A Coach’s Notebook

My Hockey Whistle Adaptation (and more)

By | October 5, 2020

God, that picture down there is old (LOL).   Nonetheless, it’s the best I have for showing the way I always affixed a ref’s whistle to the glove on my left hand.   As I mentioned in the above recording, I placed it there so I could instantly let go of the stick and raise that…

A Year-round Hockey Plan

By | October 5, 2020

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A Practice Plan Outline

By | October 5, 2020

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Visualization For Hockey

By | October 4, 2020

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Using Video To Study Hockey

By | October 4, 2020

As I finished typing the above title, it struck me how much of my hockey coaching — and problem solving — has relied on the use of video.   This brief aside…  My first paid coaching gig was at a rink that owned one of the first video recorders and players ever made.  And, while…

The Art & Science of Coaching

By | October 4, 2020

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A More Advanced Forecheck – The 2-1-2

By | October 4, 2020

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The Problems With Social Media In Hockey

By | October 3, 2020

A lot of years ago — actually, before USA Hockey changed to that name, I did a lot of work with their forerunner, AHAUS.  And one of those jobs — back when video was very new — included being in on the designing of some instructional tapes to share with their membership. (I mean, the…

The No Longer Useful Drill

By | October 2, 2020

This might be the second most important teaching principle any hockey coach, parent or player could know. In a nutshell, what it says is that a drill loses its effectiveness once a player (or group of players) has mastered the drill.   In a way, my old prof was telling us that we would be…

Principles of Motor Learning

By | October 2, 2020

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