Building a team doesn’t just happen on the ice!Many coaches will tell you that it takes that first “away” tournament to get a team to gel.Why not get your team bonding at the beginning of the year with some off-ice activities!
A team “bonding” activity can be something as easy as a pizza party at a teammates house, a game of ball hockey at a school gym, or for the more creative a “themed” evening of team building.Whatever the event, it is a great opportunity for kids and parents to meet and get to know one another.
If you are looking for a facility to hold your off-ice “bonding” try renting a local church hall, school gym or check out your local arena, some have community rooms to rent.Most of these places only charge a nominal fee for rental.Add in the cost of a snack and split the cost evenly between the parents.
If you have a great team bonding idea why don’t you send them to us at info@hockeymom.com!Try some of the team building games below:
Team bonding games…
If you would like to get more creative with your off-ice bonding why don’t you host a night with some fun competition and give it a theme like “Survivor” or my personal favorite “Breaking the Ice!”
Since you will have 12 – 17 kids make sure that you divide the kids up into teams.This is a good opportunity to put the kids into groups according to their on-ice lines or shift changes.They will stay in these groups for the activities throughout the evening.
