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The Arizona Coyotes taught a reporter how to play hockey, and they can teach you, too

Arizona Republic

If I can do it, anyone can do it.

With the Coyotes launching a new, learn-to-play hockey development program for adults, I decided now could be the perfect time for this reporter to lace up a pair of skates for the first time in a decade.

Most NHL teams have learn-to-play programs tailored to youth players, but there are not the same resources for available adults, many of whom in the Phoenix area did not grow up playing the sport.

Matt Shott, who heads the Coyotes’ efforts in amateur hockey development, noticed a great number of parents interested in wanting to skate like their kids, many of whom participate in the numerous youth programs sanctioned by the club.