Goalies
Help for a Discouraged Hockey Goaltender
The following came in recently via email (although I’d prefer folks contact me through the Ask The Coach page). No matter, I felt for the young guy who sent it, and I wanted to offer some thoughts as soon as I could. With that as an intro, I’ve removed just a few things from the…
Read MoreThe Freedom to Change
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Read MoreSoccer Style Passing And Scoring
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Read MoreAn Open Letter to All AAA Hockey Programs
Published April 2015 – Before I get rolling here, let me say that — as usual, a number of things set me off on this topic… First, after almost a lifetime of running my own programs, I later had the chance (and the pleasure, really) to observe a number of other AA and AAA programs,…
Read MoreBuilding Hockey Toughness
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Read MoreUsing Mini-tramps for Hockey
Okay, so up front, I highly recommend that members look into this unique training gadget. I’m talking about finding lots of scientific info, and some unbelievable ideas when it comes to the health benefits of “bounding” (for mom and dad and other non-playing family members, as well). I’ve actually mentioned various ways of using mini-tramps…
Read MoreA Different Hockey Line
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Read MoreCoach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #21
This may be one of the most information packed podcasts I’ve ever produced. There’s tons here, including: A description of my “bunker” A continuation of Daniel Coyle’s study of the Russians’ tennis program, along with some ideas for adapting his observations to the development of our young hockey players A better idea for off-ice warmups…
Read MoreRebound Control Drill
Drill Description: Thinking about most drills — the ones that aren’t expressly designed forgoalkeepers often aren’t very helpful for them. When most drills involvethe goalkeeper, it’s only to stop an initial shot, and nothing else, butwhat’s just as important as making the initial save is getting in thehabit controlling where rebounds go. Too often, drills…
Read MoreBungee Puck Ideas
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