A Coach’s Notebook

A Sample Hockey Practice Plan

By | February 13, 2023
A Sample Hockey Practice Plan

Before anyone thinks the following is going to be just for coaches, I want to point-out that I’ll be sharing some of my thinking behind the drills I’ll list.  Hopefully then, a lot of this will prove valuable to older hockey players and to parents of younger ones…

Just a Few Reasons to Start a Floorball Program

By | February 4, 2023
Just a Few Reasons to Start a Floorball Program

As hockey’s off-season gradually nears, I’ve been planting some seeds concerning floorball. With that, I’ve already published a few related posts, while readers can expect more as the springtime nears…

Ropponen (Goalie) Recovery Drill

By | January 31, 2023
Ropponen (Goalie) Recovery Drill

This features a noted Finnish goalie coach with plenty of great ideas when it comes to goaltender training…

I Just Found These Old Hockey Game Notes

By | January 27, 2023
I Just Found These Old Hockey Game Notes

If there’s a difference between my old coaching schedule and those of most members, it’s that my high school guys started way back in June only to leave me at the American Thanksgiving, while my youngest teams were just getting underway in the early fall…

Winning Hockey Starts When?

By | January 22, 2023
Winning Hockey Starts When?

I sometimes ask myself if I really need to write something like this.  Then, moments later, I realize it’s an absolute necessity. Oh, my guess is that long-time CoachChic.com members already know what I’m about to say…

Simplified Floorball Rules

By | January 21, 2023
Simplified Floorball Rules

A worthwhile off-season usually takes some forethought and planning. And this has me suggesting that youth coaches or really into it parents might consider organizing an off-season team — or a couple of teams to form a league.

This Snippet Provides An Intro To Old USSR Hockey Training Basics

By | January 16, 2023
This Snippet Provides An Intro To Old USSR Hockey Training Basics

From an introduction to Coach Chic’s long ago studies at the Moscow Institute for Sport & Physical Culture, this snippet moves into the most important principles in motor learning for hockey players — don’t miss it…

CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 75

By | January 15, 2023
CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 75

Each CCC-TV episode includes awesome advice from some of hockey’s top coaches and specialty advisors…

The Speed of Learning

By | January 13, 2023
The Speed of Learning

Shaun Goodsell, MA Founder and CEO of Mental Edge Athletes invest enormous amounts of time in practice.  Go to a football field, a hockey rink, a baseball diamond and you will most likely see coaches and athletes preparing for an upcoming contest. Many report that practice seems insignificant and boring leading some to quit and…

My New Hockey Coaching Manual – “10 things you can do to improve your hockey play – No matter your age or level!”

By | January 11, 2023
My New Hockey Coaching Manual – “10 things you can do to improve your hockey play – No matter your age or level!”

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