{"id":46393,"date":"2017-08-25T15:09:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T19:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=46393"},"modified":"2017-08-29T16:03:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T20:03:22","slug":"brock-hockey-players-coach-swedish-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/08\/brock-hockey-players-coach-swedish-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock hockey players coach Swedish youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>For a trio of former Brock hockey players, a recent trip overseas was an opportunity to sharpen the skills of the next generation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heather Sorley, Erin McColm and Melissa Hurrell, who each graduated from Brock in June, spent a week in Karlstad, Sweden, where they hit the ice to coach the <\/span>F\u00e4rjestad BK Hockey Alliance Girl Power Camp<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the past five years, the Brock women\u2019s hockey team has sent three players or recent graduates annually to assist with the camp, which aims to improve on-ice skills while promoting personal development outside of the arena.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nearly 100 hockey enthusiasts from the ages of eight to 16 participated in this year\u2019s instalment from Aug. 10 to 14.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Brock players ran four hour-long sessions during each camp day, running drills and playing games to help the young players develop their individual and team skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis opportunity meant a lot to me,\u201d said Sorley, who graduated with a Bachelor of Kinesiology in June. \u201cIt was important for me to give back to the sport that offered me so many life lessons and, more importantly, relationships that I will be forever grateful for.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The 22-year-old Niagara Falls resident said the camp was a chance to share her passion for hockey with young girls who have a similar penchant for the sport.<\/span><\/p>\n

Former Brock associate head coach Sara Bauer said the coaching staff works together to select three players for the camp each year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe choose attendees based on their commitment to Brock hockey through their time with the team, and their desire to travel and represent Brock by working with young female hockey players,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sorley described the experience as \u201chumbling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI learned just as much from the girls as they did from me,\u201d she said. \u201cTheir enthusiasm for the sport was very refreshing and reminded me why I started playing in the first place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She was hopeful the girls walked away with improved hockey skills, but also with life lessons offered up by the former Badgers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe taught them to never give up, and to enjoy their years playing hockey, because that\u2019s when they will make relationships that will have a place in their life forever,\u201d she said. \u201cI also hope they learned to keep pushing themselves and each other, as that kind of support will push them and the sport forward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Recent Brock graduates and former Badgers hockey players Erin McColm, left, Heather Sorley, centre, and Melissa Hurrell, right, recently spent a week in Sweden coaching at the F\u00e4rjestad BK Hockey Alliance Girl Power Camp.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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