Episode 108: USA Hockey Director of Girls Hockey Kristen Sagaert
On this episode we kick-off 2025 with a bang. This is Part I on USA Hockey Player Development for Girls. Our first guest of the year is Kristen Saegart, Director of Girls Hockey with USA Hockey. Kristen discusses USA Hockey National playoffs, development camps selections, player evaluation and feedback. In addition, Kristen shares several announcements about changes to the development camp process. This is a must-listen to episode not just for US-based players but also can help players in Canada understand the complexity and nuances of the national camp process and what it takes to be selected as the best-of-the best. You can connect with Kristen Sagaert on the USA Hockey website: https://www.usahockey.com/kristensagaert You can learn more about USA Hockey 2025 Player Development Camps here: https://teamusa.usahockey.com/playerdevelopment ======= Champs App is 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 add a free, beautiful hockey profile with access to amazing content to help with recruiting and hockey player development. ======== Champs App now available iOS and Android in the App Store and Play Store! Introducing the Champs App native mobile apps for iOS and Android—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 copilot everywhere you go! Download Champs App for iOS in the Apple App Store here Download Champs App for Android in the Google Play Store here ========= 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 an expert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle. Members can submit questions before or during the webinar to be answered by our experts. ChampsGPT, an AI recruiting chatbot specifically optimized for 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 curated content 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 annual basis. Visit https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus now and access more recruiting and player development insights, advice and experts. ====== Champs App Messaging is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. Champs App 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 populates the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. To learn more about Champs App Messaging please visit: https://www.champs.app/2024/03/introducing-the-champs-app-messaging-tool/ ========== Here is a list of 2025 Girls Hockey Events: https://www.champs.app/2024/12/2025-girls-hockey-event-calendar-tournaments-camps-showcases/