Martyn Etheridge, Midlands Mentor Coach, would like to meet with all the head-coaches at the Clubs before the season starts. At this meeting he will share his philosophy; how he expects coaches to operate and what his role is to support you all.

It is suggested that we have the head-coaches meeting with Martyn on the same day as the Jamboree. If we have the meeting from 08:30hrs -10:00hrs, coaches can then stay / assist with the jamboree or get back home to spend the rest of the day as they wish.

Venue is the Polar Room .

Attendees (so far) are:

Martyn Etheridge
Andy Gordon
Gary Shaw(Deeside)
Stephen Walker (Coventry) – Confirmed
Mike Clancy (Deeside) – confirmed
Mike Szollosy (Sheffield) – Confirmed
Paul Woodhouse (Nottingham)
Ian Lewis (Solihull) – Confirmed
Shane Smith (Steeldogs)
Gary Apsley (Sutton) – Confirmed
Apologies: Sean Alderson; Ron Shudra; Tom Watkins;Ainsley Smith.

Agenda Items (draft):

1. Introduction by Martyn and what his philosophy is on hockey.
2. What the Clubs need to do.
3. What Martyn can do to assist with the clubs,
4. Mentor Coach job description
5. Conference Teams
6. Reboot of conference
7. Ice time available on the Friday before conference
8. What do we want to see in the Midlands from the Coaching Program – our “Top 3 Wants/Needs”
9. What should we be doing as Coaches to get more kids playing more (games) and give them more opportunities?
10. Funding for mentor coaches

Please suggest any agenda items to Andy – Thanks.