HOCKEY YOUTH GAIN AN EDGE

Local hockey players had a summer camp at Puget Sound Hockey Center last week. The 28 athletes honed their skills at a camp organized by Northern Edge Elite Hockey School. Based in St. Louis, the organization holds camps around the country. It held one at the facility on the Tideflats from July 12-16.

Jordan Snetselaar grew up playing hockey in Iowa City, Iowa. He attended his first Northern Edge camp in 1994. Eventually he went to work for them.

The camp in Tacoma focused on offensive drills in the morning and defensive drills in the afternoon.

From skating to stick handling, Northern Edge offers a complete players camp, according to Snetselaar. “We focus on breaking the game down. All aspects are covered,” he said. “We pay a lot of attention to detail. If someone is making an error we stop and correct it.”

The camp travels to small towns with no hockey teams, such as Medford, Ore., to major cities with National Hockey League franchises such as Tampa, where it was three weeks ago.

“Having a local team gives them something to emulate,” Snetselaar observed.

The camp ended on July 16 with the players forming two teams and playing a game to display what they had learned over the course of the week.

– By John Larson

COUPLES TO GIVE CLINIC SAHALEE

 Seattle native Fred Couples (and U.S. Senior Open Honorary Chairman) will demonstrate a variety of golf shots and discuss his preparations for competing in a USGA national championship before the Senior Open at Sahalee next week. Fred will cater the presentation to juniors in the crowd and dedicate a lot of the exhibition time to questions from the audience.

The clinic is July 27 at 3 p.m.

 

Here is the full schedule of events at the Senior Open.

Monday, July 26 - Practice Round

Tee Times Begin at 7:15 a.m (1st and 10th tees)

Shuttles Begin / Gates Open at 7 a.m.

Tuesday, July 27

Practice Round

Fred Couples Junior Exhibition - 3 p.m.

Founders Museum Charity - First Tee of Washington

Tee Times Begin at 7:15 a.m. (1st and 10th tees)

Shuttles Begin / Gates Open at 7 a.m.

Wednesday, July 28

Practice Round

Military Family Day

Wounded Warriors Exhibition - 2 p.m.

Founders Museum Charity - Friends of American Lake Veterans Golf Course

Tee Times Begin at 7:15 a.m. (1st and 10th tees)

Shuttles Begin / Gates Open at 7 a.m.

Thursday, July 29

First Round

Founders Museum Charity - First Green

Tee Times Begin at 7:15 a.m. (1st and 10th tees)

Shuttles Begin / Gates Open at 7 a.m.

Friday, July 30

Second Round

Founders Museum Charity - Evans Scholarship Foundation

Tee Times Begin at 7:15 a.m. (1st and 10th tees)

Shuttles Begin / Gates Open at 7 a.m.

Saturday, July 31

Third Round

Founders Museum Charity - Special Olympics Washington

Tee Times Begin at 7:15 a.m. (1st tee)

Shuttles Begin / Gates Open at 7 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 1

Fourth Round

Founders Museum Charity - Pacific Northwest Golf Association

Francis D. Ouimet Trophy Presentation

Tee Times Begin at 7:15 a.m. (1st tee)

Shuttles Begin / Gates Open at 7 a.m.

For more information, visit www.2010ussenioropen.com.

 

CORRECTION:

In the July 15 issue, the soccer photos on B3 were erroneously attributed. The photos were taken by Jeff Lacher.