NHL FOR KIDS

Cool Words

Accountability
Being responsible for your actions.
Achievement
Something you do that you can be proud of.
Challenges
Situations that make you push your limits.
Communication
How you let others know what you're thinking or feeling.
Consideration
Caring about or being respectful toward another person.
Cooperation
Working together toward a specific goal.
Courtesy
Showing good manners or being polite.
Cultural Diversity
The fact that people from different backgrounds can live, work, and play together.
Empathy
Understanding another person's feelings.
Etiquette
Having good manners and being courteous to others.
Expectations
What you think will happen in the future.
Fansmanship
A combination of being knowledgeable about sports, tolerant of others' views and opinions, respectful of others, and considerate toward other fans.
Goal Setting
Figuring out what you want to do and how you will achieve it.
Independence
Being able to act and make decisions on your own.
Mental Preparation
Getting ready to perform by setting goals, creating a strategy, studying, getting focused, and having a positive attitude.
Motivation
A feeling that makes you want to do your best.
Objectives
Goals that a person wants to achieve.
Obligation
Something a person promises to do; a duty.
Obstacles
Things that may prevent you from doing your best.
Personal Goals
Things that an individual wants to achieve for him or herself.
Physical Preparation
Getting ready to compete or perform by exercising, eating well, and practicing.
Positive Goals
Goals that focus on what you want to achieve, rather than what you want to avoid.
Respect
To show regard and consideration for someone.
Responsibility
Doing something because you are supposed to do it; being true to your word.
Role
The part a person plays on a team.
Sacrifice
Giving up one thing to help achieve something else.
Self-discipline
Training oneself to be in control.
Self-improvement
Improving your mind, body, and spirit.
Strategy
A specific plan of action for achieving a goal.
Task
A project to work on and finish.
Team
A group of people who work or play together in order to achieve a goal.
Team Goals
Objectives that are important to all of the members of a team
Teamwork
When people work together and cooperate to achieve common goals.
Tolerance
The ability to be fair and respectful to people regardless of their values, opinions, race or nationality.
Unity
When people feel a sense of belonging and comfort within a group.

Are you ready to "Light the Lamp" of success and reach your goals in life? We hope you are!

And we want to help. The NHL Light the Lamp program offers hints about how you can incorporate the attitudes, abilities and talents that can help you be your best. Not just in hockey. But in school and life in general.

We've signed up some awesome NHL players to help us. Big stars like Wayne Gretzky, Brendan Shanahan and Martin Brodeur will help you with goal setting, teamwork, personal responsibility, thinking positively, and being able to chill out when the heat is on.

The playbook is one of the National Hockey League's coolest! But don't worry, it's not as complicated as the one the pros use. It's filled with word games, contests, and places to write down the awesome stuff you think about.

You can also look for NHL Light the Lamp in your nearest NHL Street center, in NHL markets all across North America. The host cities include Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Detroit, Edmonton, Florida, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Jersey, New York, (and Long Island, too), Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Jose, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, and Washington.

Light the Lamp, a program of NHL Street, is a project created by the NHL and Dr. Michael A. Simon to help youth reach their potential in school, hockey and life. Light the Lamp educational materials are available to NHL Street program centers throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Daily Goal Journal

Before you get started each day, think about what you want to accomplish and write down your goals for the day. (Print out this page.)

Today I want to:
At the end of the day, think about how you did and write down your thoughts.

Today I did/did not achieve my goals.

This is the stuff I aced:

This stuff could use a little improvement:

What did I learn about myself today?

Write your additional thoughts or feelings about today's experiences:

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