INTRODUCING OUR U16BB TEAM HEAD COACH FOR THE 2025-26 SEASON
🎉🎉ROB RYAN🎉🎉
Contact Coach Ryan via email at: [email protected]
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Bench Banter: Get to Know Coach Ryan 🏒🔥
Warm Up: 🎤🏒 Behind the Bench – Get the "411"!📞
What is your current team/position?
Waterloo Wolves U15BB
How many years have you been coaching hockey?
6
What Coaching Certifications/Qualifications do you have?
Development 1
1st Period: 🏒📣 Reasons for Coaching – The "Why" Behind the Whistle? 🔥
Why did you become a hockey coach?
I began coaching sports in my late teens as a way to give back and share the life lessons I had learned along the way. Guiding athletes to develop both their skills and character has always been my priority. Having the opportunity to coach my own children—my daughter in softball and my sons in hockey—has been a wonderful bonus along the way.
What's your Coaching Philosophy/Approach?
I build my teams on work ethic, character, and skill—each equally important to success. The puzzle begins in the dressing room, where culture and commitment set the foundation. I expect every player to bring their best effort to every practice and every game. Coaching isn’t one-size-fits-all; each athlete is unique, and success comes from understanding how the pieces fit together.
2nd Period: Chalk Talk Choices🏒📝
Favourite NHL Team/Player?
Montreal Canadiens
Favourite Drill or Skill to Teach?
My favorite skill to teach and develop is accountability, everyone has a job.
What your Players would say that you always say/yell during practices or games?
"Who are WE!?" or "Be good at the easy stuff"
3rd Period: Fun Facts & Personal Picks!🎉📢
What do you enjoy doing away from the rink?
Fishing with the family during that hard to get family time or watching my daughter's Volleyball.
Favourite Movie, Book or TV Show?
I'm a video game guy, it's the Final Fantasy series for me.
Favourite Pre-Game Meal or Snack?
Pre-game Coffee, always.
Favourite Music Artist or Song?
Eminem
Overtime: Final Buzzer🏒🔔
What's one piece of advice you'd give your players?
Focus more on what you can control not what you can't.
Anything else you would like to share?
So enjoying this season (U15BB team has had the best regular season this group has ever had and we have set ourselves up for a legit shot to qualify for Tier 1 ALLIANCE!) but also, already so excited and looking forward to next season!
🏒 Game Over, Coach’s Call!
That’s the final buzzer on our Q&A with Coach Ryan! Stick taps to you for sharing your story!
Looking forward to seeing Coach Ryan and the U16BB 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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