A Coach’s Notebook

Core Confidence

By CoachC | February 27, 2024

Confidence isn’t just about flashy plays or winning games. Real confidence runs deeper — it’s about knowing you’ve got what it takes, no matter what.

Build Your Own Off-ice Hockey Training Center

By CoachC | February 21, 2024

Many good drills require some sort of training aid (I’ve mentioned previously that a lot of pretty good training tools can even be homemade)…

Curious not Furious

By CoachC | February 16, 2024

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

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 47

By CoachC | February 13, 2024

Please allow Michael to introduce some major changes to this monthly Hockey Secrets Podcast. I hope you like it…

Drill: Tic-Tac-Toe Down Low

By CoachC | February 7, 2024

This drill needs at least 7 players for flow at one end of the ice, from the hash marks to the boards…

How to Easily Train Abs in Every Workout

By CoachC | February 5, 2024

If a visitor hasn’t yet met Dave Schmitz, Creator of THE BAND GYM, you’re in for a treat, as well as a great way to train for hockey away from the ice…

Dustin Pedroia’s Hand-eye Coordination

By CoachC | February 2, 2024

A future MLB star played lots of tennis and ping pong as a boy, and I thought…  That’s something that deserves some discussion here…

What’s Wrong with this Picture?

By CoachC | January 31, 2024

Thankfully, a number of members have weighed-in, or offered their opinions or guesses, and I applaud the bulk of them for coming fairly close to what I’ll be suggesting down below…

Heat Illness and Hydration Tips

By CoachC | January 30, 2024

Although my old friend Jason Price has in mind those athletes who will be enduring the likes of some pretty tough outdoor activities under the hot summer and fall sun, I’m going to suggest that the following represents an extremely timely collection of advice for hockey players the year-round…

The Training of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian Army

By CoachC | January 30, 2024

From my earliest days of coaching, I studied as many top leaders of all kinds, including military leaders and military units. No army or navy was unworthy for study, so long as it was among the best in the world…