Posts by CoachC
Former Bruins goalie Blaine Lacher dies at 53
Those who knew Blaine, knew he was very caring with a heart of gold. His charismatic personality kept everyone entertained with sarcastic humour and quick witted one-liners!
Read MoreComing… February 2024
Long time hockey friends should know that I create this page each month as sort of a courtesy to my members and potential members, trying to give them a sense of what’s “coming” within the next month…
Read MoreWhat’s Wrong with this Picture?
Thankfully, a number of members have weighed-in, or offered their opinions or guesses, and I applaud the bulk of them for coming fairly close to what I’ll be suggesting down below…
Read MoreHeat Illness and Hydration Tips
Although my old friend Jason Price has in mind those athletes who will be enduring the likes of some pretty tough outdoor activities under the hot summer and fall sun, I’m going to suggest that the following represents an extremely timely collection of advice for hockey players the year-round…
Read MoreThe Training of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian Army
From my earliest days of coaching, I studied as many top leaders of all kinds, including military leaders and military units. No army or navy was unworthy for study, so long as it was among the best in the world…
Read MoreShould Parents Back-off on Their Child’s Hockey Training?
In the following audio presentation, Lisa Cohn interviews Dr Patrick Cohn and noted baseball coach, Tommy Weber, on that very topic — about the possibility that parents should back-off when it comes to their youngster’s training…
Read MoreCan We Learn Anything From the NBA’s Greatest Small Forward?
If I had my way, site members would watch the following video all the way through before thinking about another thing. That done, however, we could move on to consider the real question at hand…
Read MoreCoach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 46
Once again I’ve asked Kimberly Smith Lukhard — also known as Hockey Mom RD, to share the following audio for your listening and learning pleasure…
Read MoreThe Shooting Gallery Drill
This is a drill I like to use when we are short players. The drill itself needs 3-5 players plus a goalie and does not take up a lot of room on the ice surface…
Read MoreThe Garage Sale Drill
The sender of this drill seems to have a knack for fun oriented drills. Ya, her approach to the game always seems to make me smile, and I can just imagine that her players look forward to what she might have planned next…
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