The Adam Herold Legacy Foundation will be selecting two communities to host youth hockey and leadership development camps for the 2021-22 season.
The foundation was established to honour Adam Herold, the youngest player killed in the Humboldt bus accident.聽
鈥淎dam was humble, he was hardworking, he was proud about where he came from, and he was one of those people that always tried to make other people brighter around him,鈥� said Russell Herold, the Adam Herold Legacy Foundation鈥檚 chair and Adam鈥檚 father.
鈥淚 just think he would give back to the community and this is a way to instill that attitude in people that you can be a leader in your own right and give back to the world.鈥�
To date, camps have taken place in Balcarres, Gravelbourg, Alameda, Torquay, Preeceville, Radville, Naicam and Maple Creek.
The events are a joint effort between the foundation and host communities.
Communities are responsible for arranging and providing ice and classroom facilities, co-ordinating registration and providing other support as required. The foundation provides the qualified coaches, instructors and other resources for the two weekend sessions.
Herold said the sessions are for all skill levels.聽
鈥淚t鈥檚 not an elite skill camp or anything like that,鈥� he said. 鈥淲hatever skills come with that association or that community鈥檚 kids we work with. We鈥檝e had kids very new to 小蓝视频 on the ice, still pushing a chair at the first camp to some really skilled kids.鈥�
To choose the host communities, once the applications are submitted, Herold said the board will meet and discuss the merits of each.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 how we鈥檒l decide how we choose this year鈥檚 camps. We were at three but we went back to two because just for the fact we got carry-over from COVID.聽 We鈥檝e got Naicam and Radville camps to finish this year.鈥�
The first weekend will take place over two full days in the fall. This will involve four on-ice sessions including power skating, skills training and shooting; and three off-ice sessions including leadership training, dry land training, and team building.
Coaches will have the opportunity to be included in all sessions and participate in a 鈥榟ot stove鈥� session with instructors.
The second weekend, which is planned to be one full day after Christmas, involves two on-ice sessions, including power skating and skills training in a game situation; and two off-ice sessions including leadership training and team building.
Herold said they don鈥檛 just want to be known as a 鈥渉ockey camp.鈥�
鈥淭he leadership part of it is a big part of it. I think that鈥檚 what differentiates us from just a hockey camp coming to your town,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e want to show the kids that they can be physically fit, active, that sort of thing and they don鈥檛 have to think they have to go to a gym.鈥�
Communities interested in applying for the camps can visit the foundation鈥檚 website at , the foundation鈥檚 or contact [email protected] for more information.
Applications must be endorsed by a minor hockey association board member, and the community must provide a community organizer to work with the foundation to organize the weekend events; and a minimum of 60 participants to a maximum of 90.
All participants must be registered in the minor hockey association.
Deadline to apply is April 9.
