Drills
The 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…
Read MoreAthletes Just Keep Getting Stronger and Stronger
Two long ago news events caused me to bring a few thoughts to my members’ minds — those having to do with MLB and the NHL…
Read MoreLearning Hockey — with Coach Chic & Chomper
If your son, daughter or team is at the stage where they need to learn hockey’s basic rules and positioning, this is the video for them…
Read MoreOpening Night for the NEHI HS Prep Hockey Team
I don’t doubt member coaches, parents and older players will find a few things that’ll also help them (sorta like some food for thought)…
Read MoreCCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 85
Each episode includes awesome advice from hockey’s top coaches and specialty advisors, with past episodes are available on CCC-TV Youtube…
Read MoreSpeed Skating Versus Hockey Skating
I pulled parts of this piece out of my archives. It’s a few years old now, but it’s still loaded with great advice for my current hockey friends…
Read MoreThe Nature of Our Game (revisited)
Despite my inclination to frequently think outside the proverbial box, I’d like members to know that I don’t make hockey related decisions without a lot of serious thought. In fact, over my forty-plus years in coaching, I’ve mostly relied upon a set of standards I’ve come to call “The Nature of Our Game”…
Read MoreRope Skipping Benefits for Hockey Players
I think it best that I show you a very short video before we get into a discussion on the benefits of rope skipping, this to act as sort of a frame of reference…
Read MoreCrosby Sets Up Letang
Every so often I like to dig back into my video vault for something that offers some solid teaching principles. And for today, I have a doosy from way, way back
Read MoreFirst Things First in Hockey Skills Work
As I reflect back on the hundreds of outstanding players I’ve had through the years, I’ve always found they had a few things in common. Oh, I’m not talking about great genetics here; actually, I think most of my best players overcame some shortcomings to achieve what they did…
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