A Coach’s Notebook

A Puckhandler’s Field of Vision

By CoachC | March 15, 2025
A Puckhandler’s Field of Vision

Meagan B asks, “I’m wondering now about how to develop better vision on the ice when I’m handling the puck…

Coach Has Favourites

By CoachC | March 10, 2025

We’re thrilled to present Shawnee Harlee’s insights as she addresses the well worn player complaint, that their Coach Has Favourites…

The Best Hockey Shooting Advice I Can Offer

By CoachC | March 7, 2025
The Best Hockey Shooting Advice I Can Offer

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Handling More Than One Problem At Once

By CoachC | March 5, 2025
Handling More Than One Problem At Once

How well will comfortably dribbling a puck or ball in place really prepare a player for game action?  I’d say, not very…

Organizing a Floorball League

By CoachC | March 2, 2025
Organizing a Floorball League

Hello Gregg, and it’s fantastic to hear about your interest in starting a floorball league in your area. Floorball is a great way to develop young hockey players’ skills and keep them engaged during the off-season. Now, here’s a step-by-step guide to help you get rolling… Starting a floorball league in your county within Georgia…

Help for Beginner Cross-overs

By CoachC | February 28, 2025
Help for Beginner Cross-overs

A few days ago, member Scott T. messaged me about my article on “A Difference in Hockey Teaching Levels“.  As Scott said, “I find a lot of truth here”, in reference to some of the nervousness experienced by adult level beginners as they try new things. Scott went on to say that he has “several…

Is Negative Self-Talk a Learned Behaviour?

By CoachC | February 26, 2025
Is Negative Self-Talk a Learned Behaviour?

Oh, man, has Shawnee hit the nail on the head once again… Okay, I need to tell you a story from about 20-plus years ago. As so often happened with me back then, I spent my winter Saturdays hopping from rink to rink around Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. And on this one day,…

High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 3

By CoachC | February 21, 2025
High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 3

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Increasing Your Team’s Shooting Power

By CoachC | February 18, 2025
Increasing Your Team’s Shooting Power

I did a test recently with our HockeyMentor App, acting as a coach at the high school level, and explaining to “AI” that the challenges we’re facing are mainly in a the need to increase our shot power. Amazingly, here is some tailored advice and training solutions aimed at helping my players in this area:…

Taking on Just One Level at a Time

By CoachC | February 14, 2025
Taking on Just One Level at a Time

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