Joe Occhino
Position/team
12u Tournament Bound
Bio
My personal coaching philosophy has been developed over years of coaching multiple sports, my experiences working in the classroom with students, my understanding of how children learn and my continuing drive to improve as a coach. My philosophy is perfectly in line with who I am as a person, my personal morals and beliefs about sports, children and life. Learning, growth and improvement can all be achieved when having fun and players are more likely to learn and retain information when in a comfortable learning environment. It is important to note that fun can and should be competitive, intense and difficult at times or else the sport or activity becomes boring. Players should be pushed and challenged to achieve goals that are within their personal abilities and skill set – which is not the same for every player.
Hockey Coaching Experience
8 years of Midget (MCYH, Amherst, West Seneca)
5 years of Mite (Rochester Edge, MCYH)
4 years of Squirt (Rochester Edge, MCYH)
2 years of Pee Wee (MCYH)
2 years of Bantam (MCYH)
Playing Career
8 Years of travel hockey as player (West Seneca, Depew, South Buffalo)
5 years of high school (3 Varsity and 2 JV) (West Seneca West)
4 Years of Geneseo Club Hockey
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