Hockey Fights!

Hockey Fights!

Now, trust me:  that I can appreciate how countless 20-something fans can really get into hockey fights.  Frankly, so did I when I was much younger.  In fact, I can totally understand how hockey fans love to see a lot of rough and tumble things as they watch a game and cheer for their favorite team —…

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The Last Frontier (In Sport)

The Last Frontier (In Sport)

This video wasn’t intended to share more than some very basic information. Rather, it was meant to stress the importance of “the other side of sport”, and to set the tone for future “mental training” posts. With that, I have nothing more to add right now, but I would love to hear member input below. 

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“Up The Boards, Johnny!”

“Up The Boards, Johnny!”

This is obviously an older video, but it was inspired by my ongoing conversations with a sport psychologist many years.  She was a coach and college professor, and she specialized in parent-athlete communications.  And, we surely hit it off when I told her about my experiences in that area. Now, I’ve pretty much described the…

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Hockey Stick-Blade Angles – 2

Hockey Stick-Blade Angles – 2

There’s actually a lot more to this story than I could fit in the above video.  So, here we go… These video clips came about after I watched a Junior hockey tournament in Orlando, Florida, along with several other scouts.  One young scout was particularly vocal about the way players were carrying their sticks, and…

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