A Coach’s Notebook

Self-Discipline: Paying Yourself Forward

By | April 24, 2023
Self-Discipline:  Paying Yourself Forward

We’ve been very fortunate to have a number of great guest writers over the years.  Most of them have come from friendships I’ve developed over on my favorite social media site, and all of them have been from among the small group I refer to as “Twitter’s Best and Brightest”…

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 37

By | April 21, 2023
Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 37

As a coach writes me, “I’m going to be coaching a u19 Girls team this year.  We start our camp in Lake Placid soon — eating, sleeping and training in the Olympic Center, with plenty of team bonding.  Any suggestions?”

Thoughts on Puck Protection Skills

By | April 19, 2023
Thoughts on Puck Protection Skills

Okay, hopefully we get some decent hockey conversations going here, all to the betterment of my fellow coaches, parents and adult rec players…

With summer right around the corner, are you being S.M.A.R.T.?

By | April 17, 2023
With summer right around the corner, are you being S.M.A.R.T.?

Summer is quickly approaching! Do you have a plan? Do not miss out on a great opportunity to prepare yourself for next hockey season…

CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 78

By | April 16, 2023
CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 78

Currently many past episodes are available to the public on our CCC-TV Youtube Channel. Sometime soon, however, all past episodes may be archived (for members-only to view at their leisure)…

Hockey Team Building

By | April 13, 2023
Hockey Team Building

First, with the off-season now upon us, coaches should be considering ways to prepare their teams for next fall.

Secondly, I discovered long ago that good teams tend to begin with a lot of small factions or even cliques, and some of the ideas shared below are just right for breaking down a lot barriers between those groups…

Some After Hockey Practice Observations

By | April 11, 2023
Some After Hockey Practice Observations

While this is going to be brief, I suspect that the subject is as meaningful as it gets.  It’s not going to be about skills or strategies, by the way.  However, if we can all achieve what I’m about to suggest, a youngster is bound to become highly skilled and smart in the end…

A Beginner’s Guide to Watching Ice Hockey

By | April 10, 2023
A Beginner’s Guide to Watching Ice Hockey

You see, a new Facebook friend happened to ask me how she might learn about ice hockey. My short answer was to send here to the “Free to Non-members” area to find whatever she thought might help.

As it turned out, she meant that she didn’t have a clue about hockey, and that everything on my site was beyond her current understanding…

Steven Stamkos’ Incredible Hand Eye Goal

By | April 5, 2023
Steven Stamkos’ Incredible Hand Eye Goal

My understanding is that the goal scored in the following clip has been hyped by many as “THE Goal of the Year”…

“Progressive” Strength Training

By | April 2, 2023
“Progressive” Strength Training

Strength training is obviously an excellent way to build muscle and improve overall fitness. However, you won’t see much progress if you don’t understand how to progress the weight, sets, and reps over time…