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CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 66

By | April 15, 2022
CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 66

Each CCC-TV episode includes awesome advice from some of hockey’s top coaches and specialty advisors.  Non-members should know that the latest episode might only be available to the public for awhile. Currently many past episodes are available to the public on our CCC-TV Youtube Channel. Sometime soon, however, all past episodes may be archived (for…

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #19

By CoachC | October 8, 2021
Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #19

In this episode, youth coaches and parents should hear my segment on nurturing our youngest skaters into becoming extremely confident…

The Nature of Our Game

By | August 30, 2021
The Nature of Our Game

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The Missing Element

By | August 6, 2021
The Missing Element

It is probably safe to say that every person has something they want that they do not currently have. For some it boils down to more success. Still others want less stress and heartache. So the question is, what is the critical factor that leads to accomplishment? The most popular ideas include setting goals, hard…

A Message to Hockey Parents: Training versus Trying

By | July 25, 2021
A Message to Hockey Parents: Training versus Trying

– Dennis Chighisola I see a trend emerging in our young people that is troubling. Actually, I see many trends that are troubling but for purposes of this article I want to highlight one. If you study athletics it doesn’t take long to understand that one vital aspect of becoming more skilled and a more…

The Role Confidence Plays In Hockey Success

By | June 24, 2021
The Role Confidence Plays In Hockey Success

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So You Think Your Genes Determine Your Fate In Sports? — Part 1

By | May 24, 2021
So You Think Your Genes Determine Your Fate In Sports? — Part 1

Before reading this posts, members might like to get some further scientific background on genetics in “A Brief History of Studying Genes“. In what will likely be a three-part discussion on the human building blocks known as “genes”, I’m going to ask my long time friend and trusted advisor on such matters, Shaun Goodsell, MA,…

Coach Chic’s MP Drill Format

By | April 26, 2021
Coach Chic’s MP Drill Format

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How Sports Can Help Your Kids Outsmart Everyone Else

By | March 30, 2021
How Sports Can Help Your Kids Outsmart Everyone Else

This article was inspired by a TIME article I’d read long ago, that written by Jon Wertheim and Tobias Moskowitz, and titled “How Sports Can Help Your Kids Outsmart Everyone Else”  (I’ve linked that so you can read it for yourself).  I probably like the subtitle even more, though, as in “The playing field provides the ideal…

How Neuroscience Is Changing What We Know about Learning

By | February 28, 2021
How Neuroscience Is Changing What We Know about Learning

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