General Skills Advice
Strength on the Hockey Skates
I noted previously in another entry, that I’d at one time noticed a good many of my young players either being tossed around by opponents or losing the battles whenever they had collisions on the ice. So, I tried to think of ways I could recreate those situations in a practice setting. The first drill…
Read MoreHigh Intensity Skating Drills – Part 2
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Read MoreHigh Intensity Skating Drills – Part 1
The following question was submitted by Eric S. It’s a good one, but it can be difficult answering long distance (or without being able to actually see where his players are at a given time). Nonetheless, I do know that Eric works with a fairly talented teen group, so I’ll approach things from that perspective.…
Read MoreA Hockey Player’s Learning Needs
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Read MoreReadying for Tournaments and Tryouts
I just received a question from a long-time Twitter and Facebook friend, and this topic seems as timely as one can get. And, although it has to do with tournament prep, I’d have advised much the same if she was headed to an important tryout)… You see, she and her son are on their way…
Read MoreCoach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 59
Within “AI” circles “Michael” is viewed as a good one, and don’t forget to view this post as an introduction to September’s content…
Read MoreTotal Body Travel Workout
Dave Schmitz, known as The Band Man, introduces us to his Stabilization Program by way of three separate videos…
Read MoreSkill Development and Confidence
This is a great follow-up to some previous Mental Training entries. – Dennis Chighisola Shaun Goodsell, MASenior Performance Coach Shaun@MentalEdgeNow.com If you scan or read most articles describing the success or failure of an athlete, inevitably, somewhere in the article there will be the mention of confidence as the crucial factor dictating success or failure.…
Read MoreThe Best Advice I Could Ever Share
I guess I ought to preface this post with the fact that I was eventually working with about my third generation of hockey players. Yes, I’d coached or instructed thousands of kids over about 45-years. So, over that time, you can guess that I’d pretty much seen it all. And, over that time, I’d also…
Read MoreIntroducing Our Exclusive Hockey Apps
Actually, while our members only HockeyDrillBuilder app is new, we’ve already added a second version of that, plus a third tool known as the HockeyMentor app. Now, the initial app was aimed at providing member coaches, parents and older players some scientifically based ideas to improve a player’s or team’s skating, puckhandling, passing, receiving and…
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