GOALIES

Mickey Mantle and The Art of Bat Selection

By CoachC | April 8, 2024

The lesson we’ll learn here from “The Mick” is as valuable as it’ll get for an aspiring hockey player, and his or her coaches and parents…

Goalers as Part of a Team System

By CoachC | April 2, 2024

In the modern day game of hockey, coaches often refer to team play as “Six on the attack, six in defense of our net!”

Unlocking the Power of a Fast Mind in Hockey

By CoachC | March 16, 2024

Here’s the first advice Andrej provides us, this all about “Unlocking the Power of a Fast Mind in Hockey”…

Where Do Hockey Drills Come From? Part 2

By CoachC | March 8, 2024

Now, from this old coach’s perspective, new drill ideas frequently come about because there’s a problem.  Said yet another way, a new drill can be created to solve a difficulty one of our players — or most of our team — is experiencing…

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…

Core Confidence

By CoachC | February 27, 2024

Confidence isn’t just about flashy plays or winning games. Real confidence runs deeper — it’s about knowing you’ve got what it takes, no matter what.

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)…

Drill: Tic-Tac-Toe Down Low

By CoachC | February 7, 2024

This drill needs at least 7 players for flow at one end of the ice, from the hash marks to the boards…

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…