Below please find the Show Notes for Podcast 25 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… *I think everything in this particular episode is worthy of some very serious…
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…
This Saturday morning — on April 16, 2022, at 9am EST — our latest Premiere Video (“21-Must-Do Beginner Skating Drills”) will be available for only a limited time. When the countdown timer reaches “ZERO” you’ll be redirected to the special Premiere Video page — which again, will only be available for a few days. (If…
As I completed a post entitled “What Hockey Skaters Can Borrow From Sprinters” earlier today, it struck me that I should also share here a video I’ve been circulating around social media for a few months. The main idea of the previous post focused on those mechanics that are very similar in running and skating,…
Of course, just about every presentation offered in any CCC-TV Hockey Show episode is good to know as we enter the spring and then summer off-season months. That said, I thought I’d point to a video I made a few years ago featuring my very talented High School Prep team. It includes a number of…
Here is where I’d normally place Show Notes for Podcast 24 of Coach Chic’s Hockey Secrets, However, they’re a little bit different this time around… I actually wrestled with republishing this particular episode, mainly because it’s extra-personal. At the same time, I thought it might prove useful to others who have already experienced what I’m…
I can’t tell hockey folks how important it is for us to find related training ideas from other sports — the idea is to find ways to expand our abilities by “cross-training”. And, that’s the reason I love having Dave Schmitz in our CCC-TV Hockey Show lineup. We obviously have to be careful in what…
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, let’s get that last part out of the way — about systematically (and safely) bringing a youngster from one level to the next… You see, I often liken this to the math sciences, asking a hockey parent or coach if he’d recommend a first grader skip right from basic addition and subtraction — never…
The first Matt lives not far from me, here in Central Florida… Actually, the Pastor at our church pulled me aside after Sunday services one day, suggesting that I might be able to help a young guy who had just begun playing ice hockey. If you know me at all, you know I smiled at…