The Best Pre-game Stretching for Hockey Players

The Best Pre-game Stretching for Hockey Players

A while back I wanted to offer some suggestions when it came to the best way for a hockey player to stretch prior to practices and games. At the same time, I’d just obtained an unbelievable new kind of software that could make such information sharing more effective and interesting. Enter something called “interactive video”……

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Thoughts on Hockey Drill Selection

Thoughts on Hockey Drill Selection

I’m not always willing to offer assistance randomly online.  Why not?  Well, on the one hand, I’m more than familiar with the old adage:  “If you want to recognize the innovator, he’s the one with all the arrows in his back.” If you get my drift with that one, it suggests that I might be…

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A Message to Hockey Parents: Training versus Trying

A Message to Hockey Parents: Training versus Trying

– Dennis Chighisola I see a trend emerging in our young people that is troubling. Actually, I see many trends that are troubling but for purposes of this article I want to highlight one. If you study athletics it doesn’t take long to understand that one vital aspect of becoming more skilled and a more…

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No Detail Too Small To Study

No Detail Too Small To Study

That featured photo up there may have confused some of my long time readers but, I think you’ll soon understand its meaning… Ya, I begin this entry with one of my favorite sayings, this one borrowed from the late, great Soviet hockey coach, Anatoli Tarasov.  As I recall,  “The Father of Russian Hockey” was referring…

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Moving From A Vacuum To The Hockey Game

Moving From A Vacuum To The Hockey Game

While this one originated with a question from a long time high school hockey coach, my answer probably isn’t going to exactly get too much into what he expects.  Oh, it’ll be good stuff for him, but I’m going to go a little bit beyond what he’s asking in order to really help his player…

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THE Most Important Hockey Season Is Coming Up?

THE Most Important Hockey Season Is Coming Up?

I’m hoping my hockey friends noticed the “THE” in my title, because I truly meant to type it that way.  Yes, I feel that in the overall picture of being a hockey coach or hockey dad — or even if I was an adult rec player, the coming days, weeks and months are as important…

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