Author Archives: P Youldon

Youldon Group Announces Partnership with Hospice Care Ottawa

Monday, March 17, 2014 Ottawa, Ontario – The Youldon Group announced today a partnership with Hospice Care Ottawa / La Maison de soins palliatifs d’Ottawa for the 2014 Ringette Charity Cup Tournament, scheduled for Saturday, July 26th, 2014, at the … Continue reading

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Youldon Group Announces Nepean Summer Ringette 4 v 4 Program Sells out in One Day

Saturday, March 8, 2014 Ottawa, Ontario – The Youldon Group announced today that the Summer Ringette program known as “4 on 4” has sold out in just one day of registration for all four age groups. The Youldon Group works … Continue reading

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Youldon Group Announces Off-Ice Training Sessions for West Ottawa Petite (U-12) Ringette Team

Friday, February 14, 2014 Ottawa, Ontario – The Youldon Group announced today that it will be designing and leading a series of off-ice training sessions for the West Ottawa Petite (U-12) Provincial Ringette team. Kaitlyn Youldon will act as lead … Continue reading

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Youldon Group Repeats Third Year of Collaboration with Nepean Ringette Open Ladies

June 25, 2015 Ottawa, Ontario – The Youldon Group announced today that it is returning for a third season to design and lead a series of summer training sessions for the Nepean Ringette Open Ladies team. Paul Youldon will act … Continue reading

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Youldon Group Announces Team Training Camp for Nova Scotia Junior AA Ringette Team

Friday, March 14, 2014 Ottawa, Ontario – The Youldon Group announced today that it will be designing and leading a team training camp with the Nova Scotia Junior AA Ringette team in preparation for the 2014 Tim Horton’s Canadian Ringette … Continue reading

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Snow White and the Seven Coaches.

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” is a famous 1937 American animated film produced by Walt Disney based on the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. You may recall the names of the characters: Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, … Continue reading

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What is wrong with drill books.

The coach opened the “Drill Book” full of pictures and symbols with the purpose of finally mastering the game of Ringette. “Wow, with these drills, I can see medals on the mantle.” A Bunny (ringette player 4 to 6 years … Continue reading

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Who is in charge of Coaching?

The local ringette association executive is bustling around the rink pontificating to the local spectators that “it is all about coaching.” Meanwhile, the not to be outdone provincial executive bombastically declares to a room full of exhausted volunteers that “I … Continue reading

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A Modern AAA Program for Ontario

Every two years Ontario selects athletes from each region of its six regions to participate in the AAA program, with the goal of being in the Ontario Winter Games. Is it keeping pace with modern sport development? Alberta brings its … Continue reading

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Balanced Scorecard for Ringette Teams

Shots on goal, plus / minus or giveaways and takeaways. Dartfish for video tracking and iPhone apps for recording where the shot was taken on the ice. There is no shortage of performance measures and technology that can be used … Continue reading

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