SKATING

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 33

By | November 22, 2022
Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 33

As mentioned prior to the previous podcast entry, I had to break down my studio upon moving from Massachusetts to Florida, and it took me quite some time to re-organize once in the Sunshine State. Gradually, however, things have come back together — nicely… Below please find the Show Notes for Episodes 33 of Coach…

This Snippet Offers Secrets for Skating Speed

By | November 19, 2022
This Snippet Offers Secrets for Skating Speed

Coach Chic’s first inside knowledge about “over-speed training” came about during a session at the Moscow Institute for Sport and Physical Culture in the former Soviet Union — a good 15-years before such methods became more known in North America. To watch the entire video, please click HERE! * PS: The app running this program…

CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 73

By | November 15, 2022
CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 73

Each CCC-TV episode includes awesome advice from some of hockey’s top coaches and specialty advisors.  Non-members should know that the latest episode might only be available to the public for awhile. Currently many past episodes are available to the public on our CCC-TV Youtube Channel. Sometime soon, however, all past episodes may be archived (for…

Looking, Feeling and Moving Like An Athlete

By | November 8, 2022
Looking, Feeling and Moving Like An Athlete

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Build a Backyard Hockey Rink

By | November 2, 2022
Build a Backyard Hockey Rink

This project caused me to scurry through YouTube.com to see what others had done so far in this area.  To be honest, almost all the various videos on backyard rinks were nearly the same, with most of them only varying in extras — like lights, high boards, doors in the boards, etc. I finally settled…

Another Snippet from an Elite Level Lecture on Skating

By | October 29, 2022
Another Snippet from an Elite Level Lecture on Skating

Dr Mike Bracko is one of Canada’s — if not one of the world’s — foremost authorities on hockey skating. With that, this snippet leads into part three of a lecture he gave on skating to advanced coaches in the Czech Republic. It’s truly fascinating, and it just might put any of our viewers far…

Straight Cycle Passing Drill

By | October 15, 2022
Straight Cycle Passing Drill

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A Beginner Hockey Player’s Skating Speed

By | October 6, 2022
A Beginner Hockey Player’s Skating Speed

This is about a note I took as I watched my beginner (or Mighty Mites) team play one day long ago… Let me start by stating that my kids seemed as though they already skated faster than most opponents.  What caused me to jot that note, however, was that I knew my little guys could…

Jump Rope Training For Hockey

By | September 30, 2022
Jump Rope Training For Hockey

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Painful Skates

By | September 26, 2022
Painful Skates

Q: An Arizona-based hockey mom writes me seeking some oft requested advice…  She says that her boy has been complaining about his skates a lot lately, and that he’s even cried at times because his feet hurt so badly.  Then, noting that the current skates are hand-me-downs from a cousin, she asks for advice in…