Abbey Theatre
11-14-2006, 09:42 PM
Wanted: Some Good People
The U.S. Hockey Report is looking for some good people with knowledge of -- and passion for -- the girls prep game.
Our goal is to elevate USHR’s coverage of girls prep hockey, and lift it up to the boys’ level. There’s quite a way to go, though. On the boy’s side, which has been online since 1997, prep coaches upload their school’s rosters, schedules and, right after every game, complete box score. As a result, we have a ton of information on boy’s prep hockey, including weekly Div. I and Div. II polls, game stories, news, and complete standings and scoring/goaltending leaders. For future historians, we have an archive of players and teams. The system works.
It’s been a little harder to get prep girls coaches to take advantage of USHR. Some do it, and we’re appreciative. Those who read the site -- players, parents, college coaches, alums, etc. – are also appreciative.
However, we need people to fill in the gaps. We can’t wait for all the coaches to get on board. We need volunteers. We need to make sure that we have scores for all Div. I and Div. II games that are played. We need to have an up-to-date schedule that takes into accounts weather cancellations, etc. We need to have every roster and schedule from every prep school. We need people to send in news. We need someone to track college commitments. (And if anyone would like to work on commission, we would like to find someone to sell advertising.)
The U.S. Hockey Report, which is based in Cambridge, Mass., is a paid subscription site for the boys’ side. For the girls, however, it’s still totally free of charge, as we’re taking some of the subscription revenue from the boys and using it to build up the girls’ side.
The links are below. Please check it out. We need to start uploading regular-season schedules ASAP. Volunteers could come from the ranks of parents, players, student managers, school sports reporters – or anywhere. We are looking for reliability, accuracy, and honesty. That’s all. The work is no more complex than, say, ordering a parka online. It’s just a matter of filling out forms, and pressing a key to upload them directly to the site.
Students replying to this help wanted request should know that they will be considered full-fledged US Hockey Report interns. They can put their USHR work on their resume. If they do their work well, they can also count on letters of recommendation to prospective employers. We have had interns who have gone on to be student managers for college hockey programs. Others have used their work with USHR to help get work with daily papers. Others have gone to work as interns at college sports information offices. Some have taken USHR work to keep their hands in the game, and have gone on to (or returned to) coaching and scouting positions.
We find it enjoyable to cover the prep hockey scene, and we’d find it very heartening to successfully build the USHR Girls Prep section into something special, i.e. something close to – and maybe even better than – the boys’ section. We think it can be done, but we need everyone’s help.
If you’re smart and have a passion for the game, please email or call.
Chris Warner
Editor/Publisher
U.S. Hockey Report
1770 Massachusetts Ave., #195
Cambridge, Mass. 02140
Tel. (617) 497-1659
Email: cwarner (at) ushr.com
For girls it’s: girls.ushr.com (http://girls.ushr.com)
For boys it’s: www.ushr.com
The U.S. Hockey Report is looking for some good people with knowledge of -- and passion for -- the girls prep game.
Our goal is to elevate USHR’s coverage of girls prep hockey, and lift it up to the boys’ level. There’s quite a way to go, though. On the boy’s side, which has been online since 1997, prep coaches upload their school’s rosters, schedules and, right after every game, complete box score. As a result, we have a ton of information on boy’s prep hockey, including weekly Div. I and Div. II polls, game stories, news, and complete standings and scoring/goaltending leaders. For future historians, we have an archive of players and teams. The system works.
It’s been a little harder to get prep girls coaches to take advantage of USHR. Some do it, and we’re appreciative. Those who read the site -- players, parents, college coaches, alums, etc. – are also appreciative.
However, we need people to fill in the gaps. We can’t wait for all the coaches to get on board. We need volunteers. We need to make sure that we have scores for all Div. I and Div. II games that are played. We need to have an up-to-date schedule that takes into accounts weather cancellations, etc. We need to have every roster and schedule from every prep school. We need people to send in news. We need someone to track college commitments. (And if anyone would like to work on commission, we would like to find someone to sell advertising.)
The U.S. Hockey Report, which is based in Cambridge, Mass., is a paid subscription site for the boys’ side. For the girls, however, it’s still totally free of charge, as we’re taking some of the subscription revenue from the boys and using it to build up the girls’ side.
The links are below. Please check it out. We need to start uploading regular-season schedules ASAP. Volunteers could come from the ranks of parents, players, student managers, school sports reporters – or anywhere. We are looking for reliability, accuracy, and honesty. That’s all. The work is no more complex than, say, ordering a parka online. It’s just a matter of filling out forms, and pressing a key to upload them directly to the site.
Students replying to this help wanted request should know that they will be considered full-fledged US Hockey Report interns. They can put their USHR work on their resume. If they do their work well, they can also count on letters of recommendation to prospective employers. We have had interns who have gone on to be student managers for college hockey programs. Others have used their work with USHR to help get work with daily papers. Others have gone to work as interns at college sports information offices. Some have taken USHR work to keep their hands in the game, and have gone on to (or returned to) coaching and scouting positions.
We find it enjoyable to cover the prep hockey scene, and we’d find it very heartening to successfully build the USHR Girls Prep section into something special, i.e. something close to – and maybe even better than – the boys’ section. We think it can be done, but we need everyone’s help.
If you’re smart and have a passion for the game, please email or call.
Chris Warner
Editor/Publisher
U.S. Hockey Report
1770 Massachusetts Ave., #195
Cambridge, Mass. 02140
Tel. (617) 497-1659
Email: cwarner (at) ushr.com
For girls it’s: girls.ushr.com (http://girls.ushr.com)
For boys it’s: www.ushr.com