An Open Letter to All AAA Hockey Programs

By | June 3, 2022 |
An Open Letter to All AAA Hockey Programs

Published April 2015 – Before I get rolling here, let me say that — as usual, a number of things set me off on this topic… First, after almost a lifetime of running my own programs, I later had the chance (and the pleasure, really) to observe a number of other AA and AAA programs,…

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Teaching Hockey In A Closet – 1

By | May 29, 2022 |
Teaching Hockey In A Closet – 1

As it turned out, my presentation encompassed six videos, with those segments containing both old and new information (when it comes to what my CoachChic.com members now). With this, my aim in this first segment is to just introduce the idea of “teaching hockey in a closet”… For those who won’t have access to the…

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A Sample Snippet on One Way to Quicken the Shot

By | May 22, 2022 |
A Sample Snippet on One Way to Quicken the Shot

This old coach has always been looking for game-related skill drills, and this is an awesome example. You see, at one point during their season, I discovered that my feeder team was struggling to react quickly enough to loose pucks in the offensive crease. In other words, by the time they reacted to such conditions,…

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Using Mini-tramps for Hockey

By | May 13, 2022 |
Using Mini-tramps for Hockey

Okay, so up front, I highly recommend that members look into this unique training gadget. I’m talking about finding lots of scientific info, and some unbelievable ideas when it comes to the health benefits of “bounding” (for mom and dad and other non-playing family members, as well). I’ve actually mentioned various ways of using mini-tramps…

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