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Nope! Don’t Follow The Hockey Crowd!

By | October 8, 2021
Nope! Don’t Follow The Hockey Crowd!

I recently posted an article entitled “Adapting to a Pandemic Lifestyle”.  My real point in that piece was to help those in charge of young players from getting dragged onto and off of (and onto and off of) the numerous hockey guru bandwagons.   Unfortunately, here’s what I meant — and there are two sides…

Spotting the Real Goal-scorer Early

By | October 6, 2021
Spotting the Real Goal-scorer Early

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Answer: How Should A Beginner Hold A Hockey Stick

By | October 1, 2021
Answer:   How Should A Beginner Hold A Hockey Stick

To begin here, the poll dealing with “How Should A Beginner Hold A Hockey Stick” is the only one so far to arrive at the answers I’d expected or hoped for. Yes, I suspect that most players ultimately hold their dominant hand at the top of their sticks, they steer the stick’s motions with that…

Agility Ladder Training for Hockey Players

By | September 17, 2021
Agility Ladder Training for Hockey Players

As has been mentioned several times and in several places, I’ll be running a series of videos demonstrating my way of adapting agility ladder training for hockey players.  This post is my aim at helping coaches, parents and adult players to ready for that form of training. First, of course, you’ll need a ladder…  And,…

The Nature of Our Game

By | August 30, 2021
The Nature of Our Game

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Great Hockey Plays Come From Practice!

By | August 22, 2021
Great Hockey Plays Come From Practice!

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Examining Hockey Sticks and Shots

By | August 12, 2021
Examining Hockey Sticks and Shots

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Setting Up a Move or Deke

By | August 12, 2021
Setting Up a Move or Deke

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The Best Pre-game Stretching for Hockey Players

By | July 30, 2021
The Best Pre-game Stretching for Hockey Players

A while back I wanted to offer some suggestions when it came to the best way for a hockey player to stretch prior to practices and games. At the same time, I’d just obtained an unbelievable new kind of software that could make such information sharing more effective and interesting. Enter something called “interactive video”……

Thoughts on Hockey Drill Selection

By | July 28, 2021
Thoughts on Hockey Drill Selection

I’m not always willing to offer assistance randomly online.  Why not?  Well, on the one hand, I’m more than familiar with the old adage:  “If you want to recognize the innovator, he’s the one with all the arrows in his back.” If you get my drift with that one, it suggests that I might be…