Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation

TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDER-RESOURCED YOUTH OF THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION

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) AND THE OLWEUS BULLYING PREVENTION CURRICULA. (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, AS WELL AS A PRACTICAL PROGRAM TO PREVENT AND/OR REDUCE BULLYING IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (STUDENTS 6 TO 15 YEARS). 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, PECO, 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 OVER 3,000 HOURS OF LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMING DURING THE 2021-22 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 31 SNIDER HOCKEY STUDENTS WERE PLACED IN MEANINGFUL, PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP POSITIONS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMCAST AND UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES IN 2021 AND 2022. A FURTHER 24 SNIDER HOCKEY STUDENTS WERE PLACED INTO THE J. WOOD PLATT CADDIE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 22 ADDITIONAL 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.

HOCKEY AND PHYSICAL FITNESS: PRACTICES, SKILL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, AND COMPETITIVE GAMES TAKE PLACE DAILY AT SEVEN 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 22,000 ICE TOUCHES (INDIVIDUAL PRACTICES AND GAMES ATTENDED) DURING THE 2021-2022 SEASON. SNIDER HOCKEY ICED 14 DVHL TRAVEL TEAMS AND 5 MAWHA TRAVEL TEAMS. 1,246 TOTAL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING.

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.