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The Idea(s) Behind Those “Goal-scorer” Gadgets

By CoachC | July 23, 2024
The Idea(s) Behind Those “Goal-scorer” Gadgets

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New CC Store Opening

By CoachC | June 25, 2024
New CC Store Opening

Here’s a chance to dive into a world of hockey knowledge with our collection of ebooks, audiobooks and more. Whether you’re a hockey parent, a coach, a seasoned player or just starting out, we have the resources to elevate your game…

Unlocking the Power of a Fast Mind in Hockey

By CoachC | March 16, 2024
Unlocking the Power of a Fast Mind in Hockey

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

How About a 3 on 3 Tournament

By CoachC | March 5, 2024
How About a 3 on 3 Tournament

Perhaps like anywhere else, a lot of rinks in Massachusetts looked for creative ways to use ice-time during their off-season months…

Build Your Own Off-ice Hockey Training Center

By CoachC | February 21, 2024
Build Your Own Off-ice Hockey Training Center

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
Drill: Tic-Tac-Toe Down Low

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
Dustin Pedroia’s Hand-eye Coordination

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…

Can We Learn Anything From the NBA’s Greatest Small Forward?

By CoachC | January 28, 2024
Can We Learn Anything From the NBA’s Greatest Small Forward?

If I had my way, site members would watch the following video all the way through before thinking about another thing. That done, however, we could move on to consider the real question at hand…

The Shooting Gallery Drill

By CoachC | January 27, 2024
The Shooting Gallery Drill

This is a drill I like to use when we are short players. The drill itself needs 3-5 players plus a goalie and does not take up a lot of room on the ice surface…

Jerry Z’s New Stick

By | December 5, 2023
Jerry Z’s New Stick

After several hockey friends recently hit me with questions having to do with hockey sticks, it struck me that I might dig back into the CoachChic.com archives for a long ago post where I really got into a former student’s issues with his stick.