CONDITIONING FOR HOCKEY

Conversations With My Hockey Playing Grandson

By | April 26, 2022

When he was young, my grandson loved to ask me if I thought he had a chance to “make it” in hockey. He was cute as he approached me with that, but I took my answers pretty seriously. So, I’ll suggest, should parents seriously consider the advice I offered my little guy… If ever I’d…

Combining Kickboxing And Hockey?

By | April 13, 2022

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Develop Hockey Skills Like Lionel Messi – Part 2

By | April 6, 2022

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Old USSR Hockey Training Ideas

By CoachC | March 29, 2022

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If I Had A Teenage Hockey Player

By CoachC | March 26, 2022

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Adult Beginner Hockey Questions

By CoachC | February 25, 2022

The first Matt lives not far from me, here in Central Florida… Actually, the Pastor at our church pulled me aside after Sunday services one day, suggesting that I might be able to help a young guy who had just begun playing ice hockey. If you know me at all, you know I smiled at…

Develop Hockey Skills Like Lionel Messi – Part 1

By CoachC | February 23, 2022

Okay, like any sports fan does today, I scrambled for two resource areas — beginning with Wikipedia (I later searched YouTube to see for myself)… “Lionel Andrés “Leo” Messi; born 24 June 1987 is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the…

A Quick Snippet of Some Awesome Crossover Training with Bands

By | February 10, 2022

The mark of a modern day hockey player is that he or she be an outstanding athlete, first and foremost. And to old Coach Chic, athleticism is best developed through the use of certain “crossover sports” or activites. Fortunately for us, Dave “The Band Man” offers monthly training in the use of rubber bands for…

Nope! Don’t Follow The Hockey Crowd!

By | October 8, 2021

I recently posted an article entitled “Adapting to a Pandemic Lifestyle”.  My real point in that piece was to help those in charge of young players from getting dragged onto and off of (and onto and off of) the numerous hockey guru bandwagons.   Unfortunately, here’s what I meant — and there are two sides…

The Nature of Our Game

By | August 30, 2021

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