Good Teammate Series | ORENDA x 1616

Orenda × 1616

Good
Teammate
Series

Building better teammates. Building better humans.

Five in-person sessions that turn pro hockey stories into team culture. Built for U9 and U11 teams in the Calgary area.

Book your team's dates See the five sessions

  • U9 & U11

    The age group this series is built for

  • 5

    In-person sessions per season

  • 45–60

    Minutes per session, led by an ORENDA facilitator

  • 4 Cs

    Character, Connection, Confidence, Competence

Calgary area U9 and U11 hockey teams now have a new way to build team culture.

ORENDA Society has teamed up with 1616.org to bring pro hockey stories to life through games, movement, and team challenges built around each story's lesson.

Players practice things like handling a bad shift without melting down, speaking up for a teammate, and trying again after a mistake.

  • Handle a bad shift without melting down.

  • Speak up for a teammate.

  • Try again after a mistake.

No lectures, no boring videos. Just relatable stories from pros paired with games and conversations kids actually enjoy.

The five sessions

Each one runs 45 to 60 minutes, in person, led by an ORENDA facilitator. Teams work through them across the season.

  1. Team identity

    Who we are as a team, and what we want to be known for.

  2. Trying their best

    Effort and growth, not just the scoreboard.

  3. Being a good teammate

    On the ice, on the bench, and in the room after a loss.

  4. Bouncing back from mistakes

    What to do with the shift that did not go your way.

  5. Celebrating each other

    Noticing and naming what teammates do well.

What your team gets

  • Five in-person sessions

    Each one led by an ORENDA facilitator, at your rink or a space that works for your team.

  • A take-home tool every session

    Something simple kids can use at the rink, at school, and at home.

  • A printable Playbook

    Parents and coaches can use it to reinforce the lessons between sessions.

  • Language coaches can reuse

    Simple words and tools that hold up on the bench all season long.

A team that is more connected and bounces back faster.

Kids leave with stronger confidence and the foundation for habits that support their mental wellbeing and performance on and off the ice.

Two organizations, one focus

The same young athletes, on and off the ice.

ORENDA Society

ORENDA works directly with youth, families, and schools, offering mentorship, leadership development, and wellness programming rooted in emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. Our mentors bring lived experience, not just theory. The approach is hands on and experiential. Never lectures, never worksheets.

  • Lived-experience mentors and facilitators
  • Play-based, experiential learning
  • Team building and group facilitation
  • Take-home tools for families

1616 (The Ladd Foundation)

1616 is a research-backed program focused on the mental, physical, and social wellbeing of youth hockey players, built around the 4 Cs of positive youth development. The curriculum is grounded in real research and brought to life through real stories from NHL, PWHL, and para-sport athletes.

  • A research-backed 4 Cs curriculum
  • NHL and PWHL athlete stories
  • Rooted in positive youth development
  • A track record with thousands of youth players across North America

Fall season

Let's find your team's dates.

Tell us your team, your age group, and roughly when you would like to run the five sessions. We will come back with dates and a facilitator.

Email us to book Send a message

Questions first? Reach us at hello@orendasociety.ca.