More Than An Athlete
Relive Steve Gleason’s powerful speech at the 2024 ESPY Awards
Here’s a transcript of Gleason’s 4-minute acceptance speech for the Arthur Ashe Award, considered the most prestigious at the ESPYs…
Read MoreIn Loving Memory of Andrej Pierow
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved member writer, Andrej Pierow, who peacefully departed from this world days ago…
Read MoreGame Day: What to Say or Not Say to Your Athlete
Shawnee Harle is a specialist in mental training, who will now continue guiding our CoachChic.com hockey members to “Win from within”…
Read MoreThe Training of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian Army
From my earliest days of coaching, I studied as many top leaders of all kinds, including military leaders and military units. No army or navy was unworthy for study, so long as it was among the best in the world…
Read MoreCoach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 46
Once again I’ve asked Kimberly Smith Lukhard — also known as Hockey Mom RD, to share the following audio for your listening and learning pleasure…
Read MoreWe Don’t Live in a Hockey Vacuum
While a whole bunch of hockey events have inspired this post, I can assure my many on-line friends that this has as much to do with everyday life as it does my sport…
Read More3 Must-Have Virtues For Hockey Parents
The puck drops and your mini Gretzky glides across the ice. Your heart swells with hope and pride. Will this be their breakout game? Their moment of glory?
Read MoreTop Tasks for New Hockey Coaches: Teaching Skills and Earning Respect
The exhilarating moment has arrived. You’ve just been named a youth hockey coach, and now find yourself standing at center ice before your very first practice…
Read MoreTips For Keeping Your Cool as a Hockey Parent
I hate to admit it, but I think I could have used this advice when I began as a young hockey parent. Anyway…
Read MoreCreating Positive Hockey Habits
Boy, do I have some advice! In fact, I’ve always made it a point to warn my kids every year about this, suggesting that it’s possible a player could someday lose his or her position, solely because a replacement played well while the regular dealt with a broken skate lace, whatever…
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