Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 20. My team has a history of being successful and expecting success Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care Topic - Location 21. My team plays and practices close to my home Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 22. I am not required to billet or live on campus Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 23. Away games remain within 1-2 hour of home Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 24. Away games remain within the province, except for 1-2 tournaments Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 25. Regular away games could be elsewhere in Canada or in the USA Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care Topic - My Role 26. It's important that I'm a team captain, assistant or take on other leadership role. Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 27. It's important that I play on one of the top 2 lines and either power play or penalty kill. Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care Topic - Other 28. I am able to work a part-time job each week while playing Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 29. There is time on road trips and in the schedule to study and do school work Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 30. There is time in the schedule for time with friends Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 31. Cost to play matters to me and is a big consideration Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 32. I am able to play other sports while playing for this hockey team Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care 33. I want this team to help me to get to another level of hockey (ex. university) Absolutely! Somewhat Barely I don't care Which 3 topics matter the most to me? 1. 2. 3. What was left out that's important to me? - - Created by Mike Chapman - February 2017 |
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