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A (Puckhandling) Homework Assignment
I’ll be the first to admit that I can only help a player or student so much in an hour. Oh, but if he or she could only devote even 5- or 10-minutes per day to work on a few things! So, with that in mind… One of the beautiful things about puck-skills is that…
Read MoreCoach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #28
Man, this episode is jam packed with advice and ideas, so let’s get into it right now… Below please find the Show Notes for Podcast 28 of Coach Chic’s Hockey Secrets. Please remember that this podcast might be well over a decade old, but as the intro says, most of the principles shared within are…
Read MoreCCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 69
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. 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…
Read MoreA Sample Snippet of Incredible Stickhandling
Coach Chic tops this episode of the CCC-TV Hockey Show with drills taken from his exclusive “Incredible Stickhandling” course. Because they’re all demonstrated from his office, any player should be able to watch on a home computer and follow right along. Dennis explains every drill in a way that makes it easy for coaches, parents…
Read MoreCoach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #27
I can’t help but apologize that this show was recorded at the exact opposite time of the year. I mean, it’s currently June, and much of North America is dealing with heatwaves, while the following recording took place during a frigid winter season in Massachusetts, and very close to Christmas. That aside, I still hope…
Read MoreCCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 68
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. 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…
Read MoreQuickening the Slapshot Setup
You should know that all my big ideas don’t necessarily end-up working so well. Actually, the first drill I created to solve the above noted problem calls for spreading 30 or so pucks high in an end zone, and then having two players at a time race to get three quick shots on goal. That…
Read MoreA Sample Snippet About Using Bands to Strengthen the Hips
Our CCC-TV Hockey Show’s band specialist, Dave Schmitz, always has some great ideas for cross-training, but his methods are especially helpful to hockey players during the off-season months. So, with that, Dave has some awesome exercises here to strengthen any hockey player’s (all important) hips… To watch the entire video, please click HERE! * PS:…
Read MoreHelicopter Studies Muddy the Youth Hockey Waters
If this doesn’t help me start making my case, I guess nothing will… For, an article written by Julie Lythcott-Haims and entitled “Helicoptered kids are sputtering out” left the Dallas News on August 5, 2015, and seemingly selected parts of it ended up on a sports related site only three days later as “Helicopter Parents…
Read MoreAn 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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