Pleasing the Scouts
Help Your Kids With Mental Toughness
Of course, mental toughness is super-important in hockey, and that’s why we’re always thrilled to have Shawnee Harle present her insights in this area, this time suggesting members should “Help Your Kids With Mental Toughness”. If you like Shawnee’s presentation — or if you have any questions for her, please comment below.
Read MoreHockey Smarts = Ice Time!
As many of you might know by now, I once ran 2-teams under the New England Hockey Institute banner. The high school guys were with me from late-May until Thanksgiving (when the local school teams began), and my junior high school aged kids were with me for almost 11-months. For sure, I did a lot…
Read MoreWhy do we need Mental Toughness?
Of course, mental toughness is super important in hockey, and we’re always thrilled to present Shawnee Harle’s insights in this area. As she so often does, this month Shawnee fires a question our way, this time asking, Why do we need mental toughness? If you like Shawnee’s presentation — or if you have any questions…
Read MoreThe Secret of Champions
For years I have wondered what part innate talent plays in the success of athletes. Growing up aspiring to be a pro athlete I thought on many occasions, “I wish I were talented enough to be as good as others…”
Read MoreIs That All There Is?
You probably ought to give the gist of this some serious thought, and maybe adapt it a little to your own parenting or coaching approach…
Read MoreAdvice from Hockey Scouts for Aspiring Players
These scouts, with their keen eye for talent and years of experience, offer invaluable advice that can help guide your child on his or her journey to success on the ice…
Read MoreWhat is Consistency?
Here is a checklist of five keys to focus on as an athlete that will help maintain consistency throughout your personal journey as an athlete…
Read MoreCrosby Sets Up Letang
Every so often I like to dig back into my video vault for something that offers some solid teaching principles. And for today, I have a doosy from way, way back
Read MoreFight versus Flow in Hockey
As promised recently in Podcast 42, here’s our favorite mental training expert to discuss the theory of “fight versus flow” as it pertains to our sport…
Read MoreA Poetic Look Through The eyes of Professional Hockey Scouts
In the vast and icy expanse of talent, where frozen dreams and fierce aspirations collide, ice hockey scouts emerge as guardians of the frozen realm. Armed with discerning eyes and a zealous pursuit of hidden gems, they embark on a quest to unearth the next glacial prodigy…
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