A Coach’s Notebook

Simplified Floorball Rules

By | January 21, 2023

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

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

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

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

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Visualization Tips for Hockey

By | January 7, 2023

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A Not So Skater Helper

By | January 4, 2023

Aaaaah, the memories… When I was a very young coach, I was just starving for any kind of information that would advance me in that profession. And so I enlisted in just about any clinic or course that helped me in that way. (Actually, would you believe I climbed US hockey’s coaching ladder twice? Yup,…

How NHL Teams Evaluate Their Prospects At The World Juniors

By | January 2, 2023

Fans watch through a different lens than scouts, who watch through a different lens than management personnel. While many fans are focused on the best players or their favorite team, scouts are primarily focused on draft-eligible players… More…

How Pro Hockey Scouts Think

By | December 30, 2022

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This Snippet Is All About An Awesome Snack Before A Hockey Game

By | December 29, 2022

Kimberly Smith Lukhard is on a roll, dealing with a different healthy food for hockey players, or special one for each letter of the alphabet. This episode features the letter “D” and “dates”, which Kim says are awesome as a pre-game or pre-practice snack… To watch the entire video, please click HERE! * PS: The…