Skating
The Nature of Our Game (revisited)
Despite my inclination to frequently think outside the proverbial box, I’d like members to know that I don’t make hockey related decisions without a lot of serious thought. In fact, over my forty-plus years in coaching, I’ve mostly relied upon a set of standards I’ve come to call “The Nature of Our Game”…
Read MoreRope Skipping Benefits for Hockey Players
I think it best that I show you a very short video before we get into a discussion on the benefits of rope skipping, this to act as sort of a frame of reference…
Read MoreCCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 84
Each episode includes awesome advice from hockey’s top coaches and specialty advisors, with past episodes are available on CCC-TV Youtube…
Read More“Specialized” Hockey Training
“You Don’t Need Ice” mainly includes things I want to share with hockey players, coaches and parents from my old Soviet hockey studies and my coaching degree studies…
Read MoreBorrowing From Our Hockey Strengths
As you’ll soon see, there’s a good reason why I’m holding the following from public view. Ya, this is definitely for my members only!
Read MoreAddressing the Hockey Skating Posture
I want to introduce something I doubt many members have ever seen before. Yes, it’s a training device that was long ago developed by a Canadian speed skating coach.
Read MoreBeware of Some Foolish Training Devices
Okay, the above title might seem a bit pushy (if that’s the right word), but please hear me out…
Read MoreA Few Off-season Training Thoughts
Of course, amateur players approach hockey with varying degrees of devotion. Working mostly with pretty dedicated kids, I’ve designed a very long-range, off-season plan to include age-specific speed, agility and strength work…
Read MoreThe Merits of a Family Slideboard
How about the merits of having a slideboard around this lady’s house? Ha… What do you think I had to say about that?
Read MoreStride Length Versus Stride Frequency
A recent question submitted to our friendly Professor Bee asked, “What can I do to increase my stride?” Our mascot did his best to answer that query — and he went to some lengths to do so, but he kinda missed sharing the most important advice when it comes to hockey skating.
Read More