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A young coach wrote me in our Ask The Coach section, and readers should soon catch on to his question… ~ Dennis C Hey Cliff! It’s awesome to see how much you care about coaching your Mighty Mite team there in Rhode Island. Teaching them a cool, advanced move like the wide-dribble puckhandling skill is a big step, and it can be super fun for the kids, even if it’s a little tricky at first. Let’s break it down into a simple plan to help your team learn this move while having a great time on the ice. Before getting…
I should have prefaced a previous post (Goaler Warm-ups) with a reminder, in that our goaltenders start learning to juggle on their very first days with us. Most of them need to start with one ball, and then very slowly progress to a second and a third. Yes, a little at a time, the degree of difficulty should be increased — for any drill. That said, take a look at this one… ~ Dennis Chighisola I hope you’ll agree with me, that the game of hockey is pretty wild. I mean, there are all kinds of things going on out…
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Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 61
Within “AI” circles “Michael” is viewed as a good one, and don’t forget to view this post as an introduction to April’s content…
At times, this one seemed humorous. Yet, it really was sad… What I’m getting at are my observations of a long ago college guy who once played for me. Actually, he was a pretty talented forward. At the same time, he would sometimes get absolutely killed because he was what one might call a “one-trick pony”. I mean, he had this one move that he’d pull on a rival defender early in most games, and he’d usually make that guy look foolish. A little later in the game he might try it again, this time with a lot less success. …
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Meagan B asks, “I’m wondering now about how to develop better vision on the ice when I’m handling the puck…
Dave Schmitz advises us on Dynamic Stabilization, or the ability of the muscles to stabilize a joint on the move…
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