A Coach’s Notebook

Passing STRENGTH!

By | January 7, 2022
Passing STRENGTH!

A lack of passing strength isn’t only common to defensemen but, it’s with my younger blueliners that problem usually jumps right out at me… Before going on, let me suggest that very firm, flat passes are best for advancing the puck out of our own zone. And, from my point of view, I’d rather an…

Russian Half-sticks

By | January 3, 2022
Russian Half-sticks

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Passing Basics in Hockey

By | December 29, 2021
Passing Basics in Hockey

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Improving Your Wrist Shot Mechanics

By | December 28, 2021
Improving Your Wrist Shot Mechanics

For an awful lot of years, I’ve felt that a puck and opponents can distract from a player’s concentration as he or she is drilling. (Wait until you see the positional drill I invented years ago!) This segment, however, is all about a player’s wrist (or sweep) shot mechanics, and it gives me the chance…

Put REAL Muscle in Your Hockey Shot!

By | December 27, 2021
Put REAL Muscle in Your Hockey Shot!

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A Scientific Snippet about the Skating Stride

By | December 18, 2021
A Scientific Snippet about the Skating Stride

Unfortunately in this day and age, there are a lot of hockey folks who tend to trust their eyes, instead of seeking scientific help. In the end, the wrong information can have a lasting (and often negative) impact on a player. One such area of our game involves the mechanics (or biomechanics) governing a hockey…

Rocket Man (and Asymmetrics)

By | December 15, 2021

In the event you didn’t yet see the following video, let me first introduce the so-called “Rocket Man”… Well, you’re there now — at the described link, and I’m about to tell you more… Now, I believe I came across the term “asymmetric” (as in movements) in something I read or heard from the late,…

Studying Alexander Ovechkin

By | December 10, 2021
Studying Alexander Ovechkin

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Screens & Deflections

By | December 7, 2021
Screens & Deflections

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Ideas to Quicken the Wrist Shot

By | December 4, 2021
Ideas to Quicken the Wrist Shot

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