A Coach’s Notebook

A Special OT Goal for Team USA

By | June 28, 2022
A Special OT Goal for Team USA

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Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #27

By | June 23, 2022
Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #27

I can’t help but apologize that this show was recorded at the exact opposite time of the year. I mean, it’s currently June, and much of North America is dealing with heatwaves, while the following recording took place during a frigid winter season in Massachusetts, and very close to Christmas. That aside, I still hope…

Quickening the Slapshot Setup – Part 2

By | June 23, 2022
Quickening the Slapshot Setup – Part 2

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Soccer Style Passing And Scoring

By | June 20, 2022
Soccer Style Passing And Scoring

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Quickening the Slapshot Setup

By | June 14, 2022
Quickening the Slapshot Setup

You should know that all my big ideas don’t necessarily end-up working so well. Actually, the first drill I created to solve the above noted problem calls for spreading 30 or so pucks high in an end zone, and then having two players at a time race to get three quick shots on goal. That…

A Sample Snippet About Using Bands to Strengthen the Hips

By | June 11, 2022
A Sample Snippet About Using Bands to Strengthen the Hips

Our CCC-TV Hockey Show’s band specialist, Dave Schmitz, always has some great ideas for cross-training, but his methods are especially helpful to hockey players during the off-season months. So, with that, Dave has some awesome exercises here to strengthen any hockey player’s (all important) hips… To watch the entire video, please click HERE! * PS:…

Five Ways to Reduce Muscle Soreness

By | June 11, 2022
Five Ways to Reduce Muscle Soreness

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You Can Learn Anything

By | June 5, 2022
You Can Learn Anything

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An Open Letter to All AAA Hockey Programs

By | June 3, 2022
An Open Letter to All AAA Hockey Programs

Published April 2015 – Before I get rolling here, let me say that — as usual, a number of things set me off on this topic… First, after almost a lifetime of running my own programs, I later had the chance (and the pleasure, really) to observe a number of other AA and AAA programs,…

Dreams And Hockey – Part 2

By | May 31, 2022
Dreams And Hockey – Part 2

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