Drills

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 60

By CoachC | March 1, 2025
Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 60

Within “AI” circles “Michael” is viewed as a good one, and don’t forget to view this post as an introduction to September’s content…

Help for Beginner Cross-overs

By CoachC | February 28, 2025
Help for Beginner Cross-overs

A few days ago, member Scott T. messaged me about my article on “A Difference in Hockey Teaching Levels“.  As Scott said, “I find a lot of truth here”, in reference to some of the nervousness experienced by adult level beginners as they try new things. Scott went on to say that he has “several…

A Travel Workout

By CoachC | February 23, 2025

Dave says, “I like using or trying new equipment, but it’s not what motivates me, and it shouldn’t be what you depend on…”

High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 3

By CoachC | February 21, 2025
High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 3

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Increasing Your Team’s Shooting Power

By CoachC | February 18, 2025
Increasing Your Team’s Shooting Power

I did a test recently with our HockeyMentor App, acting as a coach at the high school level, and explaining to “AI” that the challenges we’re facing are mainly in a the need to increase our shot power. Amazingly, here is some tailored advice and training solutions aimed at helping my players in this area:…

Taking on Just One Level at a Time

By CoachC | February 14, 2025
Taking on Just One Level at a Time

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Strength on the Hockey Skates

By CoachC | February 12, 2025
Strength on the Hockey Skates

I noted previously in another entry, that I’d at one time noticed a good many of my young players either being tossed around by opponents or losing the battles whenever they had collisions on the ice. So, I tried to think of ways I could recreate those situations in a practice setting. The first drill…

High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 2

By CoachC | February 9, 2025
High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 2

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High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 1

By CoachC | February 7, 2025
High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 1

The following question was submitted by Eric S. It’s a good one, but it can be difficult answering long distance (or without being able to actually see where his players are at a given time). Nonetheless, I do know that Eric works with a fairly talented teen group, so I’ll approach things from that perspective.…

Just Some Benefits of Strength Gains in Hockey

By CoachC | February 6, 2025
Just Some Benefits of Strength Gains in Hockey

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