Makivik Magazine Issue 102

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NYHDP’s Nunavik Nordiks and Other
Remarkable Youth Achievements
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It felt as if barriers were finally broken down on March
24, 2013 in Kanata, Ontario. For seven years while developing
the Nunavik Youth Hockey Development Program
(NYHDP), never before had one of our Nunavik Nordiks
youth hockey teams won a major hockey tournament
down south. History was made on that day, as our Girls
Midget Nordiks team became champions at a provincial
tournament. This was a turning point for the NYHDP.
It brought a great deal of satisfaction, pride and belief
among the program’s participants, staff and Nunavimmiut.
Since then, our Nordiks returned to Nunavik as champions
in three more occasions while reaching the quarterfinal
two other times. These accomplishments are remarkable
considering that our participants only have a week
together as a group to form a real team and to become
adequately prepared to face other teams who have been
practicing and playing together for months. It is the proof
that proper preparation with confidence building, hard
work, perseverance and tenacity does eventually pay off.
Back in the first years of the NYHDP—from October
2006 to April 2008—it became quite obvious that creating
high incentives within the program was going to become
a key element towards reaching success with and for our
youth. This success would help this youth development
program to have longevity. It was a priority to invest a
lot in helping all of the communities to properly implement
and run the program at the local level, but it was
also imperative to come up with solutions to add highly
valuable components that would help to better motivate
the kids to participate more actively and more seriously.
The kids needed to practice more, and not just play
around. They needed knowledgeable and reliable hockey