Apr 17, 2025 | Paul Sinclair | 589 views
Kitchener U18 Seeded 2025-2026 Outline
Welcome to the 2025-26 Season!
My name is Paul Sinclair and I'm excited to be back with KMHA for my 7th year as coach of the U18 AA Kitchener Jr Rangers team.
This letter provides some information about my coaching philosophy, evaluation/tryout process and the season plan.
171-68-35 Record in last 6 years.
Coaching Philosophy
Team sports are a vital part of an individual's growth, development, personality and character. For me, Hockey is an excellent way to teach many life lessons that will help a young athlete excel as they mature, while playing the game they love. Teamwork, unselfishness, discipline, respect, friendship, accountability, work ethic and fair play are all skills that I've developed from hockey and want to share these learnings through my hockey program.
Coaching Principles
There will be 3 primary rules for the team:
1. Listen and be respectful at all times
2. Always work your hardest and compete
3. Maintain a positive growth mindset. Our goal as coaches is to develop each player's skills and tactics through high tempo, high repetition and well designed practices. My staff are enthusiastic, knowledgeable, consistent, hardworking and organized. We are all about the team and team play.
Evaluations and Tryouts
Team first will be the driving force for selecting this team. In addition to identifying strong skating, physical and skilled players, my evaluators will be asked to identify intelligent, selfless players who will be hard working with above average compete levels. The evaluation panel will be composed of several Non-Parent independent evaluators to ensure objective measurement of all players.
The dates and times for the tryouts are now posted on the KMHA site. Selection preference will be given to players who are positive, disciplined, unselfish, good listeners, follow instructions well, Buy in, who are team players.
Final player selections will be based on a combination of on-ice practice sessions, Exhibition games, discussions with previous coaches, team identity and final player meetings.
Season Plan
This team will require significant time and financial commitment.
> 2-3 league games per week
> Team Practices (Tuesday 9:15-10:45)
> Off ice training
> Video Review
At the U18AA level, it's very important to recognize the players Academic and work commitments when designing a Season Plan and training schedule. For the coaching staff, we'll streamline each of the training components to minimize the number of nightly trips to the arena.
There will be 5 tournaments, 3 local and 2 out of town.
Team travel for one of the away tournaments will be via Coach Bus.
Financially, on top of KMHA registration and tryout costs, families can expect team fees around $2500-$3000 depending on the level of team fundraising or sponsorship that can be secured.
I understand the responsibility that comes with being a minor hockey coach. Us coaches, invest a lot of time and energy into delivering a high quality program for all players and parents. In return, my expectation is for 100% player and family's buy-in. If you have any questions, you can contact me directly. Email: [email protected]
Good luck to all at tryouts
Paul Sinclair
Head Coach
Kitchener Jr. RangersU18 AA
226-868-7462