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| Why are some lads invited to train-up when others are not? The philosophy of the club is to develop youngsters and to encourage them to achieve at their own level of ability. Some youngsters are capable of playing at a standard which is beyond that which can be achieved within their own age range. Training-up is a way of developing skills at a higher level than the one to which they are accustomed. Some players would not be capable of playing at a higher standard and could be demotivated by the experience. If practices are delayed by the less skillful players, it is not fair to the others in that age group. Before youngsters progress from one age group to the next, coaches will usually invite them to experience at least one of the older section practices to get an idea of what to expect. |
| Why should players be allowed to play for more than one team at a time? It is a natural follow-on from training up to playing-up when a player shows by his performance in the training-up situation that he is capable at playing at that level. The club aims to encourage each individual to develop to his full potential. However if the best players in a team are 'creamed off' the standard of that team is likely to suffer |
| Why select a lad for the team then have him sitting at the end of the bench for most of the game? Ideally this should not happen but there are occasions when the nature of the game dictates how the coach has to react. Power plays and short-handed shifts as well as the coaching style of the opposing teams are just some of the situations which can have an effect on the handling of the team bench. |
| How are players selected for trials for the National Squads? Coaches for the National Squads are selected by the S.I.H.A. each year. The way each national coach decides to select players is largely left to his own discretion. Some invite each club to send a specified number of players to trials, while others ask for certain players to be sent on the basis of what they have seen for themselves during the season. If our own club's coaches are asked to send a specified number, they will select those who they feel will perform best in the situation. Sometimes they may feel they don't have enough players of the calibre required and will send a smaller number. Our own coaches would have no reason to select other than the players they think will perform best. Obviously it would not be in their, or the player's interests to show favouritism to anyone. |
