General Skills Advice
Improving Hockey Speed And Agility
If you’re an intermediate-level ice hockey player looking to zip around the rink with lightning speed and unmatched agility, we’ve got some cool tips for you! By focusing on a few important areas and following a regular training routine, you’ll soon be moving across the ice like a pro…
Read MoreEssential 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 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 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?”
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 MoreHockey Team Building
First, with the off-season now upon us, coaches should be considering ways to prepare their teams for next fall.
Secondly, I discovered long ago that good teams tend to begin with a lot of small factions or even cliques, and some of the ideas shared below are just right for breaking down a lot barriers between those groups…
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…