GENERAL SKILLS ADVICE

A Travel Workout

By CoachC | February 23, 2025

Dave says, “I like using or trying new equipment, but it’s not what motivates me, and it shouldn’t be what you depend on…”

High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 3

By CoachC | February 21, 2025

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Taking on Just One Level at a Time

By CoachC | February 14, 2025

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Strength on the Hockey Skates

By CoachC | February 12, 2025

I noted previously in another entry, that I’d at one time noticed a good many of my young players either being tossed around by opponents or losing the battles whenever they had collisions on the ice. So, I tried to think of ways I could recreate those situations in a practice setting. The first drill idea I arrived at was something called “Shoulder Bumps”.  In a lead-up drill, I had partners of equal height work in place and lock arms, just so they stayed close together and under control.  That established, I eventually let them unlock the arms, coast slowly,…

High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 2

By CoachC | February 9, 2025

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High Intensity Skating Drills – Part 1

By CoachC | February 7, 2025

The following question was submitted by Eric S. It’s a good one, but it can be difficult answering long distance (or without being able to actually see where his players are at a given time). Nonetheless, I do know that Eric works with a fairly talented teen group, so I’ll approach things from that perspective. – Dennis Chighisola High Intensity Skating Drills Q: Eric states that, “We always spend the first 7-10 minutes on the ice having our boys run some high intensity skating drills without pucks. Currently we have them run overspeed circles, once forward, once backward and once…

A Hockey Player’s Learning Needs

By CoachC | February 5, 2025

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Readying for Tournaments and Tryouts

By CoachC | February 2, 2025

I just received a question from a long-time Twitter and Facebook friend, and this topic seems as timely as one can get.  And, although it has to do with tournament prep, I’d have advised much the same if she was headed to an important tryout)… You see, she and her son are on their way to a hockey tournament a few states away, and she thought she might swing a little out of her way on the drive to have her son’s skates sharpened a little differently than usual.  (Shw had read elsewhere about my interest in a new sharpening…

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 59

By CoachC | February 1, 2025

Within “AI” circles “Michael” is viewed as a good one, and don’t forget to view this post as an introduction to September’s content…

Total Body Travel Workout

By CoachC | January 31, 2025

Dave Schmitz, known as The Band Man, introduces us to his Stabilization Program by way of three separate videos…