Aaaaah, the memories… When I was a very young coach, I was just starving for any kind of information that would advance me in that profession. And so I enlisted in just about any clinic or course that helped me in that way. (Actually, would you believe I climbed US hockey’s coaching ladder twice? Yup,…
Now, believing in myself as I do, I wrote back to say that I see it as relatively easy to accomplish — with a couple of IFs. Ya, a couple of dawgoned IFs… Okay, so I’m boasting a bit as I write back to the former pro, telling him I know exactly how I’ve always…
Precious, or what? Okay, I’m hoping by now you’ve gotten the sense that creativity can be stifled within our educational institutions. That established, however, I wonder if you’ve ever considered the possibility that a rather old sport — with so much tradition — can also squelch unique spirits and ingenuity. Huh? Just think… If it…
Getting right to that coach’s main question here, my feeling is that the time to teach changes on-the-fly has an awful lot to do with a team’s overall game awareness. Said yet another way, I’ll suggest that youngsters who have their basic skills under control, and those who are able to understand basic positioning, should…
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This is about a note I took as I watched my beginner (or Mighty Mites) team play one day long ago… Let me start by stating that my kids seemed as though they already skated faster than most opponents. What caused me to jot that note, however, was that I knew my little guys could…
If you’d like a crash course on strength training for hockey, this is it. And, as I so often promise, you’ll find ideas and advice here that you’re not likely to find anywhere else… Below please find the Show Notes for Episode 30 of Coach Chic’s Hockey Secrets. Please remember that this podcast might be…
Dean Robinson begins his article suggesting that pro athletes tend to have more influence on a game’s outcome than the coach (think Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James here, maybe a Michael Jordan in years past, the stars who comprised the 1927 New York Yankees, the Islanders and Oilers during different parts of the ’80′s). This…
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