Quickening the Slapshot Setup

By | June 14, 2022 |

You should know that all my big ideas don’t necessarily end-up working so well. Actually, the first drill I created to solve the above noted problem calls for spreading 30 or so pucks high in an end zone, and then having two players at a time race to get three quick shots on goal. That…

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An Open Letter to All AAA Hockey Programs

By | June 3, 2022 |

Published April 2015 – Before I get rolling here, let me say that — as usual, a number of things set me off on this topic… First, after almost a lifetime of running my own programs, I later had the chance (and the pleasure, really) to observe a number of other AA and AAA programs,…

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A Sample Snippet on One Way to Quicken the Shot

By | May 22, 2022 |

This old coach has always been looking for game-related skill drills, and this is an awesome example. You see, at one point during their season, I discovered that my feeder team was struggling to react quickly enough to loose pucks in the offensive crease. In other words, by the time they reacted to such conditions,…

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Challenging Hockey Balance

By | May 12, 2022 |

As I so often like to do, I’m going to have members view the video first, and then add my impressions after. You at least have some advanced notice here, about the gist of this being for challenging hockey balance… Okay, up front, I’m not a big fan of the treadmill. Nor would I be…

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Those Young Russian Hockey Players

By | April 30, 2022 |

Ya, those young Russian hockey players… Even I’m amused at watching those little guys darting every which way, twisting and turning and seldom losing the puck. Anyway, in the event you’re the only person on our planet to not see them, let me show you an edited version of that video… Okay, my members had…

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