A Coach’s Notebook

Is Negative Self-Talk a Learned Behaviour?

By CoachC | February 26, 2025
Is Negative Self-Talk a Learned Behaviour?

Oh, man, has Shawnee hit the nail on the head once again… Okay, I need to tell you a story from about 20-plus years ago. As so often happened with me back then, I spent my winter Saturdays hopping from rink to rink around Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. And on this one day,…

High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 3

By CoachC | February 21, 2025
High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 3

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Increasing Your Team’s Shooting Power

By CoachC | February 18, 2025
Increasing Your Team’s Shooting Power

I did a test recently with our HockeyMentor App, acting as a coach at the high school level, and explaining to “AI” that the challenges we’re facing are mainly in a the need to increase our shot power. Amazingly, here is some tailored advice and training solutions aimed at helping my players in this area:…

Taking on Just One Level at a Time

By CoachC | February 14, 2025
Taking on Just One Level at a Time

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Strength on the Hockey Skates

By CoachC | February 12, 2025
Strength on the Hockey Skates

I noted previously in another entry, that I’d at one time noticed a good many of my young players either being tossed around by opponents or losing the battles whenever they had collisions on the ice. So, I tried to think of ways I could recreate those situations in a practice setting. The first drill…

High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 2

By CoachC | February 9, 2025
High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 2

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High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 1

By CoachC | February 7, 2025
High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 1

The following question was submitted by Eric S. It’s a good one, but it can be difficult answering long distance (or without being able to actually see where his players are at a given time). Nonetheless, I do know that Eric works with a fairly talented teen group, so I’ll approach things from that perspective.…

Just Some Benefits of Strength Gains in Hockey

By CoachC | February 6, 2025
Just Some Benefits of Strength Gains in Hockey

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A Hockey Player’s Learning Needs

By CoachC | February 5, 2025
A Hockey Player’s Learning Needs

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Readying for Tournaments and Tryouts

By CoachC | February 2, 2025
Readying for Tournaments and Tryouts

I just received a question from a long-time Twitter and Facebook friend, and this topic seems as timely as one can get.  And, although it has to do with tournament prep, I’d have advised much the same if she was headed to an important tryout)… You see, she and her son are on their way…