U11 AA, U11 Rep, REP (Central York Girls Hockey Association)

Our coaching philosophy is to help these young girls develop a love for the game of hockey by growing their physical and mental skills and helping them learn the values of team-play, hard work, resilience and having a positive attitude.

At U11, Hockey Canada recommends a shift from U9 practice planning, where the recommendation is that 75% of practice time is devoted to individual skill development. At U11, individual skill development is still the highest priority (50% of practice time), while the other 50% of practice time will be devoted to individual and team tactics and strategy. We will follow these recommendations while trying to have as much FUN as possible.

On the ice, our top priority is to help your daughter develop her individual skills, but also to help her develop grit, competitiveness and knowledge of the game. Our team will only become successful if we play more aggressively and compete harder than the other teams in the league, so we will be pushing your daughter to do that. Although the lines will be rotated equally for the majority of the games, important situations and extra ice will be awarded to the girls who compete the hardest.

Coaches

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Lucas Madill played hockey at McGill University (4 years) and the University of New Brunswick (1 year). He was an Academic All-Canadian athlete at both schools, and he completed his Masters degree in Sport Psychology. 

He won a National Championship as the assistant coach of the men’s hockey team at UNB before moving to Ontario, and he currently teaches and coaches the U16 Hockey team at St. Andrew’s College.   

Lucas has also been a mental performance coach with Hockey Canada for the last 10 years. He’s won multiple gold medals with Canada’s U18 Teams, and most recently won a gold medal with Canada’s National Junior team at the 2023 World Junior Tournament in Halifax.  He continues to serve as Team Canada’s mental performance coach at the world junior level.

Christine Hartnoll played hockey at McGill University (4 years) and the University of New Brunswick (1 year). She was an All-Canadian athlete at McGill and finished her senior year as one of the leading scorers in the country, and she was an Academic All-Canadian at both schools.

Before University, Christine won a gold medal at the Canada Games as a player with Team Ontario, and in 2005 she was invited to try out for Team Canada’s Under 22 team.

She is a former captain of the Aurora Junior Panthers and previously coached her twin daughters at the U7 and U9 levels.

ThiThis will be Christine’s third season coaching with the Panthers.