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An Open Letter to All AAA Hockey Programs

By | June 3, 2022
An Open Letter to All AAA Hockey Programs

Published April 2015 – Before I get rolling here, let me say that — as usual, a number of things set me off on this topic… First, after almost a lifetime of running my own programs, I later had the chance (and the pleasure, really) to observe a number of other AA and AAA programs,…

Teaching Hockey In A Closet – 1

By | May 29, 2022
Teaching Hockey In A Closet – 1

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…

Analyzing Hockey’s Boston Turn

By | May 28, 2022
Analyzing Hockey’s Boston Turn

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An Intro To Dreams And Hockey

By | May 21, 2022
An Intro To Dreams And Hockey

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…

Neurology 101 for Hockey

By | May 14, 2022
Neurology 101 for Hockey

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Using Mini-tramps for Hockey

By | May 13, 2022
Using Mini-tramps for Hockey

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…

Challenging Hockey Balance

By | May 12, 2022
Challenging Hockey Balance

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…

Becoming A More Athletic Hockey Player (5 audios + video)

By | May 8, 2022
Becoming A More Athletic Hockey Player (5 audios + video)

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Those Young Russian Hockey Players

By | April 30, 2022
Those Young Russian Hockey Players

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…

A Sample Snippet about Floorball Benefits

By | April 28, 2022
A Sample Snippet about Floorball Benefits

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…