SEAC striving for greatness

We at the Alberta Sport Development Centre at Medicine Hat College run two early morning sessions each week on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:30 a.m. It is incredible to see almost all nine of these hockey athletes showing up and working hard each and every chance they can. We have had four of these 6:30 a.m. sessions so far this school year, and these players have been at almost every one of them.

So, to re-visit my point about the change that I believe has occurred from last year’s team to this year’s team, the athletes this year are making the necessary steps to have success. These emerging athletes want to be great. They are not a hodgepodge group of youngsters who have no desire to succeed. They are doing the things behind the scenes to make success happen.

One specific example of this desire that I just mentioned happened on Wednesday morning this week; all of the hockey players did a physical test on one of our pieces of equipment known as the Assault Bike. Ty Moore pushed to an extreme and maintained a power level that a professional hockey player would have a hard time maintaining. I have personally done this particular challenge, and I can assure you that it is no easy task. Alex Graham, who is one of the Alberta Sport Development Centre strength and conditioning coaches, mentioned Ty’s amazing ability to push through the pain that this test entails. These athletes don’t only say that they want to be better; they are showing it on a daily basis during our training sessions.

I look forward to a great year for our local SEAC Tiger athletes. We work with both the bantam AAA and midget 15 AAA’s, and I cannot say enough good things about these young athletes. They truly are a couple of special groups.

Cory Coehoorn is the coordinator of the Alberta Sport Development Centre at Medicine Hat College. He would love to chat with you about their programs and services. He can be reached via email at ccoehoorn@mhc.ab.ca or via phone at 403-504-3547.