General Positional Advice
A Chat with Professor Bee
Most long time hockey friends know I have a chatbot named “Professor Bee” manning this website — around the clock and 24/7.
Read MorePicking A Youth Hockey Program
A few years ago I became an adviser (or expert) with a youth sports association, primarily attempting to help hockey parents, coaches and players with their skills related training problems…
Read MoreGoalers as Part of a Team System
In the modern day game of hockey, coaches often refer to team play as “Six on the attack, six in defense of our net!”
Read MoreCoach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 49
You might listen to this early, to gain a sense of the special topics that will be explored over the coming month…
Read MoreUnlocking the Power of a Fast Mind in Hockey
Here’s the first advice Andrej provides us, this all about “Unlocking the Power of a Fast Mind in Hockey”…
Read MoreWhere Do Hockey Drills Come From? Part 2
Now, from this old coach’s perspective, new drill ideas frequently come about because there’s a problem. Said yet another way, a new drill can be created to solve a difficulty one of our players — or most of our team — is experiencing…
Read MoreWhere Do Hockey Drills Come From? Part 1
It’s been several years now, since one of my Team NEHI assistants described something he’d seen on a newscast. I guess the sports segment showed some clips of our local NHL hockey team, and then it highlighted the team’s new coach…
Read MoreCoach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 48
Please allow Michael to re-introduce the changes to our monthly Hockey Secrets Podcast, plus another new one. I know you’ll like it…
Read MoreDustin Pedroia’s Hand-eye Coordination
A future MLB star played lots of tennis and ping pong as a boy, and I thought… That’s something that deserves some discussion here…
Read MoreThe Secret of Champions
For years I have wondered what part innate talent plays in the success of athletes. Growing up aspiring to be a pro athlete I thought on many occasions, “I wish I were talented enough to be as good as others…”
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