A Travel Workout

Dave says, “I like using or trying new equipment, but it’s not what motivates me, and it shouldn’t be what you depend on…”

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Blackhawks Legend Bobby Hull Diagnosed With CTE

Blackhawks Legend Bobby Hull Diagnosed With CTE

Bobby Hull was one of the greatest players to ever lace a pair of skates in the NHL, playing 15 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks from 1957 to 1972. Hull passed away at the age of 84 in late January of 2023, and was recently posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). More…

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Increasing Your Team’s Shooting Power

Increasing Your Team’s Shooting Power

I did a test recently with our HockeyMentor App, acting as a coach at the high school level, and explaining to “AI” that the challenges we’re facing are mainly in a the need to increase our shot power. Amazingly, here is some tailored advice and training solutions aimed at helping my players in this area:…

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3 Steps to Eat for Speed & Stamina

3 Steps to Eat for Speed & Stamina

Kimberly Smith Lukhard, aka: Hockey Mom RD, is an energetic mother of two ice hockey playing boys, a college nutrition professor for 20+ years, a registered dietitian and author. Her passion is showing youth ice hockey parents how to create simple and easy meals to help their skater’s increase their speed and stamina on the…

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Strength on the Hockey Skates

Strength on the Hockey Skates

I noted previously in another entry, that I’d at one time noticed a good many of my young players either being tossed around by opponents or losing the battles whenever they had collisions on the ice. So, I tried to think of ways I could recreate those situations in a practice setting. The first drill…

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High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 1

High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 1

The following question was submitted by Eric S. It’s a good one, but it can be difficult answering long distance (or without being able to actually see where his players are at a given time). Nonetheless, I do know that Eric works with a fairly talented teen group, so I’ll approach things from that perspective.…

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