I want to introduce something I doubt many members have ever seen before. Yes, it’s a training device that was long ago developed by a Canadian speed skating coach.
Coach Jim wrote me recently with the title question. And, he might find it interesting that my staff and I have made much the same general observation over recent years, about kids in our camps and other programs — in that young players today just don’t seem to shoot all that well…
I don’t blame members for not being able to locate all the really in depth articles and videos contained in this site. Hey, there are over 600 posts here at the moment…
Every so often I let my members in on the place where I purchased much of my training gear of the years. I like to limit this kind of post to my “members only”, and for some very good reasons…
Okay, the above title might seem a bit pushy (if that’s the right word), but please hear me out…
If you’re a hockey parent or coach, and if you’ve ever tried to nail that perfect golf swing or master those dance moves, you know it takes practice. What you may not realize is that sleep plays a huge role in reinforcing those motor skills and muscle memory…
Of course, amateur players approach hockey with varying degrees of devotion. Working mostly with pretty dedicated kids, I’ve designed a very long-range, off-season plan to include age-specific speed, agility and strength work…
How about the merits of having a slideboard around this lady’s house? Ha… What do you think I had to say about that?
Boy, do I have some advice! In fact, I’ve always made it a point to warn my kids every year about this, suggesting that it’s possible a player could someday lose his or her position, solely because a replacement played well while the regular dealt with a broken skate lace, whatever…
Personally, the student:coach-thing didn’t work for me. So, I’d explain how I cared more about getting different jobs done — correctly, I mean…