| What are your career highlights?Mr. Moores: "While 6 | | | | favorite motivational sayings?"It is amazing how much |
| CIS National Championships and 1 Japanese National | | | | can be accomplished when no-one cares who gets |
| Championship immediately come to mind, 3 of those | | | | the credit." - John Wooden"If you don't consciously |
| being head coach, what really comes to mind when I | | | | create good habits, then you unconsciously create |
| consider the highlights of my career, are the | | | | bad ones." - John Wooden"If you think you can, or |
| relationships that I have developed over the years. | | | | you think you can't you're right." - Yogi Berra |
| Of all of the players that I have coached, and | | | | "You get what you insist on." - Bill |
| students I have taught over the years, there are | | | | MooresInsightsNear the conclusion of our interview, |
| very few that I would not truly enjoy having a | | | | our conversation became more casual. At one point, |
| conversation with. I have enjoyed the players and | | | | Coach Moores challenged the concept of the |
| students that I have worked with so far, and look | | | | effectiveness of traditional, "One Week" hockey or |
| forward to all of the new ones that I am yet to | | | | power skating schools. He was quite surprised and |
| coach."What characteristics do you look for in a | | | | delighted to hear that we were in agreement with his |
| promising hockey player?A Strong Work | | | | comments.When we explained our concept of T + P |
| EthicPassionEnthusiasmReceptiveness to Coaching - | | | | = S, 3 weeks over 3 months, process-oriented |
| "What am I doing better today than yesterday?" | | | | program, called QUANTUM SPEED, he was pleasantly |
| Ability to Co-operate. Co-operation has to come | | | | surprised that someone else had challenged their own |
| before competition.In your opinion, what is missing | | | | industry's comfort zone, and took a chance on doing |
| today in the growth and development of hockey | | | | what we believe works for players.We were so |
| players?Mr. Moores hesitated before answering this | | | | proud to have such an admired coach and person |
| question Mr. Moores: "Young players today are | | | | see our vision of what we believe works, and be so |
| stronger, faster, bigger, have more skills and more | | | | supportive."The more I train, the more I realize I |
| opportunities than ever before. Without passing | | | | have more speed in me." --Leroy BurrellSteffany |
| judgement, what I notice about the young players | | | | Hanlen is skating coach extrordinaire.For more than 20 |
| today, is, unfortunately, less passion and enthusiasm. | | | | years Steffany has been a full time power skating |
| I remember when I was young and we had one | | | | coach. Steffany is one of the first skating coaches to |
| hour of icetime per week. We couldn't wait to get on | | | | be hired by an NHL team, she worked with the |
| the ice! I don't know exactly what the cause is, but I | | | | Edmonton Oilers for 9 years beginning in 1991 and is |
| don't see the same enthusiasm in many of the | | | | currently with the St. Louis Blues organization. She |
| players today I don't hear it in their voice"Is there | | | | has developed her skating program called Quantum |
| anything else that you would like to pass along to our | | | | Speed(TM) a three week... over three month... skating |
| players?Mr. Moores: "The earlier you take personal | | | | program. Steffany trains skating instructors and |
| responsibility for your own development and your | | | | apprentices in the skills and business of running |
| own success, the more successful you will become." | | | | successful Quantum Speed skating camps. e-mail |
| SH: "This is where self-awareness comes in. When | | | | teffany Hanlen is a motivational Speaker and athletic |
| you focus on the details and take responsibility for | | | | performance coach she is currently working with |
| your own actions, you are never at the affect of | | | | world class figure skaters, ball room dancers, and |
| anybody else or their decisions."What are your | | | | bi-athletes. |