Please know I do this as a courtesy to members and potential members, trying to give them a sense of what’s “coming” within the next month…
I’m guessing it was sometime in the early 1980’s when the subject of this post first crossed my mind. I know it was during one of my first seasons as a college head coach, and I can even remember the two players who caused me to think there was a connection between penalties and some other playing difficulties…
Starting hockey as an adult recreational player can seem intimidating, but overcoming the common obstacles faced by mature rookies will make crossing that frozen threshold well worth it…
The exhilarating moment has arrived. You’ve just been named a youth hockey coach, and now find yourself standing at center ice before your very first practice…
A united, cohesive squad will get the most out of practices and games while forming friendships that last beyond the season. With that, here are some tips for youth coaches to promote bonding and inclusion for the benefit of both individual players and the team as a whole…
Coach Jim wrote me recently with the title question. And, he might find it interesting that my staff and I have made much the same general observation over recent years, about kids in our camps and other programs — in that young players today just don’t seem to shoot all that well…
I don’t blame members for not being able to locate all the really in depth articles and videos contained in this site. Hey, there are over 600 posts here at the moment…
Every so often I let my members in on the place where I purchased much of my training gear of the years. I like to limit this kind of post to my “members only”, and for some very good reasons…
If you’re a hockey parent or coach, and if you’ve ever tried to nail that perfect golf swing or master those dance moves, you know it takes practice. What you may not realize is that sleep plays a huge role in reinforcing those motor skills and muscle memory…
Of course, amateur players approach hockey with varying degrees of devotion. Working mostly with pretty dedicated kids, I’ve designed a very long-range, off-season plan to include age-specific speed, agility and strength work…