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A Hockey Defenseman’s Decision-making

By | May 29, 2021

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A Brief History of Studying Genes

By | May 25, 2021

As sort of a background to our study on genes, I thought members would be helped to discover how new that study is. As quoted in Wikipedia: “In the fields of molecular biology and genetics, a genome is all genetic material of an organism. It consists of DNA. The genome includes both the genes and…

So You Think Your Genes Determine Your Fate In Sports? — Part 1

By | May 24, 2021

Before reading this posts, members might like to get some further scientific background on genetics in “A Brief History of Studying Genes“. In what will likely be a three-part discussion on the human building blocks known as “genes”, I’m going to ask my long time friend and trusted advisor on such matters, Shaun Goodsell, MA,…

Making the Most of Half-ice Hockey Practices

By | May 10, 2021

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Teaching the Beginner Hockey Player

By | April 27, 2021

Okay, I have to start with a huge smile here,  because I’ve just finished browsing through some old notes reflecting back on what I’d call — for the lack of a better name — a “tryout” I ran a few years back for a new 5- and 6-year old team coming from my winter Learn-to-skate/Learn-to-play…

Teaching the Beginner Hockey Player to Shoot

By | April 21, 2021

Number one, just because this piece centers around young hockey players doesn’t mean those dealing with older players aren’t going to gain from it. With that, I recently received a great question via social media.  And, since it seemed something worthy of most parents and coaches of very young kids, I asked the writer if…

How Neuroscience Is Changing What We Know about Learning

By | February 28, 2021

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Ideas For Using A “Model Rink”

By | January 29, 2021

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A Drill To Help Hockey Players Be Aggressive

By | January 13, 2021

Ironically, a request just came-in from Europe for some advice on helping hockey players be more aggressive.  I say ironically, because it’s a question that I’ve received numerous times over the years, and one that I’d planned on addressing here sometime soon. Most parents are concerned that their child isn’t battling enough for loose pucks. …

Our First “Mighty Mite” Hockey Practice

By | December 19, 2020

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