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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…

Crosby Sets Up Letang

By | October 21, 2023
Crosby Sets Up Letang

Every so often I like to dig back into my video vault for something that offers some solid teaching principles. And for today, I have a doosy from way, way back

First Things First in Hockey Skills Work

By | October 7, 2023
First Things First in Hockey Skills Work

As I reflect back on the hundreds of outstanding players I’ve had through the years, I’ve always found they had a few things in common.  Oh, I’m not talking about great genetics here; actually, I think most of my best players overcame some shortcomings to achieve what they did…

Troubleshooting Hockey Backchecking

By | September 24, 2023
Troubleshooting Hockey Backchecking

A Pee Wee level coach was looking for help in a hockey forum. And, after noticing few others offered him anything that would really work, I decided to step in, troubleshooting the problem his kids seemed to be having with their backchecking…