A Coach’s Notebook |

The Best Pre-game Stretching for Hockey Players

By | July 30, 2021 |

A while back I wanted to offer some suggestions when it came to the best way for a hockey player to stretch prior to practices and games. At the same time, I’d just obtained an unbelievable new kind of software that could make such information sharing more effective and interesting. Enter something called “interactive video”……

Thoughts on Hockey Drill Selection

By | July 28, 2021 |

I’m not always willing to offer assistance randomly online. Why not? Well, on the one hand, I’m more than familiar with the old adage: “If you want to recognize the innovator, he’s the one with all the arrows in his back.” If you get my drift with that one, it suggests that I might be…

A Message to Hockey Parents: Training versus Trying

By | July 25, 2021 |

– Dennis Chighisola I see a trend emerging in our young people that is troubling. Actually, I see many trends that are troubling but for purposes of this article I want to highlight one. If you study athletics it doesn’t take long to understand that one vital aspect of becoming more skilled and a more…