Duane Frost
INTRODUCING OUR U10BB TEAM HEAD COACH FOR THE 2025-26 SEASON
🎉🎉DUANE FROST🎉🎉
Contact Coach Frost via email at:
[email protected]
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Bench Banter: Get to Know Coach Frost 🏒🔥
Warm Up: 🎤🏒 Behind the Bench – Get the "411"!📞
What is your current position?
U10BB Head Coach
How many years have you been coaching hockey?
10
What Coaching Certifications/Qualifications do you have?
Coach 1 and Coach 2, HTCP Trainers Certification
1st Period: 🏒📣 Reasons for Coaching – The "Why" Behind the Whistle? 🔥
Why did you become a hockey coach?
I felt I could share my knowledge and experience effectively with the players to help them develop.
What's your Coaching Philosophy/Approach?
Understanding the players level and increasing that every time we're on the ice.
2nd Period: Chalk Talk Choices🏒📝
Favourite NHL Team/Player?
Toronto Maple Leafs
Favourite Drill or Skill to Teach?
Outside edge skating
What your Players would say that you always say/yell during practices or games?
"This is Important!"
3rd Period: Fun Facts & Personal Picks!🎉📢
What do you enjoy doing away from the rink?
Golf
Overtime: Final Buzzer🏒🔔
What's one piece of advice you'd give your players?
Push your limit, whatever your current limit is.
🏒 Game Over, Coach’s Call! That’s the final buzzer on our Q&A with Coach Frost!
Stick taps to you for sharing your story!
Looking forward to seeing Coach Frost and the U10BB Waterloo Wolves in action in 2025-26!
For 2025-26 Programming Information, including Prep Skates, Evaluation Registration and Seasonal Information, please contact the WMHA Office at:
[email protected]
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Scott Leatherdale
INTRODUCING OUR U11BB TEAM HEAD COACH FOR THE 2025-26 SEASON
🎉🎉SCOTT LEATHERDALE🎉🎉
Contact Coach Leatherdale via email at:
[email protected]
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Bench Banter: Get to Know Coach Leatherdale 🏒🔥
Warm Up: 🎤🏒 Behind the Bench – Get the "411"!📞
What is your current team/position?
Head Coach - Waterloo Wolves U10BB
How many years have you been coaching hockey?
4+
What Coaching Certifications/Qualifications do you have?
Coach 1, Coach 2
What is your playing history? 45+ years, Competitive as a youth and Men’s League as a washed up former youth player
1st Period: 🏒📣 Reasons for Coaching – The "Why" Behind the Whistle? 🔥
Why did you become a hockey coach?
A Select team needed a coach 4 years ago so I stepped up to do my part. Glad I did as I love coaching.
What's your Coaching Philosophy/Approach?
I focus on 3 main thing in my approach: 1) helping youth develop as players on ice and as good community citizens off the ice; 2) while playing, DIG (Details, Intensity, Grit); and 3) to Love the game of hockey so they want to keep playing for the rest of their life.
2nd Period: Chalk Talk Choices🏒📝
Favourite NHL Team/Player?
Toronto Maple Leafs/Wendel Clark
Favourite Drill or Skill to Teach?
Breakout
What your Players would say that you always say/yell during practices or games?
Breakout or DOG DOG DOG!!!!
3rd Period: Fun Facts & Personal Picks!🎉📢
What do you enjoy doing away from the rink?
Fishing, Hunting and spending time at my cottage with my boys.
Favourite Movie, Book or TV Show? 🎬:
The Song Remains the Same, 📖:The Rock Bible, 📺:The Wire.
Favourite Pre-Game Meal or Snack?
Coffee....
Favourite Music Artist or Song?
Led Zeppelin, Tool or Radiohead (depending on my mood).
Overtime: Final Buzzer🏒🔔
What's one piece of advice you'd give your players?
Try your best and don’t be afraid to fail; failure can help build resilience which is key to future success.
Anything else you’d like to share about yourself?
I am a Professor and Researcher at the University of Waterloo and I lead the world’s largest research study focused on youth health. I am also a 2-time cancer survivor and current cancer patient yet again, so I know a lot about resilience.
🏒 Game Over, Coach’s Call!
That’s the final buzzer on our Q&A with Coach Leatherdale!
Stick taps to you for sharing your story!
Looking forward to seeing Coach Leatherdale and the U11BB Waterloo Wolves in action in 2025-26!
For 2025-26 Programming Information, including Prep Skates, Evaluation Registration and Seasonal Information, please contact the WMHA Office at:
[email protected]
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Craig Taylor
INTRODUCING OUR U12BB HEAD COACH FOR THE 2025-26 SEASON
CRAIG TAYLOR
Contact Coach Taylor via email at:
[email protected]
Bench Banter: Get to Know Coach Taylor
🏒🔥Warm Up: 🎤🏒 Behind the Bench – Get the "411"!📞
What is your current team/position?
Head Coach - Waterloo Wolves U11BB
How many years have you been coaching hockey?
On and off since I was 20 years old
What Coaching Certifications/Qualifications do you have? Coach 2, Respect in Sport Leader, Gender Identity OHF Course
What is your playing history?
From Select to AAA to Jr., finished with Senior Hockey and still playing men's league
1st Period: 🏒📣 Reasons for Coaching – The "Why" Behind the Whistle? 🔥
Why did you become a hockey coach?
I became a Coach as I've had hundreds of coaches throughout my playing experience and I have 5 that I absolutely loved and would buy into anything they taught me.....I want to be one of those 5 to the next generation of hockey players.
What's your Coaching Philosophy/Approach?
Preach Team and Teach Development.
2nd Period: Chalk Talk Choices🏒📝
Favourite NHL Team/Player? The most entertaining ones/Crosby. McDavid....past but I still watched: Mario Lemieux, Gretzky....past before my time: Murph Chamberlin
Favourite Drill or Skill to Teach?
Everything I have to offer even if its how to do the Michigan ....
Favorite drill:
More of a favorite philosophy for drills which is treat drills like a game and everything in hockey is done with your legs.
What your Players would say that you always say/yell during practices or games?
"Let's Go!!!!" and "Its a Zero Zero Game!!
3rd Period: Fun Facts & Personal Picks!🎉📢
What do you enjoy doing away from the rink?
Wait....there's time when we're not at a rink to enjoy?
Favourite Movie, Book or TV Show?
🎬:Happy Gilmore
📖:Herman Series, by Jim Unger
📺:Hockey Night in Canada
Favourite Pre-Game Meal or Snack?
Chicken and Pasta
Favourite Music Artist or Song?
John Prine
Overtime: Final Buzzer🏒🔔
What's one piece of advice you'd give your players?
Be a good hockey player and a better teammate!
🏒 Game Over, Coach’s Call! That’s the final buzzer on our Q&A with Coach Taylor!
Stick taps to you for sharing your story!
Looking forward to seeing Coach Taylor and the U12BB Waterloo Wolves in action in 2025-26!
For 2025-26 Programming Information, including Prep Skates, Evaluation Registration and Seasonal Information, please contact the WMHA Office at:
[email protected] 🐺🐺🐺
Chris Proctor
INTRODUCING OUR U13BB TEAM HEAD COACH FOR THE 2025-26 SEASON
CHRIS PROCTOR
Contact Coach Proctor via email at:
[email protected]
Bench Banter: Get to Know Coach Proctor 🏒🔥
Warm Up: 🎤🏒 Behind the Bench – Get the "411"!📞
What is your current team/position?
Waterloo Wolves U13BB
How many years have you been coaching hockey?
5
What Coaching Certifications/Qualifications do you have?
D1 Trained
1st Period: 🏒📣 Reasons for Coaching – The "Why" Behind the Whistle? 🔥
Why did you become a hockey coach?
Wanted to be involved in helping to develop the athletes
What's your Coaching Philosophy/Approach?
Focus on development and team play
2nd Period: Chalk Talk Choices🏒📝
Favourite NHL Team/Player?
Toronto Maple Leafs
Favourite Drill or Skill to Teach?
Eagles Half Ice
What your Players would say that you always say/yell during practices or games?
"Two Teams on the Ice!"
3rd Period: Fun Facts & Personal Picks!🎉📢
What do you enjoy doing away from the rink?
Watching sports
Overtime: Final Buzzer🏒🔔
What's one piece of advice you'd give your players?
Play hard, play fast!
🏒 Game Over, Coach’s Call!
That’s the final buzzer on our Q&A with Coach Proctor!
Stick taps to you for sharing your story!
Looking forward to seeing Coach Proctor and the U13BB Waterloo Wolves in action in 2025-26!
For 2025-26 Programming Information, including Prep Skates, Evaluation Registration and Seasonal Information, please contact the WMHA Office at:
[email protected]🐺🐺🐺