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Another Snippet from an Elite Level Lecture on Skating

By | October 29, 2022
Another Snippet from an Elite Level Lecture on Skating

Dr Mike Bracko is one of Canada’s — if not one of the world’s — foremost authorities on hockey skating. With that, this snippet leads into part three of a lecture he gave on skating to advanced coaches in the Czech Republic. It’s truly fascinating, and it just might put any of our viewers far…

Hockey Line Changes

By | October 22, 2022
Hockey Line Changes

Getting right to that coach’s main question here, my feeling is that the time to teach changes on-the-fly has an awful lot to do with a team’s overall game awareness.  Said yet another way, I’ll suggest that youngsters who have their basic skills under control, and those who are able to understand basic positioning, should…

Error Recognition & Awareness

By | October 16, 2022
Error Recognition & Awareness

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Straight Cycle Passing Drill

By | October 15, 2022
Straight Cycle Passing Drill

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A Beginner Hockey Player’s Skating Speed

By | October 6, 2022
A Beginner Hockey Player’s Skating Speed

This is about a note I took as I watched my beginner (or Mighty Mites) team play one day long ago… Let me start by stating that my kids seemed as though they already skated faster than most opponents.  What caused me to jot that note, however, was that I knew my little guys could…

Jump Rope Training For Hockey

By | September 30, 2022
Jump Rope Training For Hockey

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Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #30

By | September 26, 2022
Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #30

If you’d like a crash course on strength training for hockey, this is it. And, as I so often promise, you’ll find ideas and advice here that you’re not likely to find anywhere else… Below please find the Show Notes for Episode 30 of Coach Chic’s Hockey Secrets. Please remember that this podcast might be…

A Snippet from an Elite Level Lecture on Skating

By | September 20, 2022
A Snippet from an Elite Level Lecture on Skating

Dr Mike Bracko is one of Canada’s — if not one of the world’s — foremost authorities on hockey skating. With that, this snippet leads into part two of a lecture he gave on skating to advanced coaches in the Czech Republic. It’s truly fascinating, and it just might put any of our viewers far…

The Value of Training Aids

By | September 4, 2022
The Value of Training Aids

Unfortunately, there are as many bad training devices out there on the market as there are good ones.  And, by bad I mean that some gadgets aren’t scientifically based — they’re more hype than anything else, and there’s even the chance that they can be detrimental to effective hockey play. Just briefly touching upon the…

Tried and True Hockey Principles

By | August 30, 2022
Tried and True Hockey Principles

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