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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1990

Achievement Program, ask-
ing Greenblatt to be the CAP
director for Michigan.
Greenblatt declined, recom-
mending former Brown
University All-American
goalie Dave Ferguson, a
veteran high school and
junior coach. Ferguson ac-
cepted the post but was soon
transferred to Minnesota by
his employer.
"So I had to take the job,"
Greenblatt says. "I became
the coaching program direc-
tor. Of course, it couldn't have
happened at a better time."
Greenblatt got in on the
proverbial ground floor, just
as CAP was expanding na-
tionally. The results were felt
by the hockey world in 1980,
when the U.S. "Miracle on
Ice" team beat the powerful
Soviet world champions at
the Winter Olympics and
went on to win the gold
medal. U.S. Coach Herb
Brooks quickly praised USA
Hockey's CAP volunteers,
saying that without that pro-
gram, there would have been
no gold medal.
CAP tries to develop better
players, but it also strives to
help the coaches make hockey
safe and fun for all of its
players, no matter their skill
level.
CAP created four levels of
achievement — associate, in-
termediate, advanced and
master. Coaches learn ad-
vanced offensive and defen-
sive tactics, but also study
psychology and teaching
techniques. And while they
learn drills to help players im-
prove in specific, on-ice situa-
tions, they also learn about
nutrition, physiology and
conditioning.
Not surprisingly, Green-
blatt has a master's
certificate.
Beginning in 1977, CAP
sent Greenblatt across
Michigan, putting on
coaching clinics. George Jep-
son, who succeeded Green-

blatt as Michigan CAP direc-
tor when the latter became
Coach-in-Chief, recalls how
he, Greenblatt and a small
group of fellow volunteers
were "like a band of gypsies"
on weekends — all of them
packed into a van, touring the
state with their coaching
clinics.
"Sam's just a tireless
worker for USA Hockey," says
Jepson. "His primary focus
has been on trying to improve
the game from a coaching
standpoint for the youth.
"Sam really got the
coaching program started in
Michigan, as far as taking the
clinics around!"
Greenblatt shares the
praises.
"My job became real easy,"
he says. "Sure, I worked. I
pioneered a lot of things. I
was the captain of the ship.
But I had a helluva lot of help.
This is what made that pro-
gram a success, the
volunteers behind me, people
like George Jepson."
Greenblatt recalls his
volunteers fanning out over
the Detroit metropolitan area
and elsewhere on weekends,
giving clinics from Bloomfield
lbwnship to Kalamazoo.
Jepson adds, "The program
Sam started now covers the
entire state. In the old days,
we had to literally take it
from place to place. Without
those early efforts we
wouldn't be where we are to-
day."
Greenblatt also became in-
volved in revamping USA
Hockey's coaching aids —
manuals, drill books and
videos. Today, he oversees
their content as Coach-in-
Chief.
One new manual features a
day-to-day outline for a full
season of team drills and
practices. Other books
diagram detailed plays for dif-
ferent game situations. The
videos include topics such as
goaltending fundamentals
and power skating.

