A Coach’s Notebook

What Matters Gets Measured

By CoachC | April 15, 2024
What Matters Gets Measured

Coach Chic’s initial reaction to Shawnee Harle’s current video presentation is “Hmmmmmmmm…” Ya, Shawnee, why don’t certain other things get measured?

The Greatest Changes CAN Take Place FROM HERE ONWARD!

By CoachC | April 12, 2024
The Greatest Changes CAN Take Place FROM HERE ONWARD!

Although a lot of folks view hockey time as something like September to March (or April), I have to share a different — very important — slant on that…

Marking the Practice Ice

By CoachC | April 10, 2024
Marking the Practice Ice

My good friend Joe (known as “Coulter”) mentioned something in a comment some time ago that I promised to eventually address.  So, here goes…

Mickey Mantle and The Art of Bat Selection

By CoachC | April 8, 2024
Mickey Mantle and The Art of Bat Selection

The lesson we’ll learn here from “The Mick” is as valuable as it’ll get for an aspiring hockey player, and his or her coaches and parents…

Goalers as Part of a Team System

By CoachC | April 2, 2024
Goalers as Part of a Team System

In the modern day game of hockey, coaches often refer to team play as “Six on the attack, six in defense of our net!”

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 49

By CoachC | April 1, 2024
Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 49

You might listen to this early, to gain a sense of the special topics that will be explored over the coming month…

Losing Players by the Whistle?

By CoachC | March 28, 2024
Losing Players by the Whistle?

As much as I’m into improving skating and stickhandling and playing smarts, I’m frequently thinking this website wouldn’t be worth a hoot without the kind of articles that are surfacing here…

Game Day: What to Say or Not Say to Your Athlete

By CoachC | March 26, 2024
What Matters Gets Measured

Shawnee Harle is a specialist in mental training, who will now continue guiding our CoachChic.com hockey members to “Win from within”…

Which Radius of Hollow Should You Choose?

By CoachC | March 18, 2024
Which Radius of Hollow Should You Choose?

I’m excited that my long time friend and hockey equipment specialist, David Carlson, returns this month to discuss the matter of “choosing the right skate radius and hollow”…

Unlocking the Power of a Fast Mind in Hockey

By CoachC | March 16, 2024
Unlocking the Power of a Fast Mind in Hockey

Here’s the first advice Andrej provides us, this all about “Unlocking the Power of a Fast Mind in Hockey”…