On this episode we talk with Becky McGee, founder of SDR Academy, a high performance hockey developmentacademy based in Calgary, Alberta. We discuss training and development of female hockey players, how to develop hockey IQ, the Hockey Alberta selection process for the female U18 summer camp and the SDR Scouting Summit Showcase.

You can connect with Becky McGee on the SDR Academy website:  https://www.sdracademy.com/

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Champs Appis your recruiting and development copilot. Champs App helps athletes, coaches, parents and agents/advisors navigate the world of youth sports. We have made it easy to create a free Champs App account  where you can adda free, beautiful hockey profile with access to amazing content to help with recruiting and hockey player development.

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Introducing  Champs App Messaging 2.0.  ChampsApp Messaging is the fast, easy way to send messages to coaches. In addition, you can now track when and how often your email is opened to provide additional signal on the level of interest from a coach or school.  ChampsApp Messaging cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically populate the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. 

You can now view your sent messages and save personal templates to streamline reusing your personalized messages when emailing coaches.

⁠To learn more about Champs App Messaging⁠ 2.0 please visit: https://www.champs.app/2025/03/champs-app-messaging-2-0/

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Champs App now available iOS and Android in the AppStore and Play Store!

Introducing the Champs App native mobile apps for iOS andAndroid—yes, we finally put the “App” in Champs App! Champs App serves as your ultimate recruiting and development copilot, helping athletes, coaches, parents, and agents/advisors navigate the world of youth sports with ease. The mobile apps offer all the same features available in the browser version, plus the added convenience of logging in with your Apple or Google credentials.Please note that subscriptions to tools or services must still be completed via a browser, similar to purchasing a book on Amazon Kindle. Download the Champs App mobile app today and take your recruiting and development copiloteverywhere you go!

Download Champs App for iOS in the Apple App Store here

Download Champs App for Android in the Google Play Store here

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Introducing CHAMPS+, a new way for Champs to be your recruiting and development copilot. CHAMPS+ gives parents and players access to more recruiting & hockey development insights, advice and experts. 

With Champs+ you can attend our monthly webinars with anexpert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle.  Members can submit questions before or duringthe webinar to be answered by our experts.

ChampsGPT, an AI recruiting chatbot specifically optimizedfor women’s college recruiting. We put into ChampsGPT all the Champs App podcasts, articles and analysis we’ve done from the last 4 years including over 100 Champs App podcasts, dozens of articles and deep analysis plus numerous webinars.

New articles and videos which includes highly curatedcontent will be added weekly throughout the year, so you can always find fresh, relevant information to help guide you with both recruiting and becoming a better hockey player.

So take a tour of CHAMPS+ now – you can see the full list of articles, videos and events.  You can subscribe to CHAMPS+  on a monthly or a deeply discounted annualbasis. 

Visit  https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus now and access more recruiting and player development insights, advice and experts for the fraction of the price of an advisor.

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Here is a list of ⁠2025 Girls Hockey Events⁠:  https://www.champs.app/2024/12/2025-girls-hockey-event-calendar-tournaments-camps-showcases/