3 Offensive Skill Drills

By CoachC | May 14, 2025 |

This post is an example of what can be gained from one of our Exclusive Hockey Apps. To be honest, these are drills I haven’t even considered before, yet ones that I’d surely use today. ~ Dennis C Peripheral Vision Passing DrillThis drill is designed to improve spatial awareness and passing accuracy. Set up three…

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Mental Toughness for High-Stakes Hockey

By CoachC | May 4, 2025 |

I received a really challenging question from a hockey dad who hopes to help his Bantam AAA son improve his mental toughness while competing in the state of Maine (USA). Supporting an athlete at a higher youth hockey level is an exciting yet challenging journey for any parent. So, as his son navigates the high-pressure…

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How much is too much?

By CoachC | April 25, 2025 |

We’re thrilled to present Shawnee Harlee’s insights as she addresses the well worn hockey question, “How much is too much?”

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Coach Has Favourites

By CoachC | March 10, 2025 |

We’re thrilled to present Shawnee Harlee’s insights as she addresses the well worn player complaint, that their Coach Has Favourites…

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Is Negative Self-Talk a Learned Behaviour?

By CoachC | February 26, 2025 |

Oh, man, has Shawnee hit the nail on the head once again… Okay, I need to tell you a story from about 20-plus years ago. As so often happened with me back then, I spent my winter Saturdays hopping from rink to rink around Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. And on this one day,…

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A Hockey Player’s Learning Needs

By CoachC | February 5, 2025 |

First, let me introduce a long-time charter member here at CoachChic.com, my Twitter-buddy, Ravi.  Yes, that’s where we first met, on Twitter (currently known as “X”). Ravi was a Canadian college student plus an adult league hockey player, when we first started going back and forth on that social media site discussing his early season…

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