Standards of Excellence

The Gillette Wild have spent a great deal of time to introduce a set of standards that all teams must adhere to. These “Standards of Excellence” are unique to the Wild Organization. They include on-ice practices minimums, off-ice workout minimums and educational guidelines design to enhance the overall performance of each player throughout the journey of a junior hockey season.

If you are even considering playing for another Tier III team, ask the program you are considering playing for what sets of standards they have and ask for it in writing. It is the hope of the Wild that all Tier III teams will adopt these standards to enhance their players overall junior hockey experience.

 

SOME OF THE MAJOR STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE

Ice Time – Practice:
Each team must provide a minimum seasonal average of seven (7) hours of practice time, per week. Practice times must be scheduled around player’s high school class schedules in their particular city. Players who are attending college must be informed of the team’s practice schedule and must schedule their classes around these times. This standard will be in effect in weeks that teams participate in 1-2 games. In the event of additional games, teams will adjust this ice time accordingly.

Off-Ice Strength and Conditioning Facility:
The Gillette Wild provides its players with an elite workout facility for the duration of that team’s playing season. Players will be able to access this facility anytime from 6:00am-10:00pm.  In addition to mandatory team workouts, players have access to a facility for any additional off ice strength and conditioning needs.

Off-Ice Strength and Conditioning Schedule
The Wild provide a minimum seasonal average of 3.5 hours per week of strength and conditioning time dedicated to a team workout setting. These team workouts will be supervised by a team official. These workouts will be sports-specific to ice hockey. In the event of a 3 or 4 game week, these workout times may vary.

Education Coordinator
The Gillette Wild have an Education Coordinator (EC). This person is well versed in the NCAA Clearing House procedure and will assist all NA3HL student-athletes in the process of being cleared through the NCAA for eligibility. The Education Coordinator also is well versed in the state school system and will assist players with the transfer process from their home school to the school in which they will be attending while playing in Gillette. The EC will also be available to the parents of players wishing additional consultation.

Education / Work Policy
The Gillette Wild enforce a minimum baseline standards for players:

  • Players who have high school eligibility remaining must attend the required full slate of high school courses towards graduation.
  • Players who have graduated high school have the option to either:
  • Attend a maximum of 6 credit hours of college courses or
  • Gain employment in their respective town. Their job will not interfere with scheduled team practices and workouts.

Nutrition Plan
The Wild supply their players with a nutrition guideline for the season. This guideline will be shared with each players billet family and will be the recommended daily staple diet for their players.

ACT/SAT Test Scores
Each Wild player who attends high school must work towards obtaining an ACT test score of 22 or the equivalent SAT mark. The Wild teach a weekly class free of charge to these players looking to improve a score as well as for players who are preparing for their first test.
Each Wild player who attends high school must work towards obtaining an ACT test score of 22 or the equivalent SAT mark. The Wild teach a weekly class free of charge to these players looking to improve a score as well as for players who are preparing for their first test.