As it turned out, my presentation encompassed six videos, with those segments containing both old and new information (when it comes to what my CoachChic.com members now). With this, my aim in this first segment is to just introduce the idea of “teaching hockey in a closet”… For those who won’t have access to the…
This old coach has always been looking for game-related skill drills, and this is an awesome example. You see, at one point during their season, I discovered that my feeder team was struggling to react quickly enough to loose pucks in the offensive crease. In other words, by the time they reacted to such conditions,…
Please appreciate that a Part 2 is soon to follow on this post. In fact, it’ll be loaded with details, including a pretty good “how to” segment on ways coaches, parents and players can benefit from combining dreams and hockey. As for recent program, it involved a couple of hours of an interview with Craig…
Below please find the Show Notes for Podcast 26 of Coach Chic’s Hockey Secrets. Please remember that this podcast might be well over a decade old, but as the intro says, most of the principles shared within are just as valid today… Finally, thanks for listening, and please do add your comments or impressions down…
Each CCC-TV episode includes awesome advice from some of hockey’s top coaches and specialty advisors. Non-members should know that the latest episode might only be available to the public for awhile. Currently many past episodes are available to the public on our CCC-TV Youtube Channel. Sometime soon, however, all past episodes may be archived (for…
Okay, so up front, I highly recommend that members look into this unique training gadget. I’m talking about finding lots of scientific info, and some unbelievable ideas when it comes to the health benefits of “bounding” (for mom and dad and other non-playing family members, as well). I’ve actually mentioned various ways of using mini-tramps…
As I so often like to do, I’m going to have members view the video first, and then add my impressions after. You at least have some advanced notice here, about the gist of this being for challenging hockey balance⌠Okay, up front, I’m not a big fan of the treadmill. Nor would I be…
Ya, those young Russian hockey players⌠Even I’m amused at watching those little guys darting every which way, twisting and turning and seldom losing the puck. Anyway, in the event you’re the only person on our planet to not see them, let me show you an edited version of that video⌠Okay, my members had…
One of the little known sports available for cross-training hockey players is that of “floorball”. It may be confused with a long standing recreational game known as “street hockey” or “ball hockey”, but it’s floorball has been taken far more seriously in many European countries. In fact, many current day NHL players with European roots…
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…