More Than An Athlete

The Emotional Timeline of a Game

By CoachC | September 19, 2025

Understanding this emotional timeline can help players keep their focus, manage pressure, and perform at their best no matter the situation. From the moment athletes step into the locker room to the final buzzer, emotions rise and fall in waves that can either fuel success or create unnecessary mistakes if not handled properly…

Fan-Invented Traditions

By CoachC | September 11, 2025

While players compete on the ice and coaches strategize behind the bench, fans in the stands or watching from home add something special that can’t be measured on a scoreboard. Beyond jerseys and cheering, fans create their own identity through traditions that often become just as famous as the games themselves…

The Language of the Locker Room

By CoachC | September 9, 2025

The locker room is more than just a place where hockey players lace up their skates or take off their gear after a tough game. It’s the heartbeat of the team, the place where bonds are formed, and where words can inspire or destroy confidence…

What is Mental Toughness?

By CoachC | August 25, 2025

With mental toughness always being a key to solid hockey play, we’re thrilled to once again present Shawnee Harlee’s monthly insights into that area. And, in this entry video, she addresses the well worn question, “My bad! My Bad!”

Stop Lying to Yourself

By CoachC | July 26, 2025

With mental toughness always being a key to solid hockey play, we’re thrilled to once again present Shawnee Harlee’s monthly insights into that area. And, in this entry video, she addresses the well worn question, “My bad! My Bad!”

Train Your Brain Like a Champion

By CoachC | July 11, 2025

When athletes think about training, most focus on physical effort — running faster, lifting heavier, or pushing harder. But here’s a little-known secret…

My Bad!

By CoachC | June 20, 2025

With mental toughness always being a key to solid hockey play, we’re thrilled to once again present Shawnee Harlee’s monthly insights into that area. And, in this entry video, she addresses the well worn question, “My bad! My Bad!”

Ice-Cold Confidence

By CoachC | June 10, 2025

When we talk about becoming a great hockey player, most folks jump straight to speed, shooting, or stickhandling. But there’s another ingredient that separates average players from true difference-makers, and that’s something I like to call “ice-cold confidence”. It’s that steady, unshakable belief in yourself no matter what the scoreboard says, who’s on the other…

How much is too much?

By CoachC | April 25, 2025

We’re thrilled to present Shawnee Harlee’s insights as she addresses the well worn hockey question, “How much is too much?”

Fruit – Nature’s Multivitamin

By CoachC | April 18, 2025

Kim’s passion is showing youth ice hockey parents how to create simple and easy meals to help their skater’s increase their speed and stamina on the ice.