A Coach’s Notebook

A Great Coaching Philosophy

By CoachC | October 22, 2024

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Playoff Hockey Preparations 3

By CoachC | October 17, 2024

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Playoff Hockey Preparations 2

By CoachC | October 16, 2024

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Playoff Hockey Preparations 1

By CoachC | October 15, 2024

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Why do we need Mental Toughness?

By CoachC | October 14, 2024

Of course, mental toughness is super important in hockey, and we’re always thrilled to present Shawnee Harle’s insights in this area. As she so often does, this month Shawnee fires a question our way, this time asking, Why do we need mental toughness? If you like Shawnee’s presentation — or if you have any questions…

Preventing Odd-man Rushes

By CoachC | October 8, 2024

One of my NEHI HS Prep assistant coaches called me one day with something he’d noticed in some of our closer games. (Actually, anything that goes wrong tends to only become noticeable when we lose or when a game is close. Seldom can anything be learned from a lopsided win.) Both of the points made…

Homemade Sports Drinks: The Pros and Cons

By CoachC | October 5, 2024

Kim’s passion is showing youth ice hockey parents how to create simple and easy meals to help their skater’s increase their speed and stamina on the ice.

Hockey’s Plus/Minus Stat

By CoachC | October 3, 2024

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Soft “Touch” Passing

By CoachC | September 29, 2024

For anyone who stopped by here thinking that I’m going to be talking about one-touch passing… Naw, that’s a subject for another time. What I do want to share with you today are my feelings on the passes players often make to themselves. – Dennis Chighisola Okay, just supposing a player is going to push…

Exploring the Benefits of Floorball (for Hockey Players)

By CoachC | September 27, 2024

As we’ve discovered through numerous other posts, floorball is a fast-paced, exciting sport that is growing in popularity, and it’s proving to be a great tool for hockey players looking to improve their game. While it may seem like a completely different sport at first glance, floorball shares many similarities with hockey and can offer…