1. MICHIGAN GIRLS HOCKEY SUMMIT August 23, 2010

2. 1. Introductions & Purpose 2. Overview of Girls Hockey in Michigan 3. Building A Successful Program 4. Rule Changes Effecting Girls Hockey 5. Discussion on Future of Girls Hockey 6. 10U & 12U Scheduling Planning Michigan Girls Hockey Summit Agenda

3. USA Hockey Registration 2009-10 DivisionMaleFemaleTotals % Female 6&U3981470264684015% 7&84252868414936913.8% 9&104822482325645614.6% 11&124946984025787114.5% 13&144806471655522913% 15&163795554004335512.5% 17&182722032703049010.7% 19&Up1197061527613498211.3% Total4129806161247459213%

4. Michigan Registration 2009-10 DivisionMaleFemaleTotals % Female 6&U3803414 4217 9.8% 7&83955365 4320 8.5% 9&104491485 4976 9.7% 11&124821439 5260 8.3% 13&144868430 5298 8.1% 15&163824446 4270 10.5% 17&182767286 3053 9.4% 19&Up184461564 20010 11.3% Total469754429 51404 8.6%

5. USA Hockey Girls/Women Registration 2009-10 DivisionMIMNMANYILWI 6&U41416741233724209490 7&836518811139634258395 9&1048522771300709292470 11&1243915441354700283452 13&1443015441088611284453 15&16446715836516223261 17&18286359443271153168 19767555702629 20& Up1488141711021029518478 Totals4429122508550526422563196

6. Female Player % Comparison StateFemalesPlayersFemale% MI4429514048.6% MN122505345023% MA85504344519.7% NY52644638911.3% IL2256240189.4% WI319617697 18%

7. MI Female Registration History Division09/1008/0907/0806/0705/06 6&U414483337360350 7&8365404409387399 9&10485450463525531 11&12439456499545582 13&14430463517535493 15&16446429423434420 17&18286269288261250 19&up15641419155615651380 Totals442943734492 4612 4405

8. MI/MN Female Player Registration Historical Comparison SeasonMIMN 93-9412871970 94-9517762940 95-9621734373 96-9725235098 97-9826155668 98-9931176517 99-0034636951 00-0136367352 01-0237597790 02-0339878330 03-0441869243 04-0542979443

9. Women College Players Where They Come From StateD1D3Total MN130253383 MA66156222 NY37112149 MI293766 IL233962 WI164460 Source – American Hockey Coaches Association Summer 2009 Stops & Starts Newsletter

10. 2010 USA Select Teams U18 Select Team MN 7; MA 3; MI 2, CT 2; NY 2; NH 1; IL 1; VT 1; CA 1; TX 1; MD 1; U22 Select Team MN 6; IL 2; WI 2; PA 2; NY 2; ND 2; ME 1; ID 1; NJ 1; VA 1; CO 1; CT 1

11. Tier I Organizations/Teams  10U – LC, VH, BT  12U – LC, VH, HB, CW, BT, BWW  14U – LC, VH, HB, CW  16U – LC, VH, HB, CW, BT  19U – LC, VH, HB, BT

12. Possible Tier II Programs & Entry Level Teams  Livonia 12u, 14u 16u & 10u rec  Mt. Clemens 12u, 14u, 16u  Michigan Icebreakers 12u, 14u, 16u, 19u & 12u, HS rec  Birmingham 10u, 14u, 19u  St. Clair Shores 12u, 14u  Grosse Pointe 12u, 14u  Ann Arbor 10u, 12u, 14u, & 12u rec  Kensington Valley 10u, 12u & rec  Rochester 14u; Allen Park 16u; Wayne 19u; Belle Tire 19u  Wildflowers (DSC)10u, 12u  Chelsea 12u; Gladwin 19u; Kalamazoo 19u; West Kent 19u  Lansing 10u, 12u & rec; Grand Rapids 12u;  Marquette, Traverse City and others

13. High School Teams  Varsity - Northville, Plymouth-Canton, Grosse Pointe North, Cranbrook, Walled Lake, Grosse Pointe South, Ladywood, Mercy, Country Day, Bloomfield Hills, Regina, Ann Arbor, University Liggett  JV teams – Northville, Regina, Others?

14. According to the 2007 Tucker Center Research Report, Developing Physically Active Girls: An Evidence based Multidisciplinary Approach, there are three trends in girls’ participation patterns within physical activity: 1. Girls and women are participating in sports in record numbers at all levels. Girls 6-17 account for approximately 44% of sports team members (11.4 million) 4.75 million participate in sport activities outside of organized team competitions 2. Girls’ participation in moderate to vigorous physical activity outside of organized sports is declining, especially in grades 9-12. 3. Girls’ participation rates and behaviors in all types of physical activity consistently lags behind those of boys.   Boys are more likely to participate in team sports, 61% of boys v. 54% of girls   Girls join organized sports at later ages than boys   Girls are less likely to have played on one or more sports teams, 62% of boys v. 50% of   girls.   Girls are twice as likely to drop out of sports and drop out at younger ages.

15. The following factors are cited for declining participation amongst girls:   Changing interests   Pressures of early sport specialization   Intensive training expectations at young ages   Selection or funneling process that eliminates lesser skilled girls   Girls also report more barriers to physical activity participation than do boys, including time-based barriers (homework, chores, caring for younger siblings), access and opportunity motivation, physical conditioning), psychological barriers ( lack of confidence in physical skills, knowledge of sports).

16. The Tucker Report also verifies the following important facts about girls and physical activity   Girls love physical activity experiences and through them develop important relationships.   Girls enjoy the challenges of sport and gain confidence through being physically active.   Girls like the camaraderie and fun inherent in sport, but they rely on adult physical activity leaders to create high quality, positive experiences.   Girls suffer negative psychological consequences if those leaders do not use their power wisely to meet girls’ developmental needs.

17. Observations  There are not as many girls as there could be playing hockey in Michigan  Girls will play hockey if the time and financial commitment is reasonable, convenient and affordable for families  The majority of girls want to play on all-girls teams  There are very few “all-girls” entry level opportunities for girls in hockey  The “boys travel” model of tryouts/travel/costs creates barriers to entry  Many girls teams are single-entry or independent type teams – not part of an organization – providing no continuity for players/families  We often make decisions based on the “few best players” as opposed to the majority and sometimes bite off more than we can chew in doing so  Girls hockey lacks visibility. The girls leagues are just separate divisions in predominantly boys leagues.  The total number of girls teams in the LCAHL declined from 53 in 2003- 04 to 29 in 2009-10, with only eleven 12U/10U girl teams in the LCAHL, down from 24 in 2003-04.

18. Challenges Unique to Girls Hockey  Girls can play on youth teams and there is the perception that a girl will become a better player if she plays with boys as long as possible  Girls often play up an age group “to be challenged”  Whole teams often move up an age group even though many players are underage  Two year age group (which is necessary) and tryout/travel model - it is difficult to have a team at the next age group up unless there are second year girls remaining from the previous team. Requires organizational planning/cooperation.  When a team (or part) leaves an organization, the gap created is difficult to recover from and often decimates the organization completely  Competitive Stratification – At each age group within 2 leagues (lcahl and toehl) there are several different levels of caliber of teams. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.  Girls hockey uses the youth travel model with a fraction of the # of players – difficult to get a team started, more difficult to sustain.  It is often difficult for teams at younger age groups to discern “where they fit” and who to and not to play  Associations and rinks do not provide opportunity for girls to play (and why should they with the lack of stability in that area?)

19. Questions We Need to Ask  Where will the players come from to populate the various levels of hockey at the older age groups in years to come?  How to build and sustain entry level programs to provide opportunities for girls to start playing the game?  How to limit upward sucking of players that decimates the levels below?  How to get more visibility for girls hockey so more girls will choose to play?  How to create a structure that allows for the development of more higher level players? (More players = more better players)  What is the vision for the future of girls hockey?

20. " Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success“ Henry Ford