Readying For A New Season

Best Hockey Camp Gear

By | May 23, 2022
Best Hockey Camp Gear

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

By | May 8, 2022
Becoming A More Athletic Hockey Player (5 audios + video)

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More Resistance Band Training

By CoachC | April 28, 2022
More Resistance Band Training

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
Develop Hockey Skills Like Lionel Messi – Part 1

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
Great Off-season Puckhandling Drills

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A Long Range Plan For Improved Skating

By | August 29, 2021
A Long Range Plan For Improved Skating

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A Message to Hockey Parents: Training versus Trying

By | July 25, 2021
A Message to Hockey Parents: Training versus Trying

– 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
THE Most Important Hockey Season Is Coming Up?

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…

The Secret to Creativity?

By | April 28, 2021
The Secret to Creativity?

I have three close connections with this video… First, I’ve been following Steve Washer for about 6-years now, and I enjoy his unique outlook when it comes to video production.  And, perhaps one reason I like his approach is that he’s hardly ever confined himself to the proverbial box. Second, it’s Steve’s mention of Ruth…

Teaching the Beginner Hockey Player

By | April 27, 2021
Teaching the Beginner Hockey Player

Okay, I have to start with a huge smile here,  because I’ve just finished browsing through some old notes reflecting back on what I’d call — for the lack of a better name — a “tryout” I ran a few years back for a new 5- and 6-year old team coming from my winter Learn-to-skate/Learn-to-play…