A Coach’s Notebook

A Scientific Snippet about the Skating Stride

By | December 18, 2021

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

You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us

Screens & Deflections

By | December 7, 2021

You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us

Ideas to Quicken the Wrist Shot

By | December 4, 2021

You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #21

By | December 4, 2021

This may be one of the most information packed podcasts I’ve ever produced.  There’s tons here, including: A description of my “bunker” A continuation of Daniel Coyle’s study of the Russians’ tennis program, along with some ideas for adapting his observations to the development of our young hockey players A better idea for off-ice warmups…

More Insight into Russian Hockey Training

By | November 30, 2021

The source of this Russian hockey training information comes by way of a long ago LinkedIn friend, Elena Segal, who happens to be a Ballet Trainer for athletes in the Anaheim, California area. I’d actually met Elena quite some time ago, but I was reminded of her unique background and current work when she entered…

Troubleshooting Hockey Shooting Problems

By | November 29, 2021

You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us

Bunting the Hockey Puck

By | November 23, 2021

From the above photo you can probably already guess that I’m talking about my players learning to tap the puck out of the air and into the goal. And, you might also guess that I use the “bunting” tag because I want the kids to think of the movement as a rather short rap at…

A Defenseman’s Point Decisions

By | November 23, 2021

You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us