A Coach’s Notebook
A Not So Skater Helper
Aaaaah, the memories… When I was a very young coach, I was just starving for any kind of information that would advance me in that profession. And so I enlisted in just about any clinic or course that helped me in that way. (Actually, would you believe I climbed US hockey’s coaching ladder twice? Yup,…
Read MoreHow NHL Teams Evaluate Their Prospects At The World Juniors
Fans watch through a different lens than scouts, who watch through a different lens than management personnel. While many fans are focused on the best players or their favorite team, scouts are primarily focused on draft-eligible players… More…
Read MoreHow Pro Hockey Scouts Think
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Read MoreThis Snippet Is All About An Awesome Snack Before A Hockey Game
Kimberly Smith Lukhard is on a roll, dealing with a different healthy food for hockey players, or special one for each letter of the alphabet. This episode features the letter “D” and “dates”, which Kim says are awesome as a pre-game or pre-practice snack… To watch the entire video, please click HERE! * PS: The…
Read MoreCoach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 34
I made these recordings not long before my move to Florida. After many years of coaching high school, Juniors and college, I found it fun to be paid to coach both a Mite and a Bantam team. Anyway, the reason the enclosed audios aren’t so great is because I was recording while driving to a…
Read MoreAnother Chicken or Egg Story
By now, most serious hockey fans have seen the following video, and many have replayed it until almost memorizing the moves — if it’s even possible to memorize them. Anyway, whether you’ve seen this clip before or not, I’d like the visitor to watch it a time or two, before allowing me to say my…
Read MoreCCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 74
Each CCC-TV episode includes awesome advice from some of hockey’s top coaches and specialty advisors. Non-members should know that the latest episode might only be available to the public for awhile. Currently many past episodes are available to the public on our CCC-TV Youtube Channel. Sometime soon, however, all past episodes may be archived (for…
Read MoreThis Snippet Shows Some Awesome Off-ice Skating Drills
Dave Schmitz offers some “band training” ideas especially aimed at working the core, but also including some really taxing movements for the skating movement. (I’d use these at home to pass by others on your team or in your league.) So, do check this one out… To watch the entire video, please click HERE! *…
Read MoreYOUR Stick
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Read MoreHockey Stick Measurement Help
She began with the following: Hi Coach Chic, Sorry to bother you but I’ve been searching your site and have not had any luck on finding the info for sizing a hockey stick. By now, I hope she knows she wasn’t bothering me at all. Again, I invite anyone in our game to bother me…
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