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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…
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…
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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. …
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My Facebook friend, Kathy C, couldn’t have posed a more timely question. For, beginner hockey players had been flocking to learn-to-play type clinics all over North America at the time, and a lot of new hockey parents were scratching their heads as they attempted to outfit their youngsters. More specifically, Kathy joked that I get…
Although I’ve made this video and special tool available for public viewing, some training devices to come will only be available to certain levels of this site. With that, if you want to know how a sick coaching mind has functioned all these years (LOL): My grandson is now over 30 years old, but this…