The 2020 Winter Olympics are closely approaching and Team Canada still does not have a team. In the cold winter climate kids from all around Canada travel to Windsor, Ontario to compete in the most competitive tryout in there life and for a chance to represent Canada in the 2020 Winter Olympics held in Belgium. Approaching the first day of tryouts, over 1000 kids signup at the rink and are excited to compete for a spot. The head coach is named for team Canada, a former NHL and Olympic athlete has previous won silver at the prior olympics four years ago but has never gold. His name is Casey Novak. He sets out to be the best team in the world and knock off Team Russia who currently holds the number one seed. Team Russia has been the best team …show more content…
the past eight years and no one can find a way to beat there high skill level. Through day 1 of tryouts Casey notices a few players with exceptional skill, along with some kids who can develop skill and have height. He thought to himself and said," you can teach skill, but you can't teach height." Casey went against the scouting norm at the time and previous Canadians teams were small and fast but he took a different approach.
He proceeds to recruit a very tall team based on what some might consider to be unusual tactics. Casey picked the team in under five days and was thrilled to begin his route to the olympics. He knew it wouldn't be easy, but thought if he had any chance in winning he'd have to take a different approach to prior coaches. Casey then invited his best friend and former leading scorer in the NHL, Wayne Sheensky who come talk to the boys and do some team building exercises to get the boys closer together and also have a person talk to them about what it takes to win and what you have to do. After completing many activities there were them sent back to the hotel with information about there flight the next day. They were flying to Belgium as the olympics start in less than two weeks and Casey wanted as much ice time as he could get with his young, tall, inexperienced team. As they landed at the Belgium they were shipped off to the ice rink in which they would partake in an assortment of drills to increase there cardio and to improve there …show more content…
skill. Days passed and he noticed a huge improvement in his taller players as they got better everyday and began to do the simple things and were threats now every time they touched the ice. Five practice left until the huge tilt in the round robin in which they play Russians first.
They enter the ice one day to practice there power play and penalty kill but to be quickly stunned by the Russians as they shut the lights off in the rink only letting you see ten to fifteen feet in front of you. Coach Casey believed if this is what it takes for them to win, we won't give it to them. They continued to practice there special teams, however they did not shoot the puck as it would be dangerous. After many other ice sessions and off ice workouts the Team Canada hockey club was entering there first game of the 2020 Winter Olympics. They play the Russians and they were the best team in world and showed them went they lost in a terrible defeat with a final score of 12-2. After the four exhibition games Casey's team was seeded 12 with a record of 3-1-0. Entering the semi finals they play Slovakia in which they were seeded 3rd and had one of the best defenseman in the world. Team Canada fought hard each shift and the results were beginning to show. The third period close to being final however, star player and the player that Casey has been working with a lot scored the game tying
goal. Casey believes he saw fire in his eyes and decides to leave him out there for the next draw and with less than a minute left he goes back out there and shoots the puck from the slot and it just passes the goal line until the Slovakian goalie dives back and grabs it. The call on the ice is goal, but the Slovakian coach is furious and demands a goal check. After the refs look at the video stationed in the back of the net it is clearly evident that the puck crossed the line before the goalie leaped back and grabbed it. After this win there were granted the last game, the finals against the knowingly skilled Russian club. The next day was the biggest games of these young, inexperienced kids lives. They start the game it being very physical as the tall kids were throwing the body around slowing down and causing the speedy Russian team to get tired out quicker. The Russians get a bounce there way and open the scoring. But Casey's favorite and tallest player Sullivan beats the defenseman wide and is able to sneak the puck behind the elite Russian goalie. After a hard fought battle, many bumps and bruises Team Canada was able to keep the score tied entering the last minutes of the game. Casey's team enter the power play as star Russian player takes a tripping penalty and Canada seeks to score on the advantage. After setting the puck up in the offensive zone, the puck is given to Sullivan whose on the point and two people attack him leaving fisher open next to the post for an easy open netter given Team Canada a one goal advantage enter the last 30 seconds. After a mixture of emotion Team Canada was in complete awe when the buzzer went off seizing there first gold medal since 2012 and first gold medal to head coach Casey Novak. They were able to pull off one of the biggest upsets and sealing the young, tall teams victory over the veteran Russian squad. No one believed in Casey tactic to go after the tall players, but in the end it benefited Casey as it tired out the Russian and they were easier to get by there defense as they went wide and were able to use there reach to bypass many defenders. On there way back from Belgium the nation greets them as heroes for achieving such a symbolic victory. The team was invited to the famous Igloo in which they met with the prime minister and greeted by many other national figures. Many kids came to congratulate them and ask them for tips to excel and be like them in the future. Some players went on to play professional hockey, while some left the sport to pursue other careers. The Canadian head coach Casey Novak went on to coach the Pittsburgh Huskies for the next ten years and led them to win two Stanley cups. Eventually all of the players ended their careers playing professional hockey, and got jobs to support their families leaving some who went on to coach, while others went on to find different career paths.
In the book “The Boys of Winter” by Wayne Coffey, shows the struggle of picking the twenty men to go to Lake Placid to play in the 1980 Olympics and compete for the gold medal. Throughout this book Wayne Coffey talks about three many points. The draft and training, the importance of the semi-final game, and the celebration of the gold medal by the support the team got when they got home.
The Varsity team lost to the JV team because they did not work together as team. Though the Varsity team consisted of high performing individuals for speed, strength, and endurance but together they lacked the cohesiveness to perform as a single unit. Also among them there were a lot of internal conflicts cropping up like blaming each other, lack of trust and confidence in the ability of others etc., which were not identified, or resolved at appropriate time. Each one did not believe he was working as a part of the team; rather they tried to maximize their individual capabilities alone. In addition the Varsity team lacked a strong leader, mostly people were disruptors.
In the Miracle speech, the coach is using pathos to get to the player’s heart and wanted them to win by saying : “ Tonight, we are the greatest team in the world. You were born to be hockey players--every one of you, and you were meant to be here tonight” . He puts pressure on them for being the best team that they can be, for them to shut down the Soviet’s team. He speaked aggressive so the players would want to push their capability of playing, and for the players to put in their head that they’re the best so that they won’t give up in the game. Moreover, the coach want to put the team in the situation that they have to beat the Soviet’s team by using pathos when he said: “ This is your time. Their time is done. It’s over. I’m sick and tired
Saul Indian Horse is an Ojibway child who grew up in a land which offered little contact with anyone belonging to a different kind of society until he was forced to attend a residential school in which children were being stripped away of their culture with the scope of assimilating them into a more “civilized” community. Saul’s childhood in the school, greatly pervaded by psychological abuse and emotional oppression, was positively upset once one of the priests, Father Leboutillier, introduced him to the world of hockey, which soon become his sole means of inclusion and identification, mental well-being and acknowledged self-worth in his life. It is though universally acknowledged how, for every medal, there are always two inevitably opposite
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The most memorable moment in hockey history came thirty-four years ago with the 1980 Miracle on Ice. The Americans defeating the dominant Soviet team at the Olympics was not only an important triumph for USA Hockey, but for the entire nation. Contrary to popular belief, the underdog win was not only the result of a miracle; it was also the result of a hard-working team led by Coach Herb Brooks. With increasingly negative views on the position of the United States in the Cold War, the Miracle on Ice and the gold medal win lifted the spirits of the nation and brought hockey into the American spotlight.
This section of my research presents a brief summary of Vancouver Olympics as an event in terms of sustainability.
For every Olympic games, there always seems to be some type of scandal or drama. The 2002 Winter Olympic games in Salt Lake City proved itself to be full of this excitement and controversy. That year the scandal appeared in one of the most popular events, figure skating. The competition was between the Russian and Canadian figure skating pairs. The Russians showed a performance full of technical difficulty without pulling it off completely. Their performance was marred by simple mistakes. On the other hand, the Canadian pair performed a piece full of emotion, and while not as technically difficult as the Russians, more thorough and precise in their landings and jumps. After their performance the audience and the television commentators all believed they were the gold medallists. However after their score went up, they were sorely put in second place. As it turns out a French judge exchanged votes with a Russian judge so that the Russians would win the event. Since this happened, it has opened up the doors to the world of figure skating and informed the public of its corruptness. What people need to notice is that judges exchanging votes is only one part of the problem and how well a person actually performs the techniques on the ice is only one part of the judging. In an article published in Newsweek right after the scandal was exposed the author states, "For ages figure skating has attracted ridicule for letting a competitor's nationality, make-up, costume, and choice of music seem to count as much as the athleticism and grace." (Begley 40) As it stands now in 2010, it looks as though no one has learned a lesson from this event or article. Judges who make deals before competitions and get caught do not suffer any harsh consequences. They continue to practice unsportsmanlike conduct while judging. In my movie (as yet to be titled) I hope to address not only the fact that judges make deals ahead of time, but that certain skaters are discriminated by their race and sexuality as well as for arbitrary reasons.
The 2050 Summer Olympics are quickly approaching. Dan from Chicago has dreamed of making it to the Olympics since he was very young. Through his adolescent years, Dan struggled with obesity. He would try diets and workout plans but nothing would really work for him. Even though Dan is overweight, he still has the ability to run faster than all the other kids. All he wants to do in life is go to the Olympics. He believes that is his calling. When he tells people about his plans to become an Olympic athlete, often people say, "You 're way too big to be an Olympic sprinter," or "You don 't look like someone who would be in the Olympics." Dan starts to think to himself, "I might actually be too fat for this." Doubt creeps into his mind. He begins
From a young age, Tommy Gordon was different than the other boys his age. In a way that set him apart from the others, even those 5 years older than him. When Tommy tried various sports, he was far and away the best one than the others. That fact was proven to be very true on a bleak winter evening in December. 16 year old Tommy laced up his hockey skates, and stepped out onto his frozen pond just like many times previously. He grabbed a puck, and *thwacked* it into the net. Well, let’s just say “into” is an understatement, because the puck went through the net, and kept on going. The puck traveled through his neighbor’s window, through the walls, and all the way through the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The puck finally rolled to a stop at
After several weeks of hard work, opening day was finally here and the Miners had been playing terrible hockey. By the end of the first period the Miners were trailing 3-0, but by the end of the game the Miners had lost 8-1. Even though Will had scored the only point for the Miners, he was furious. He had never lost a game that badly, and planned to do whatever it took to never lose that bad again.
Our objective is to improve players strength and conditioning to develop hockey players at all levels. We focus on testing and analyzing on ice shooting, passing and puck handling skills, that takes into account training individualization process
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is undoubtedly one of the main tourist destinations in the southern hemisphere. It is the second largest city of Brazil and the third largest urban area in South America. Now Rio de Janeiro can add being the first South American city to host the Olympics in 2016. Rio was elected as host of the Olympics in 2009 over Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo. The sports competitions will take place in four regions, Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, Maracanã, and Deodoro. The Municipal Olympic Company along with Rio’s City Hall promise that these games will engage the Brazilian society, create long-lasting transformations, and improve urban mobility, infrastructure, and social development.
What will 51 billion dollars buy you in a Black Sea subtropical resort this weekend? So far, not much. This Monday, it has been reported that Russia has spent 51 billion dollars to prepare for the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to a number of economists, this new estimate is more than double the cost of the 2012 games in London and the 2010 games in Vancouver combined. The news surrounding the games describes its outrageous costs, security issues, and lack of preparation for the opening ceremony; however, very few people have yet to criticize the many disadvantages of holding the Games in Sochi. The Olympic games will not benefit the Sochi region in any way, because of the limited scope of coverage that will not address any of the political, cultural, religious, ethnic, or economic troubles Sochi and its people face.
Having been thoroughly depressed by my observations, I decided to get back to the Olympic Spirit. I met some friends at a bar in Yaletown to watch the Canada vs. Switzerland game. Our seats were in the back of the bar, with a partially obstructed view of a tiny television, but that did not dissuade our enthusiasm towards the game. The bar was filled with excitement, people were cheering with drunken fervor. The beer was expensive, the television was small, all the while the excitement was invigorating. Following Canada’s narrow overtime victory, the patrons of the bar cleared out and filled the streets in celebration.