On this episode, we talk with with Makenna Newkirk, Assistant Coach with the Penn State Women’s Hockey Program. We cover a lot of territory including youth and prep school hockey, Ivy League vs. scholarship schools, what it’s like to play at Penn State and of course lots of information about the recruiting process. You can connect with Makenna either on the Penn State Women’s Hockey website: https://gopsusports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/season/2024-25/staff/makenna-newkirk or via Makenna Newkirk’s Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/makenna-newkirk You can learn more about the Penn State women’s hockey program here: https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey Follow Makenna or the Penn State women’s hockey team on X: @makennanewkirk and @pennstatewhky and Instagram: @makennanewkirk and @pennstatewhky ===================== 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. ============================= 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. 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. Finally, if you are feeling overwhelmed by the college recruiting process or just need advice from other players or parents, you can join the CHAMPS+ discussion groups (coming soon!), organized based for parents and players based on where you are in the recruiting process. 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 for the fraction of the price of an advisor. ==================== 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 2024 Girls Hockey Events: https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/ ============================== Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up With Champs App profile you can: · Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information · Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule · Share personal, student and athletic profile information · Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams. Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App. Here is our Champs App Team Coach Directory https://sports.champs.app/coach-directory/
