A Coach’s Notebook

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 41

By | August 26, 2023

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…

Beware of Some Foolish Training Devices – Part 2: Where I Always Got My Gear

By | August 23, 2023

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…

Beware of Some Foolish Training Devices

By | August 22, 2023

Okay, the above title might seem a bit pushy (if that’s the right word), but please hear me out…

Is Sleep More Important Than Practice?

By | August 18, 2023

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…

A Few Off-season Training Thoughts

By | August 17, 2023

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…

The Merits of a Family Slideboard

By | August 12, 2023

How about the merits of having a slideboard around this lady’s house?  Ha…  What do you think I had to say about that?

Creating Positive Hockey Habits

By | August 8, 2023

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…

About That Student-to-Coach Ratio Thing

By | August 4, 2023

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…

An Interesting Tip From a Sports Medicine Doctor

By | August 1, 2023

When tennis player Carlos Alcaraz won Wimbledon in July 2023, commentators pointed out he was drinking pickle juice during breaks of the grueling almost five-hour final match…

One Aspect of Ice Hockey Goal Scoring that Coaches Often Find Most Challenging to Teach

By | July 29, 2023

Here’s one aspect of ice hockey goal scoring that youth coaches often find most challenging to teach…