Posts by CoachC
Building a Pre-Season Plan for Conditioning, Skills, and Rest
A well-designed pre-season plan should begin with some well-earned rest. If you’ve been grinding through a long season, jumping into high-intensity training right away is a mistake.
Read MoreHow to See the Ice Like a Pro
Whether you’re a forward looking to create plays, a defenseman reading a breakout, or a goalie anticipating the next pass, your ability to scan and read the ice can be your secret weapon…
Read MoreShould Hockey Players Consider Using Creatine?
Creatine might be just as valuable for your brain, your overall health, and your long-term energy levels, even if you’re not training intensely every day.
Read MoreCoach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 65
Don’t forget to grab all you can from this awesome site, and make this coming month one to truly remember…
Read MoreThe Best off-ice Workouts for Hockey Development
When it comes to building better hockey players, what happens off the ice can be just as important as what happens on it. The best players don’t take the summer or off-season to relax completely — they use it as a chance to get stronger, faster, and more skilled without ever needing to lace up their skates…
Read MoreComing… August 2025
Folks should know I create this page as sort of a courtesy, trying to give visitors a sense of what’s “coming” within the next month…
Read MoreWhy Rotational Training Is a Non-Negotiable
Dave Schmitz, known as The Band Man, suggests that your body was brilliantly designed to move in three planes of motion. Every joint, every muscle is meant to turn and rotate with power and grace. Yet
Read MoreStop Lying to Yourself
With mental toughness always being a key to solid hockey play, we’re thrilled to once again present Shawnee Harlee’s monthly insights into that area. And, in this entry video, she addresses the well worn question, “My bad! My Bad!”
Read MoreOne Coaching Cue That Instantly Improves Speed
Most of us think the only way to improve that kind of quickness is through hours of skating drills, dryland training, or strength workouts. But believe it or not, scientists have just discovered a surprisingly simple trick that can help athletes run faster almost instantly…
Read MoreHow a Single Florida Mom Supports Her Pee Wee Son During this Hockey Off-Season:
Supporting a young hockey player isn’t about knowing all the stats or mastering the offside rule — it’s about showing up, cheering them on, and being a steady source of encouragement. Via our Ask The Coach offering here at CoachChic.com, Grace, a dedicated single mom in Oldsmar, Florida, proves just how much that matters. Even…
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