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Great Hockey Conditioning Ideas – Part 1
While I never want to abandon any training ideas that are working well, you can almost be sure that I’ll make some changes to my teaching approach…
Read MoreCoach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 37
As a coach writes me, “I’m going to be coaching a u19 Girls team this year. We start our camp in Lake Placid soon — eating, sleeping and training in the Olympic Center, with plenty of team bonding. Any suggestions?”
Read MoreThoughts on Puck Protection Skills
Okay, hopefully we get some decent hockey conversations going here, all to the betterment of my fellow coaches, parents and adult rec players…
Read MoreWith summer right around the corner, are you being S.M.A.R.T.?
Summer is quickly approaching! Do you have a plan? Do not miss out on a great opportunity to prepare yourself for next hockey season…
Read MoreCCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 78
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 members-only to view at their leisure)…
Read MoreA Beginner’s Guide to Watching Ice Hockey
You see, a new Facebook friend happened to ask me how she might learn about ice hockey. My short answer was to send here to the “Free to Non-members” area to find whatever she thought might help.
As it turned out, she meant that she didn’t have a clue about hockey, and that everything on my site was beyond her current understanding…
Read MoreMore Thoughts on Off-ice Skill Development for Ice Hockey Players
Off-ice skill development is an important aspect of a hockey player’s training regimen. It can help
one improve his or her game and reach full potential on the ice…
Finding the Right Hockey Team for a Young Girl
A “Concerned Mom” from Delaware can’t find a girls’ hockey program for her daughter, so she’s seeking advice about allowing her 8-year to play on a “boys’ team”…
Read MoreCoach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 36
I can’t emphasize enough all the advice offered in this show. In fact, if a parent or coach who deals with young ones isn’t aware of this information, there’s a danger that their young athlete/s will forever be behind in athletic development…
Read MoreReflecting Back on Balance in the Forward Stride
Let me begin by suggesting that there are a lot of so-called “powerskating instructors” out there who haven’t done their homework. I mean, they’re either guessing, they think they’re seeing or feeling some things about thrusting and arm motions that aren’t really so, or…
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