Drills

Dustin Pedroia’s Hand-eye Coordination

By CoachC | February 2, 2024
Dustin Pedroia’s Hand-eye Coordination

A future MLB star played lots of tennis and ping pong as a boy, and I thought…  That’s something that deserves some discussion here…

The Shooting Gallery Drill

By CoachC | January 27, 2024
The Shooting Gallery Drill

This is a drill I like to use when we are short players. The drill itself needs 3-5 players plus a goalie and does not take up a lot of room on the ice surface…

The Garage Sale Drill

By CoachC | January 25, 2024
The Garage Sale Drill

The sender of this drill seems to have a knack for fun oriented drills.  Ya, her approach to the game always seems to make me smile, and I can just imagine that her players look forward to what she might have planned next…

Athletes Just Keep Getting Stronger and Stronger

By CoachC | December 31, 2023
Athletes Just Keep Getting Stronger and Stronger

Two long ago news events caused me to bring a few thoughts to my members’ minds — those having to do with MLB and the NHL…

Learning Hockey — with Coach Chic & Chomper

By CoachC | December 29, 2023
Learning Hockey — with Coach Chic & Chomper

If your son, daughter or team is at the stage where they need to learn hockey’s basic rules and positioning, this is the video for them…

Opening Night for the NEHI HS Prep Hockey Team

By | December 11, 2023
Opening Night for the NEHI HS Prep Hockey Team

I don’t doubt member coaches, parents and older players will find a few things that’ll also help them (sorta like some food for thought)…

CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 85

By | November 15, 2023
CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 85

Each episode includes awesome advice from hockey’s top coaches and specialty advisors, with past episodes are available on CCC-TV Youtube…

Speed Skating Versus Hockey Skating

By | November 7, 2023
Speed Skating Versus Hockey Skating

I pulled parts of this piece out of my archives. It’s a few years old now, but it’s still loaded with great advice for my current hockey friends…

The Nature of Our Game (revisited)

By | October 26, 2023
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”…

Rope Skipping Benefits for Hockey Players

By | October 24, 2023
Rope 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…