GENERAL SKILLS ADVICE

Where Do Hockey Drills Come From? Part 1

By CoachC | March 6, 2024

It’s been several years now, since one of my Team NEHI assistants described something he’d seen on a newscast.  I guess the sports segment showed some clips of our local NHL hockey team, and then it highlighted the team’s new coach…

How About a 3 on 3 Tournament

By CoachC | March 5, 2024

Perhaps like anywhere else, a lot of rinks in Massachusetts looked for creative ways to use ice-time during their off-season months…

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 48

By CoachC | March 1, 2024

Please allow Michael to re-introduce the changes to our monthly Hockey Secrets Podcast, plus another new one. I know you’ll like it…

Build Your Own Off-ice Hockey Training Center

By CoachC | February 21, 2024

Many good drills require some sort of training aid (I’ve mentioned previously that a lot of pretty good training tools can even be homemade)…

Profiling the Hockey Skate Blade

By CoachC | February 4, 2024

I’ll introduce David W. Carlson a little later, and invite visitors here to leave questions down below for David. But for now, let him take it away…

Dustin Pedroia’s Hand-eye Coordination

By CoachC | February 2, 2024

A future MLB star played lots of tennis and ping pong as a boy, and I thought…  That’s something that deserves some discussion here…

Can We Learn Anything From the NBA’s Greatest Small Forward?

By CoachC | January 28, 2024

If I had my way, site members would watch the following video all the way through before thinking about another thing. That done, however, we could move on to consider the real question at hand…

Athletes Just Keep Getting Stronger and Stronger

By CoachC | December 31, 2023

Two long ago news events caused me to bring a few thoughts to my members’ minds — those having to do with MLB and the NHL…

Jerry Z’s New Stick

By | December 5, 2023

After several hockey friends recently hit me with questions having to do with hockey sticks, it struck me that I might dig back into the CoachChic.com archives for a long ago post where I really got into a former student’s issues with his stick.

Maximizing Athletic Potential: Unleashing Your Unique Learning Style in Sports

By | November 23, 2023

While physical prowess and skill development are crucial components, understanding one’s learning style can be a game-changer in achieving peak athletic excellence…