Setting the scene for the following, I’d just finished a week-long hockey camp with my Team NEHI players. And most of my fellow coaches know what that means.
After several hockey friends recently hit me with questions having to do with hockey sticks, it struck me that I might dig back into the CoachChic.com archives for a long ago post where I really got into a former student’s issues with his stick.
Unlike traditional forms of exercise, which usually involve moving weights or body parts through a range of motion, isometric exercises involve holding a position or contracting muscles without any movement…
In an effort to shed some light on how coaches can set their goalies up for success, I have included four common pitfalls to avoid…
While physical prowess and skill development are crucial components, understanding one’s learning style can be a game-changer in achieving peak athletic excellence…
I get asked about this a lot — I mean, how I perceive the role of a hockey playing centerman, a winger or a defenseman…
Each episode includes awesome advice from hockey’s top coaches and specialty advisors, with past episodes are available on CCC-TV Youtube…
While a whole bunch of hockey events have inspired this post, I can assure my many on-line friends that this has as much to do with everyday life as it does my sport…
In the case of strength training, it has evolved to emphasize functional strength and overall physical performance. So, keeping up with the latest trends in this field can help us achieve our fitness and game playing goals more effectively…
I pulled parts of this piece out of my archives. It’s a few years old now, but it’s still loaded with great advice for my current hockey friends…