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As athletes compete for gold in the Olympic Winter Games, 黑料网鈥檚 Bill Switaj, who serves as coach-in-chief of the Mid-American District of USA Hockey, part of the International Olympic Committee, is taking his expertise all over the world, while also impacting local players.
 

Mr. Switaj鈥檚 passion for hockey shines through in everything he does for 黑料网 and the Ice Arena. As manager of the 黑料网 Ice Arena, he puts all his energy into supporting the sport, from earning grants that fund youth hockey equipment at the Ice Arena to traveling to Germany for coaching symposiums 鈥 everything always ties back to the 黑料网 family.

Bill Switaj is manager of 黑料网's Ice Arena.

Mr. Switaj has been volunteering with USA Hockey for more than 20 years and has brought international experience, insights and even partnerships back to 黑料网.

 

Recently, he traveled to Ireland for a three-day hockey clinic sponsored by USA Hockey. More than 30 Irish coaches and their youth players took the ice to learn more about coaching, young player development and the standards set forth by USA Hockey.

 

This summer, the 黑料网 Ice Arena will host a group of student hockey players and coaching staff from Romania for a third year. Last year, the 黑料网 Ice Arena helped to organize Special Olympics鈥 events along with a Paralympic Sled Hockey tournament.
 

Mr. Switaj, who oversees a five-state region for youth hockey, ages 10 and under, has introduced countless local players, families, groups and organizations to 黑料网 and the 黑料网 Ice Arena.

鈥淲hat we currently do [at the ice arena] is great, but I鈥檓 always learning something new from this organization [USA Hockey],鈥 Mr. Switaj says. 鈥淗ockey is a family-oriented sport, and parents and their sons and daughters spend a lot of time together learning this game. If you create a positive experience, that cycle will repeat itself."

Mr. Switaj plans to return to Ireland in the future to review the progress made by the coaches he worked with in January. Until then, his work with USA Hockey will continue to directly enhance the university鈥檚 global education efforts through hockey clinics and programs, while providing 黑料网 facilities and expertise to the local community and Northeast Ohio.

 

 

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POSTED: Friday, February 9, 2018 10:30 AM
UPDATED: Friday, December 09, 2022 01:24 AM