The Flex of a Hockey Stick

By | November 8, 2021 |
The Flex of a Hockey Stick

Actually, not much can be seen in the first few views of that goal. However, the very last part of the following video — or the very last slow-motion replay — shows exactly what I’d like you to see. From the side view, we can see Fehr’s stick bending — like big-time. But, please take…

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Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #20

By | November 5, 2021 |
Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #20

This episode center’s around Jack Blatherwick and a piece about “learning new skills”: Play:  It’s not just fun – Blatherwick Top 10 Strategies for Learning New Skills –  Farheen Gani  How to Grow a Super-Athlete – Daniel Coyle

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Nope! Don’t Follow The Hockey Crowd!

By | October 8, 2021 |
Nope! Don’t Follow The Hockey Crowd!

I recently posted an article entitled “Adapting to a Pandemic Lifestyle”.  My real point in that piece was to help those in charge of young players from getting dragged onto and off of (and onto and off of) the numerous hockey guru bandwagons.   Unfortunately, here’s what I meant — and there are two sides…

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Answer: How Should A Beginner Hold A Hockey Stick

By | October 1, 2021 |
Answer: How Should A Beginner Hold A Hockey Stick

To begin here, the poll dealing with “How Should A Beginner Hold A Hockey Stick” is the only one so far to arrive at the answers I’d expected or hoped for. Yes, I suspect that most players ultimately hold their dominant hand at the top of their sticks, they steer the stick’s motions with that…

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Agility Ladder Training for Hockey Players

By | September 17, 2021 |
Agility Ladder Training for Hockey Players

As has been mentioned several times and in several places, I’ll be running a series of videos demonstrating my way of adapting agility ladder training for hockey players.  This post is my aim at helping coaches, parents and adult players to ready for that form of training. First, of course, you’ll need a ladder…  And,…

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