Quickening the Slapshot Setup

Quickening the Slapshot Setup

You should know that all my big ideas don’t necessarily end-up working so well. Actually, the first drill I created to solve the above noted problem calls for spreading 30 or so pucks high in an end zone, and then having two players at a time race to get three quick shots on goal. That…

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An Open Letter to All AAA Hockey Programs

An Open Letter to All AAA Hockey Programs

Published April 2015 – Before I get rolling here, let me say that — as usual, a number of things set me off on this topic… First, after almost a lifetime of running my own programs, I later had the chance (and the pleasure, really) to observe a number of other AA and AAA programs,…

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A Sample Snippet on One Way to Quicken the Shot

A Sample Snippet on One Way to Quicken the Shot

This old coach has always been looking for game-related skill drills, and this is an awesome example. You see, at one point during their season, I discovered that my feeder team was struggling to react quickly enough to loose pucks in the offensive crease. In other words, by the time they reacted to such conditions,…

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