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Episode 84 - Wally Kozak: For the good of the game

January 21, 2023 • Richard Bercuson

Wally Kozak is a resident of host Richard Bercuson's virtual Pantheon of Canadian hockey developers. Here, he begins by reflecting on his stint with Father David Bauer's national team and its influence on his future as a teacher and coach. Then comes the segue into the importance of creating a mission statement as most recently done with the parents of a U13 girls team. Along the journey, he shares stories of his experiences in developing the exercise. This includes one about how Hockey Canada's instructional DVD series, Goals 1 & 2, once included a third DVD which featured the exercise but somehow never got published.

To reach Wally about the mission statement exercise, email him: wallykozak@gmail.com
His weekly "Sharks" YouTube series with other hockey developers can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/user/wkozak2009/videos

Contact:
richard(at)grassrootsminorhockey.com
Twitter:
Richard - @berky544

Dean Holden: funlearnreturn@gmail.com