Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation

THE MISSION OF SNIDER HOCKEY IS TO BUILD LIVES AND UNITE COMMUNITIES THROUGH HOCKEY AND EDUCATION.

LIFE SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP: SNIDER HOCKEY'S LIFE SKILLS CURRICULUM IS AGE-SPECIFIC AND FOCUSES ON HELPING STUDENTS ACQUIRE CRITICAL LIFE ATTRIBUTES SUCH AS ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND TEAMWORK. THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD AND DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE SHARING STUDENT-LED FEEDBACK DURING STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING. PLAY (PURPOSEFUL LEARNING FOR ACTIVE YOUTH) OF THE MONTH ARE THEMED LESSONS DESIGNED TO PRACTICE EMOTION-MANAGEMENT / COPING SKILLS. CURRICULA IS MINDFULLY DESIGNED FOR RISING ADOLESCENCE. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING IS APPLIED THROUGH THE COACHING BOYS INTO MEN (CBIM) CURRICULUM. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)TRAINED STAFF DELIVERS TANGIBLE LESSONS RELATED TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE PREVENTION, INCLUDING WEEKLY CBIM PLAYBOOK LESSONS BEFORE/DURING/AFTER HOCKEY PRACTICE. STUDENTS ARE ALSO TRAINED IN "SOFT AND "HARD" SKILLS THAT ENABLE GOOD FIRST IMPRESSIONS, THE MAINTENANCE OF POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION. CAREER DEVELOPMENT: CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING ENABLES STUDENTS TO LEARN MARKETABLE, JOB-EMBEDDED SKILLS, WHILE NETWORKING WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. AS STUDENT-ATHLETES PROGRESS THROUGH ACADEMIC COURSES, SNIDER HOCKEY CONNECTS STUDENTS WITH PAID INTERNSHIP AND CAREER EXPLORATION AT COMCAST CORPORATION, PHILADELPHIA YOUTH NETWORK, ALLIED UNIVERSAL, PSPCA, J. WOOD PLATT TRUST, EXELON, BLB&B, TECHGIRLS, WHARTON, UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES, AND OTHER AREA UNIVERSITIES. SNIDER HOCKEY HAS ADOPTED "REALIZING GAINFUL AND REWARDING EMPLOYMENT" AS A HALLMARK OF OUR IMPACT STATEMENT AND HAVE PRIORITIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF ACHIEVING RELATED OUTCOMES. SNIDER HOCKEY STUDENTS COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 2,396 HOURS OF LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMING DURING THE 2020-21 SEASON. THIS INCLUDES SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, LEADERSHIP COUNCIL ACTIVITIES, VIRTUAL LIFE SKILLS ACTIVITIES, OUTDOOR LIFE SKILLS ACTIVITIES, AND LIFE SKILLS LESSONS DELIVERED TO OUR TRAVEL HOCKEY TEAMS. A TOTAL OF 27 SNIDER HOCKEY STUDENTS WERE PLACED IN MEANINGFUL, PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP POSITIONS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMCAST AND UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES IN 2020 AND 2021. A FURTHER 23 SNIDER HOCKEY STUDENTS WERE PLACED INTO THE J. WOOD PLATT CADDIE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 25 DIFFERENT SNIDER HOCKEY STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN INITIATIVES AIMED AT INTRODUCING CONCEPTS IN FINANCE AND STEM THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE WHARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, TECH GIRLZ, AND Y-TAC.FROM MARCH THROUGH MAY 2021, SNIDER HOCKEY PARTNERED WITH SUNRAY DRUGS, UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES, AND PHILADELPHIA PARKS AND RECREATION TO PLAN, OPEN AND STAFF COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINICS AT OUR LARGE RECREATION SITES WHERE YOUTH PROGRAMMING TYPICALLY OCCURS. THE GOAL WAS TO REDUCE RACIAL, CULTURAL, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN VACCINE DISTRIBUTION BY UTILIZING NEIGHBORHOOD SITES IN WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE A FAMILIAR PRESENCE, ALLOWING FOR THE ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION/TECHNOLOGY ACCESS OR ABILITY. THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC WE HAVE HOSTED 1-2 CLINICS PER WEEK AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 1,000 DOSES OF THE VACCINE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

HOCKEY AND PHYSICAL FITNESS: PRACTICES, SKILL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, AND COMPETITIVE GAMES TAKE PLACE DAILY AT SIX RINKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTH JERSEY. PARTICIPANTS COMPETE IN THE SNIDER HOCKEY LEAGUE (A CO-ED INTRAMURAL INTER-RINK LEAGUE FOR ALL PLAYERS REGARDLESS OF SKILL LEVEL) AND TRAVEL TEAMS IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE AND THE MID-ATLANTIC WOMEN'S HOCKEY ASSOCIATION. RINKS HAVE SAFELY REOPENED, AND COACHES AND STUDENTS ARE FOLLOWING ALL CDC GUIDELINES.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ACROSS ALL LEVELS, SNIDER HOCKEY STUDENTS ACCOUNTED FOR OVER 20,000 ICE TOUCHES (INDIVIDUAL PRACTICES AND GAMES ATTENDED) DURING THE 2020-2021 SEASON, DESPITE REDUCED ICE TIME DUE TO VARIOUS COVID-19 SHUTDOWNS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SNIDER HOCKEY ICED 12 DVHL TRAVEL TEAMS AND 5 MAWHA TRAVEL TEAMS. OUR TRAVEL TEAMS WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR RESPECTIVE SEASONS BY PLAYING A PORTION OF HOME GAMES OUTSIDE THE CITY AND SCORED OVER 1,200 GOALS DURING THE 2020-21 SEASON.IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, SNIDER HOCKEY DELIVERED 9,117 HOURS OF VIRTUAL EDUCATION AND LIFE SKILL SESSIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED WEEKLY VIRTUAL HOCKEY SESSIONS BEFORE IMPLEMENTING A SAFE RETURN TO PLAY, IN WHICH SNIDER HOCKEY RETURNED 800+ KIDS TO THE ICE. 1,084 TOTAL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED THROUGH VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. 100% OF STUDENTS WERE CONTACTED UPON THE TRANSITION TO CONFIRM STUDENTS HAD ACCESS TO RELIABLE INTERNET CONNECTION AND COMPUTERS; CHROMEBOOKS WERE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T HAVE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ENSURE THEY DIDN'T FALL BEHIND.

SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM: DUE TO BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, PHILADELPHIA'S INNER-CITY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE STATE MANDATED 120 MINUTES OF WEEKLY PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. THE ED SNIDER YOUTH HOCKEY FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA TO ANSWER THIS NEED. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS ARE TRANSPORTED TO ONE OF 9 CITY-WIDE RINKS FOR A ONE-HOUR ON-ICE SESSION FOCUSING ON BASIC ELEMENTS OF SKATING AND ICE HOCKEY. THE PROGRAM, PROVIDED AT NO COST TO STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS, COMBINES ICE HOCKEY TRAINING WITH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE SKILLS LESSONS.

LIFE SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP: SNIDER HOCKEY'S LIFE SKILLS CURRICULUM IS AGE-SPECIFIC AND FOCUSES ON HELPING STUDENTS ACQUIRE CRITICAL LIFE ATTRIBUTES SUCH AS ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND TEAMWORK. THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD AND DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE SHARING STUDENT-LED FEEDBACK DURING STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING. PLAY (PURPOSEFUL LEARNING FOR ACTIVE YOUTH) OF THE MONTH ARE THEMED LESSONS DESIGNED TO PRACTICE EMOTION-MANAGEMENT / COPING SKILLS. CURRICULA IS MINDFULLY DESIGNED FOR RISING ADOLESCENCE. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING IS APPLIED THROUGH THE COACHING BOYS INTO MEN (CBIM) CURRICULUM. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)TRAINED STAFF DELIVERS TANGIBLE LESSONS RELATED TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE PREVENTION, INCLUDING WEEKLY CBIM PLAYBOOK LESSONS BEFORE/DURING/AFTER HOCKEY PRACTICE. STUDENTS ARE ALSO TRAINED IN "SOFT AND "HARD" SKILLS THAT ENABLE GOOD FIRST IMPRESSIONS, THE MAINTENANCE OF POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION. CAREER DEVELOPMENT: CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING ENABLES STUDENTS TO LEARN MARKETABLE, JOB-EMBEDDED SKILLS, WHILE NETWORKING WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. AS STUDENT-ATHLETES PROGRESS THROUGH ACADEMIC COURSES, SNIDER HOCKEY CONNECTS STUDENTS WITH PAID INTERNSHIP AND CAREER EXPLORATION AT COMCAST CORPORATION, PHILADELPHIA YOUTH NETWORK, ALLIED UNIVERSAL, PSPCA, J. WOOD PLATT TRUST, EXELON, BLB&B, TECHGIRLS, WHARTON, UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES, AND OTHER AREA UNIVERSITIES. SNIDER HOCKEY HAS ADOPTED "REALIZING GAINFUL AND REWARDING EMPLOYMENT" AS A HALLMARK OF OUR IMPACT STATEMENT AND HAVE PRIORITIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF ACHIEVING RELATED OUTCOMES. SNIDER HOCKEY STUDENTS COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 2,396 HOURS OF LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMING DURING THE 2020-21 SEASON. THIS INCLUDES SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, LEADERSHIP COUNCIL ACTIVITIES, VIRTUAL LIFE SKILLS ACTIVITIES, OUTDOOR LIFE SKILLS ACTIVITIES, AND LIFE SKILLS LESSONS DELIVERED TO OUR TRAVEL HOCKEY TEAMS. A TOTAL OF 27 SNIDER HOCKEY STUDENTS WERE PLACED IN MEANINGFUL, PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP POSITIONS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMCAST AND UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES IN 2020 AND 2021. A FURTHER 23 SNIDER HOCKEY STUDENTS WERE PLACED INTO THE J. WOOD PLATT CADDIE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 25 DIFFERENT SNIDER HOCKEY STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN INITIATIVES AIMED AT INTRODUCING CONCEPTS IN FINANCE AND STEM THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE WHARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, TECH GIRLZ, AND Y-TAC.FROM MARCH THROUGH MAY 2021, SNIDER HOCKEY PARTNERED WITH SUNRAY DRUGS, UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES, AND PHILADELPHIA PARKS AND RECREATION TO PLAN, OPEN AND STAFF COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINICS AT OUR LARGE RECREATION SITES WHERE YOUTH PROGRAMMING TYPICALLY OCCURS. THE GOAL WAS TO REDUCE RACIAL, CULTURAL, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN VACCINE DISTRIBUTION BY UTILIZING NEIGHBORHOOD SITES IN WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE A FAMILIAR PRESENCE, ALLOWING FOR THE ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION/TECHNOLOGY ACCESS OR ABILITY. THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC WE HAVE HOSTED 1-2 CLINICS PER WEEK AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 1,000 DOSES OF THE VACCINE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

HOCKEY AND PHYSICAL FITNESS: PRACTICES, SKILL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, AND COMPETITIVE GAMES TAKE PLACE DAILY AT SIX RINKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTH JERSEY. PARTICIPANTS COMPETE IN THE SNIDER HOCKEY LEAGUE (A CO-ED INTRAMURAL INTER-RINK LEAGUE FOR ALL PLAYERS REGARDLESS OF SKILL LEVEL) AND TRAVEL TEAMS IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE AND THE MID-ATLANTIC WOMEN'S HOCKEY ASSOCIATION. RINKS HAVE SAFELY REOPENED, AND COACHES AND STUDENTS ARE FOLLOWING ALL CDC GUIDELINES.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ACROSS ALL LEVELS, SNIDER HOCKEY STUDENTS ACCOUNTED FOR OVER 20,000 ICE TOUCHES (INDIVIDUAL PRACTICES AND GAMES ATTENDED) DURING THE 2020-2021 SEASON, DESPITE REDUCED ICE TIME DUE TO VARIOUS COVID-19 SHUTDOWNS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SNIDER HOCKEY ICED 12 DVHL TRAVEL TEAMS AND 5 MAWHA TRAVEL TEAMS. OUR TRAVEL TEAMS WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR RESPECTIVE SEASONS BY PLAYING A PORTION OF HOME GAMES OUTSIDE THE CITY AND SCORED OVER 1,200 GOALS DURING THE 2020-21 SEASON.IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, SNIDER HOCKEY DELIVERED 9,117 HOURS OF VIRTUAL EDUCATION AND LIFE SKILL SESSIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED WEEKLY VIRTUAL HOCKEY SESSIONS BEFORE IMPLEMENTING A SAFE RETURN TO PLAY, IN WHICH SNIDER HOCKEY RETURNED 800+ KIDS TO THE ICE. 1,084 TOTAL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED THROUGH VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. 100% OF STUDENTS WERE CONTACTED UPON THE TRANSITION TO CONFIRM STUDENTS HAD ACCESS TO RELIABLE INTERNET CONNECTION AND COMPUTERS; CHROMEBOOKS WERE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T HAVE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ENSURE THEY DIDN'T FALL BEHIND.

SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM: DUE TO BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, PHILADELPHIA'S INNER-CITY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE STATE MANDATED 120 MINUTES OF WEEKLY PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. THE ED SNIDER YOUTH HOCKEY FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA TO ANSWER THIS NEED. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS ARE TRANSPORTED TO ONE OF 9 CITY-WIDE RINKS FOR A ONE-HOUR ON-ICE SESSION FOCUSING ON BASIC ELEMENTS OF SKATING AND ICE HOCKEY. THE PROGRAM, PROVIDED AT NO COST TO STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS, COMBINES ICE HOCKEY TRAINING WITH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE SKILLS LESSONS.