10,000 Pucks Challenge

10,000 Puck Challenge returns and new incentive program for Goalies

There were 26 hats made for the 10K Club in 2023

Armstrong Cooper Youth Hockey Association is excited to announce the return of our 10K Club for the Summer of 2024, with an inclusion program for our goaltenders.

The 10,000 Puck Challenge resumes for our skaters, and now goaltenders can earn a spot in the 10K Club by logging 1,000 minutes of toss/wall ball/juggling activity.

Last season, ACYHA began offering customized 10K Club knit hats for all Wings players who reached the 10,000 Puck Challenge milestone. We saw the number of players who finished the program triple over the previous two-year average to have 26 players join the 10K Club in 2023. Moreover, ACYHA had 40 players earn an incentive by shooting 3,000 pucks or more, and the number of total shots for the association tripled to over 360,000 shots across all levels.

Knit hats will be offered as an incentive again for anyone reaching the top tier of the challenges and milestone tiers recognized.

From May 15 to September 7, 2024 shoot pucks and track the progress in Hockey Shot to participate, and help our association grow with this development tool.

https://www.hockeyshare.com/10k/player/

Goalies: https://www.hockeyshare.com/10k/link.php?pcpt=7324&pcv=38904

Bantams: https://www.hockeyshare.com/10k/link.php?pcpt=7320&pcv=39310

Peewees: https://www.hockeyshare.com/10k/link.php?pcpt=6753&pcv=69348

Squirts: https://www.hockeyshare.com/10k/link.php?pcpt=6752&pcv=39654

Mites: https://www.hockeyshare.com/10k/link.php?pcpt=7323&pcv=17232

U15: https://www.hockeyshare.com/10k/link.php?pcpt=6757&pcv=58449

U12: https://www.hockeyshare.com/10k/link.php?pcpt=6756&pcv=30853

U10: https://www.hockeyshare.com/10k/link.php?pcpt=6759&pcv=67312

U6/U8: https://www.hockeyshare.com/10k/link.php?pcpt=6755&pcv=62850

WALL BALL / TOSS / JUGGLE - FOR GOALIES

Goalies should strive for 10 minutes daily juggling and catching off a wall to improve hand-eye coordination. What that looks like varies on ability and age, but there are many resources on YouTube for reference that can help a player lay a basic foundation. Playing catch with the wall is a good start for younger goalies, progressing from there to juggling, bouncing, catching, and developing hand-eye coordination.

Goaltenders will register in the 10K Pucks area of Hockey Share, but should sign up under the goaltenders team section. Enter minutes instead of shots, and it will be tracked that way.

https://www.omha.net/news_article/show/1149424

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10,000 Puck Challenge References

https://www.armstrongcooperhockey.org/10000pucks

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Questions or Registration Issues?
Email ACYHA Communications Director Drew Herron at drewherronhockey@gmail.com

10K Club Background:

Players who complete the 10,000 puck challenge from mid-May until Sept. 30 will earn a spot in this exclusive club, as well as a unique AC Wings 10K Club stocking cap and a sticker to go on his/her helmet. These items cannot be bought, but can be earned by completing the challenge.

Additional incentives for the 10K Club are being developed, and will be announced after they are finalized.

In addition to the 10K Club, new incentives will be made available to players who reach other benchmarks in the 10,000 Puck Challenge, but don’t reach the 10K threshold. Those players reaching and recording 3,000 shots will be recognized with a unique ACYHA 3K Puck pin and helmet sticker. Those that reach 5,000 shots will earn recognition and a special 5K puck and helmet sticker.

Association link through https://www.hockeyshare.com/10k/ is up and running as of May 15. Players who participated in the 10K challenge in the past through HockeyShare will have to change the team they are associated with for the new year. A link with a couple screenshots is here.

Here is a link to a Minnesota Hockey article that breaks down the 10,000 puck challenge and offers tips and pointers on how to make it more manageable.

https://www.minnesotahockey.org/news_article/show/1270245