The Problems With Social Media In Hockey

By | October 3, 2020 |
The Problems With Social Media In Hockey

A lot of years ago — actually, before USA Hockey changed to that name, I did a lot of work with their forerunner, AHAUS.  And one of those jobs — back when video was very new — included being in on the designing of some instructional tapes to share with their membership. (I mean, the…

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Backward Skater’s Steady Upperbody

By | October 3, 2020 |
Backward Skater’s Steady Upperbody

I’m sure I sometimes sound a little snobbish — like today in social media when I posted: “I got so tired of watching current day hockey coaches teaching backward skating wrong — and I mean REALLY wrong,  that I decided to start a video on that subject for my Mastermind Group.   Ugh.” Truly, guys, I…

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The No Longer Useful Drill

By | October 2, 2020 |
The No Longer Useful Drill

This might be the second most important teaching principle any hockey coach, parent or player could know. In a nutshell, what it says is that a drill loses its effectiveness once a player (or group of players) has mastered the drill.   In a way, my old prof was telling us that we would be…

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Hockey Skate Tying

By | October 2, 2020 |
Hockey Skate Tying

I’ve created a series of short videos aimed at dispelling some hockey myths and wives’ tales, or offering advice for things many newer coaches, parents and adult players struggle with. I want Hockey Mastermind Group members to know these things, but I’m also going to leave these videos available to the public.  My hope is…

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Hockey Stick-Blade Angles – 2

By | October 1, 2020 |
Hockey Stick-Blade Angles – 2

There’s actually a lot more to this story than I could fit in the above video.  So, here we go… These video clips came about after I watched a Junior hockey tournament in Orlando, Florida, along with several other scouts.  One young scout was particularly vocal about the way players were carrying their sticks, and…

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