Mental Training

The Missing Element

By | August 6, 2021

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

– 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

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

By | May 24, 2021

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,…

How Sports Can Help Your Kids Outsmart Everyone Else

By | March 30, 2021

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

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Coach Chic’s Rules for Hockey Winners — Flashcards

By | November 20, 2020

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Hockey Success Breeds More Hockey Success

By | October 14, 2020

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Hockey Gains Come When You Least Expect Them

By | October 10, 2020

I have a nice young lady to thank for this entry.  For, you see, my video on “Incredible Stickhandling” made it just about around the world — even to a  lady hockey player over in the United Kingdom. Sometime near when she purchased and downloaded those videos, she messaged me to express some concerns.  (I think she…

Basic Techniques of Dealing with Pressure

By | October 9, 2020

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