General Skills Advice
5 Hurdles Facing Adult Hockey Playing Newbies
Starting hockey as an adult recreational player can seem intimidating, but overcoming the common obstacles faced by mature rookies will make crossing that frozen threshold well worth it…
Read MoreTop Tasks for New Hockey Coaches: Teaching Skills and Earning Respect
The exhilarating moment has arrived. You’ve just been named a youth hockey coach, and now find yourself standing at center ice before your very first practice…
Read MoreUniting Teams and Managing Personalities: Keys for New Coaches
A united, cohesive squad will get the most out of practices and games while forming friendships that last beyond the season. With that, here are some tips for youth coaches to promote bonding and inclusion for the benefit of both individual players and the team as a whole…
Read MoreDo Today’s Hockey Players Not Shoot Very Well?
Coach Jim wrote me recently with the title question. And, he might find it interesting that my staff and I have made much the same general observation over recent years, about kids in our camps and other programs — in that young players today just don’t seem to shoot all that well…
Read MoreCoach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 41
I don’t blame members for not being able to locate all the really in depth articles and videos contained in this site. Hey, there are over 600 posts here at the moment…
Read MoreBeware of Some Foolish Training Devices – Part 2: Where I Always Got My Gear
Every so often I let my members in on the place where I purchased much of my training gear of the years. I like to limit this kind of post to my “members only”, and for some very good reasons…
Read MoreIs Sleep More Important Than Practice?
If you’re a hockey parent or coach, and if you’ve ever tried to nail that perfect golf swing or master those dance moves, you know it takes practice. What you may not realize is that sleep plays a huge role in reinforcing those motor skills and muscle memory…
Read MoreA Few Off-season Training Thoughts
Of course, amateur players approach hockey with varying degrees of devotion. Working mostly with pretty dedicated kids, I’ve designed a very long-range, off-season plan to include age-specific speed, agility and strength work…
Read MoreThe Merits of a Family Slideboard
How about the merits of having a slideboard around this lady’s house? Ha… What do you think I had to say about that?
Read MoreAbout That Student-to-Coach Ratio Thing
Personally, the student:coach-thing didn’t work for me. So, I’d explain how I cared more about getting different jobs done — correctly, I mean…
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