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Essential Skills For Intermediate Hockey Players
Intermediate-level ice hockey players need to master a range of skills to succeed in the sport. These skills include both individual and team-based abilities, as well as physical and mental attributes…
Read MoreGerry Hart (1948–2023), NHL player for Islanders, Red Wings
Hart got his start playing in junior hockey in his hometown of Flin Flon, Manitoba, for the Flin Flon Bombers. He made his NHL debut with the Detroit Red Wings in 1969, remaining with them through 1972…
Read MoreCCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 79
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…
Read MoreCoach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 38
“The Last Frontier in Sport” takes a serious look at mental training’s place in current day sport… Coach Chic introduces things, but John Haime from NewEdge Mental Training takes over early and adds tons of advice for high level athletes…
Read MoreStudy: NHL tough guys die 10 years younger than their fellow players
A study of former National Hockey League players shows that enforcers who spent a lot of time dropping their gloves or in the penalty box lived significantly shorter lives than their peers…
Read MoreThe Risks Of Coaches Neglecting Scientific Research In Their Training
This just might be one of the most important posts to be found here on my CoachChic.com website — I truly mean that. The reason? I’d say it’s because a head coach’s unwillingness to seek out and then adhere to the latest in scientific principles is quite likely to harm his or her players — in numerous ways, and over both the short term and the very long term…
Read MoreAnother Introduction to Floorball
By now I’m hoping you’re seeing floorball as a pretty fast-paced and exciting team sport that has grown in popularity around the world…
Read MoreComing… May 2023
For those who are new here, please know I do this as sort of a courtesy to my members and potential members, trying to give them a sense of what’s “coming” within the next month…
Read MoreGreat 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?”
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