A Coach’s Notebook

A Message to Hockey Parents: Training versus Trying

By | July 25, 2021

– Dennis Chighisola I see a trend emerging in our young people that is troubling. Actually, I see many trends that are troubling but for purposes of this article I want to highlight one. If you study athletics it doesn’t take long to understand that one vital aspect of becoming more skilled and a more…

A Czech Hockey Skills Session

By | July 25, 2021

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Coach K’s Hockey Shooting Drill

By | July 14, 2021

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Mighty Mite Team Wide-dribbles

By | June 30, 2021

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Dealing With YOUR Local Skate Sharpener

By | June 29, 2021

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More Hockey Scoring Drill Ideas

By | June 29, 2021

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The Role Confidence Plays In Hockey Success

By | June 24, 2021

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Improving A High Level Defenseman’s Point Shots

By | June 23, 2021

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No Detail Too Small To Study

By | June 21, 2021

That featured photo up there may have confused some of my long time readers but, I think you’ll soon understand its meaning… Ya, I begin this entry with one of my favorite sayings, this one borrowed from the late, great Soviet hockey coach, Anatoli Tarasov.  As I recall,  “The Father of Russian Hockey” was referring…

Moving From A Vacuum To The Hockey Game

By | June 12, 2021

While this one originated with a question from a long time high school hockey coach, my answer probably isn’t going to exactly get too much into what he expects.  Oh, it’ll be good stuff for him, but I’m going to go a little bit beyond what he’s asking in order to really help his player…