Nature Versus Nurture In Hockey

Nature Versus Nurture In Hockey

Just to kick things off with a little  excitement, watch as much of this video as you’d like (there’s not going to be a test at the end — LOL).  By the way, although there’s a lot of  hockey mentioned in this post, I’m going to suggest that parents and  coaches in other sports will ultimately…

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How Should a Beginner Hold a Hockey Stick? Part 1

How Should a Beginner Hold a Hockey Stick?  Part 1

My Facebook friend, Kathy C, couldn’t have posed a more timely question.  For, beginner hockey players had been flocking to learn-to-play type clinics all over North America at the time, and a lot of new hockey parents were scratching their heads as they attempted to outfit their youngsters. More specifically, Kathy joked that I get…

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Floorball: The Fastest Growing Team Sport

Floorball: The Fastest Growing Team Sport

I have my long ago friends at the Sports Connection to thank for this extremely informative article.  (I say long ago, because it seems they’ve disappeared since I borrowed this awesome article from them.)  I love that they’ve provided a brief history for floorball, and that they go even more into the rules than other articles I’ve…

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Hockey Gains Come When You Least Expect Them

Hockey Gains Come When You Least Expect Them

I have a nice young lady to thank for this entry.  For, you see, my video on “Incredible Stickhandling” made it just about around the world — even to a  lady hockey player over in the United Kingdom. Sometime near when she purchased and downloaded those videos, she messaged me to express some concerns.  (I think she…

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On-ice Hockey Vision

On-ice Hockey Vision

It’s a funny thing, in that some subjects necessary to playing our game well seldom get talked about in hockey circles.  That’s why I spend so much time seeing what coaches in other sports are doing, and that’s why I got psyched to find some pretty good help for our hockey players’ vision…   Okay, I…

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