Readying For A New Season

How Many Drills Are Needed Over a Long Hockey Season?

By | September 23, 2022

The reason I jumped on that question was that I could just envision the answers that would soon roll in.  I mean, I can see some coaches quoting numbers — like 15, 25, 40, 80, whatever.  And I can tell you that none of us would be right if we got hung-up on a number.…

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #28

By | July 24, 2022

Man, this episode is jam packed with advice and ideas, so let’s get into it right now… Below please find the Show Notes for Podcast 28 of Coach Chic’s Hockey Secrets. Please remember that this podcast might be well over a decade old, but as the intro says, most of the principles shared within are…

Best Hockey Camp Gear

By | May 23, 2022

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Becoming A More Athletic Hockey Player (5 audios + video)

By | May 8, 2022

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More Resistance Band Training

By CoachC | April 28, 2022

I’m big into off-ice training — especially during the off-season, with resistance band training being one of many ways to improve…

Develop Hockey Skills Like Lionel Messi – Part 1

By CoachC | February 23, 2022

Okay, like any sports fan does today, I scrambled for two resource areas — beginning with Wikipedia (I later searched YouTube to see for myself)… “Lionel Andrés “Leo” Messi; born 24 June 1987 is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the…

Great Off-season Puckhandling Drills

By | October 12, 2021

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A Long Range Plan For Improved Skating

By | August 29, 2021

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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 Most Important Hockey Season Is Coming Up?

By | May 9, 2021

I’m hoping my hockey friends noticed the “THE” in my title, because I truly meant to type it that way.  Yes, I feel that in the overall picture of being a hockey coach or hockey dad — or even if I was an adult rec player, the coming days, weeks and months are as important…