A Coach’s Notebook

A Snippet from an Elite Level Lecture on Skating

By | September 20, 2022
A Snippet from an Elite Level Lecture on Skating

Dr Mike Bracko is one of Canada’s — if not one of the world’s — foremost authorities on hockey skating. With that, this snippet leads into part two of a lecture he gave on skating to advanced coaches in the Czech Republic. It’s truly fascinating, and it just might put any of our viewers far…

Does Coaching Win (Hockey) Championships?

By | September 15, 2022
Does Coaching Win (Hockey) Championships?

Dean Robinson begins his article suggesting that pro athletes tend to have more influence on a game’s outcome than the coach (think Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James here, maybe a Michael Jordan in years past, the stars who comprised the 1927 New York Yankees, the Islanders and Oilers during different parts of the ’80′s).  This…

A Message to My Favorite Parents & Players

By | September 7, 2022
A Message to My Favorite Parents & Players

(An Idea For Team Coaches) Okay, I’ll need to explain this post some… You see, a number of years ago I decided to create a website just for my team — and by that, I mean for my team’s parents, their kids, and my assistants. The majority of the posts were videos, with some diagrams,…

Guiding a 4-year Old Hockey Player

By | September 7, 2022
Guiding a 4-year Old Hockey Player

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The Value of Training Aids

By | September 4, 2022
The Value of Training Aids

Unfortunately, there are as many bad training devices out there on the market as there are good ones.  And, by bad I mean that some gadgets aren’t scientifically based — they’re more hype than anything else, and there’s even the chance that they can be detrimental to effective hockey play. Just briefly touching upon the…

Tried and True Hockey Principles

By | August 30, 2022
Tried and True Hockey Principles

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Winning Versus Development

By | August 30, 2022
Winning Versus Development

When it comes to choosing between winning and development, here are a number of issues I’ve seen arise during my 40-plus years in the game: Furthermore, I recall a Division I college head coach suggesting that he found it hard to motivate some players, mainly because (in my words), “…they had already played a kzillion…

Checking – The Physical Side of Hockey

By | August 25, 2022
Checking – The Physical Side of Hockey

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Poll: What Does A Yawn Mean During Exercise?

By | August 22, 2022
Poll:  What Does A Yawn Mean During Exercise?

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Plus and Minus Positioning

By | August 14, 2022
Plus and Minus Positioning

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