Love What You Play

David Newson works with the Semiahmoo Minor Hockey Association alongside a dedicated board of community leaders to enhance the minor hockey experience for the members of the Semiahmoo Hockey community. David provides leadership and resources for a great group of coaches to facilitate a positive growth experience for players in their hockey development. As a Sledge Hockey Technical Delegate for the International Paralympic Committee, David leads technical aspects of IPC World Championships and Paralympic Winter Games. From 2008 to 2010 David recruited, trained and led a team of 400 volunteers to execute the games as a Sport Coordinator for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Connect with David LinkedIn Facebook Table of Contents 0:31 - Guest intro 1:20 - Personal youth sports experience/growing up 3:35 - Specializing in hockey 4:59 - “Elite kids” 10:00 - Becoming a coach 12:12 - 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics 15:40 - Multisport 24:35 - Youth sports attrition