More Than An Athlete

How Parents and Supporters Can Make a Difference

By | June 27, 2023

Parents and supporters play a vital role in creating a positive and supportive environment that fosters a team’s success and cultivates a strong hockey culture. By understanding their influence and implementing key strategies, parents and supporters can maximize their impact and contribute to a thriving hockey community…

Balancing Your Child’s Hockey Journey ~

By | June 12, 2023

As parents, we want the best for our children, and supporting their hockey journey is a significant part of that. However, it’s crucial to strike a healthy balance between their athletic pursuits and other aspects of life. In this post, we’ll explore practical tips on how to best support and advocate for our child’s hockey journey while maintaining a well-rounded and balanced lifestyle…

How to be a good hockey parent

By | June 9, 2023

In this post, we’ll explore practical tips and insights on how to be a good hockey parent, fostering an environment that nurtures your youngster’s development, well-being, and love for the game…

Hockey Team Building

By | April 13, 2023

First, with the off-season now upon us, coaches should be considering ways to prepare their teams for next fall.

Secondly, I discovered long ago that good teams tend to begin with a lot of small factions or even cliques, and some of the ideas shared below are just right for breaking down a lot barriers between those groups…

Finding the Right Hockey Team for a Young Girl

By | March 28, 2023

A “Concerned Mom” from Delaware can’t find a girls’ hockey program for her daughter, so she’s seeking advice about allowing her 8-year to play on a “boys’ team”…

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 36

By | March 27, 2023

I can’t emphasize enough all the advice offered in this show.  In fact, if a parent or coach who deals with young ones isn’t aware of this information, there’s a danger that their young athlete/s will forever be behind in athletic development…

Must I Mix Hockey and Politics?

By | December 13, 2022

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Leading Canadian neurosurgeon recommends ban on body checking in hockey until age 18

By | November 13, 2022

In light of the revelation about the mishandling of Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion, conversations about the role of concussions in many sports, especially youth hockey, have been reinvigorated. Dr. Charles Tator, a prominent Canadian neurosurgeon, Order of Canada recipient, and director of the Canadian Concussion Centre (CCC) at Toronto Western Hospital, spoke with…

Do Schools Kill Creativity?

By | November 5, 2022

Precious, or what? Okay, I’m hoping by now you’ve gotten the sense that creativity can be stifled within our educational institutions.  That established, however, I wonder if you’ve ever considered the possibility that a rather old sport — with so much tradition — can also squelch unique spirits and ingenuity.  Huh? Just think…  If it…

Blinded by Winning

By | October 28, 2022

– Dennis Chighisola Shaun Goodsell, MA President and CEO of Mental Edge As the winter sports kick-off I am preparing for the many questions I will field as teams and individual athletes seek to chase their ideal success.  Athletes, coaches and parents will invest enormous resources of time, energy and money to climb that ladder…