Capstone Project Proposal Draft

Name of student: Faizaan Kalsi_____________________________ Date: October 15th, 2021

Teacher: Ms. Lacroix___________ Block: A______

The Capstone strand I have chosen is The Project Strand_________________________

Proposed title for my Project Proposal: (write the proposed title for your Capstone Project in one
clear sentence): Basic hockey tutorials for people who are new to the sport, and want to get a
head start from others

What is your inquiry question that interests you for further research? It should be a question that
connects with a purpose, passion or personalized area of interest for you. This is a question that
you cannot just google an answer for. Please see examples from your Capstone booklet.
My inquiry question is:

How can I create effective tutorials to benefit and help improve the skills of children, which can give them
an advantage if they join a league

Rationale/context: Detail your reasons for choosing this inquiry question. Explain WHY you are
choosing to investigate this topic as a major area of focus. How does this area of inquiry connect
to your passion(s), purpose? Why is it of personal interest to you?

When I had begun playing organized hockey, I was at a disadvantage compared to all the
other players as I had started many years later. What I quickly realized is that my skill level is
not near the other players. Then finally, years later I had finally begun to put more effort into
the game and I began improving. What I realized is that if I can create some informative
tutorials for beginners that they can watch and interact with before their season starts, they
can be at an advantage.

Background: What background knowledge/connections/prior learning do you have in this

area of inquiry?

I have around 6-7 years of experience playing hockey, and I know the exact feeling of not
being able to be as good as some of the others. Which is why, if I can provide some tips to the
younger kids, they would excel in the league they play in.

Career connections: What is your intended career area at this point in time? What
connections does this inquiry question have to your life, academic and/ or career goals?

I would like to pursue a career in sports medicine, most related to hockey, because it’s my

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 favorite sport and pastime. A huge part of improving your skills is also knowing the limitations
to your body and muscles. Overworking your body can result in damages which can affect
your performance. Which is why one area I will focus on in the videos is to take breaks and
rest days to prevent injuring yourself.

Interdisciplinary and core competencies connections: What subject areas and core
competencies will be connected with your project? Outline and explain the connections.

I understand learning takes patience and time

The reason this core competency is important is because improving your skills doesn’t happen
overnight and not even in a week. It takes months and sometimes years to become good at
what you want. This applies to sports as well, it takes time, patience and hard work to excel.

I am personally responsible, self-motivated, and can advocate for myself

Self-motivation is the only way you are going to improve in anything in life, as nobody in your
life wants to see you succeed more than yourself. You have to keep yourself motivated or you
will not get anywhere in life.

I have positive peer and intergenerational relationships

In my Life Connections class I have such a unique class and they all have different strengths
and interests that if I need assistance in anything, there will always be someone to help me
out. For example, I was wondering if there are free video editing programs and someone in
my class volunteered to help me if I had any questions.

Capstone Presentation medium: select one or more project mediums you wish to use to
present your project. Outline and give details about how you will present your project once
completed. You may use a combination of mediums.
o Electronic portfolio: Prezi or PPT
o Physical portfolio
o Website
o imovie presentation
o YouTube channel

Alongside the mandatory Prezi or PPT, I will be making YouTube Videos in

order to present my project.

Description of my Capstone project. Specific Project Details of the Capstone Project: what
will you research, create, study, produce, solve, investigate? What product will be produced

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at the end of this project for evaluation. Write a one-page description outlining your
proposal.

Different muscles are constantly being activated and deactivated.

Practice is key, but you must also learn to take breaks and learn to use which muscles at the
right time.
Goalies are getting better which means players need to learn different ways to shoot the puck.
You can’t just use one shot type throughout the game
Shot selection is important for every place on the floor/ice. The choice should be according to
where you are.
All players should begin by practicing their skills stationary. And as their skills improve they
should slowly integrate movement into their routine.
Players should be able to react without thinking, for example if they are in a tough situation, it
should be instinct to do something to get out of it.
One thing that people do subconsciously, is visualizing their move/shot. If we remember to
visualize what shot we want to use and remember the mechanics, we can be more
successful.
Continue to practice your skills to the point where they become a habit
HIIT( high intensity interval training ) can be used to improve explosiveness within the first
time it is implemented.
Explosiveness is important on the ice and in indoor floors, it can make the difference between
who gets to the ball/puck first.
Rest days and rest in general are extremely important to improve skills
Without rest your muscles will just tire out and instead of improving, you will be just hurting
your body
No rest days can damage your body’s tissues.

Resources/ Technology/Skills: Make an assessment of the resources, technology and

skills you will need to be able to complete this project. What is your plan to be able to
access/learn all of the resources necessary to achieve completion of this project? Detail
your plans.

I need access to some video editing programs, however, I don’t know how to use it. Luckily i
was offered some assistance from some classmates to help if needed it. I will also need a
camera to record the videos, but the camera of a phone should be able to suffice. The main
pieces of hockey equipment I will be needing is a hockey stick, a ball, a net, and some gloves.
I have access to all this equipment and it shouldn’t be a problem.

Mentors/Community Connections: What types of mentor(s)/community connections will

you need to help you complete your capstone project? How will your mentor(s) help you?
What is your plan to access the mentorship/community connections necessary for this
project?

The one person I will be turning to for my project will be the president of my ball hockey

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 league. He was also a coach, which is why it is perfect for me to talk to him and also hopefully
promote my videos on the league website. He can also give me some tips as a coach to
improve my quality of advice.

Project limitations: What are some project limitations and potential obstacles that you foresee
that might affect progress with your Capstone Project?

The arena I want to record the videos is a public place, and there is a good possibility of there
being people there, however this shouldn’t be a problem as I have a net of my own, which can
be a backup plan. The only other thing is that my family is currently moving to Calgary and I
will be moving in with my aunt, with the inconvenience of moving at this time it will be difficult
to balance everything, however, I believe I can make it work.

Other considerations: List and detail any other related information/ considerations about
your project that you feel should be included in your project proposal.

Videos will not be only for younger kids, but also for anyone who wants to begin and learn the
basics and proper form for hockey.

References: Provide a literature review of 5-10 PEER REVIEWED ACADEMIC references:

research, videos, etc. that offer some preliminary research you have done for your project
that shows you are able to access the key information that you will need to be able to
complete this project/work. Your list should be written using correct APA formatting.

BlueBolt, I. C. (2012, November 28). Dangling...the science of the art. HockeyShot

Inc. Retrieved September 30, 2021, from
https://www.hockeyshot.ca/blogs/training-academy/dangling-the-science-of-the-
art. 

Ice Hockey Systems. (2021, August 17). 4 shooting techniques to score more goals.
Ice Hockey Systems Inc. Retrieved September 30, 2021, from
https://www.icehockeysystems.com/blog/coaching-tips/4-shooting-techniques-
score-more-goals. 

Hockey Canada. (2021). Hockey Canada Skill Development: Puck control. Hockey

Canada Skill Development | Puck Control. Retrieved September 30, 2021, from

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 https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/hockey-
programs/players/essentials/positions-skills/puck-control. 

Jeremy, C., Coach Jeremy View all posts, & posts, V. all. (2016, December 18). 4 tips
to improve your accuracy. How To Hockey. Retrieved September 30, 2021, from
https://howtohockey.com/4-tips-improve-accuracy/#. 

Fajrin, F., Kusnanik, N. W., & Wijono. (2018). Effects of high intensity interval training
on increasing explosive power, speed, and agility. Journal of Physics:
Conference Series, 947, 012045. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-
6596/947/1/012045 

Ball, D. (2020, November 11). Rest days are important for fitness – here's why,
according to Science. The Conversation. Retrieved September 30, 2021, from
https://theconversation.com/rest-days-are-important-for-fitness-heres-why-
according-to-science-143875.