The Dryland Development Project: Developing more than just Youth Hockey Players
The Dryland Development Project takes a civic-minded approach to youth hockey development. We share the Minnesota/Nordic mindset of: "as many as possible, as long as possible, as good as possible."
WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE ARE ABOUT:
- We subscribe to the holistic (and age-appropriate) development principles of the USA Hockey ADM.
- We are a home for players, coaches, parents, and student-mentors who LOVE hockey and who LOVE development.
- We embrace the notion that youth athlete development is a marathon and not a sprint.
OUR ETHOS: "80/20"
- We believe that 80% of a player's development happens off the ice, and only 20% happens on the ice.
We Are A Non-Profit, Civic-Focused, Hockey Development Program:
- We offer sibling discounts, free goalie registration, free mentor ice, and financial aid for families in economic need.
- We offer several FREE community hockey events each year.
- We put our focus on each player's experience and development - we set ego aside and put the kids first.
WE. WILL. DO. THIS.
Topher Scott of the Hockey Think Tank coaching Firehawk players in the Chase Cup at Agganis Arena.
What's the ROOSTERDOME?
Just the most fun civic-based hockey imaginable. Parents playing on the same team as their kids. Varsity players suiting up with Squirts, Pee Wees, and Bantams. Siblings who are 8 years apart playing alongside each other. It's the hallmark of our summer Rooster program.
What's Camp Rooster?
We wouldn't call ourselves the DRYLAND Development Project without a huge emphasis on dryland sessions that build team chemistry, invasion sport concepts, and gross motor development. We do that each week during July and August at "Camp Rooster", and it features fun things like "The Rock Paper Scissors Challenge". Here's a link to a few other "Camp Rooster" highlights from MetroWest Daily News.
Topher Scott and Derek Whitmore (NHL Alum) coaching and playing in a Chase Cup game at Agganis Arena.
Coach Granato and Coach Luke at the 2024 NHLCA Global Coaches Conference in Las Vegas.
Our Coaches Never Stop Learning
We firmly believe that coaches are the lifeblood of any hockey organization. We offer year-round training and sessions designed to help our coaches become the best teachers and leaders they can be.
We attend weekly zoom sessions with Topher Scott's Hockey Think Tank staff with other elite youth, college, and pro coaches.
We encourage all of our coaches to dive in to continuing ed beyond the minimum USA Hockey and SafeSport requirements, including the NHLCA Global Coaches conference, the NHLCA mentor program, and the Bruins coaching symposium.
Coach Luke and Coach Joe Sacco at the 2023 NHLCA Global Coaches Conference in Nashville.
Our non-profit mission is dedicated to reducing the cost of hockey as much as we can
We all face the difficult task of balancing tight household budgets with the cost of youth hockey. And for some families, the time and travel requirements of youth hockey can become prohibitive.
As a non-profit, and are very fortunate to have wonderful community partners who have helped us with grant funding which allows us to help families facing economic challenges.
Nobody should ever have to leave the sport of hockey due to cost considerations, and we do all we can to allow for EVERY family to participate in this amazing game!
