SKATING

A Snippet from an Elite Level Lecture on Skating

By | September 20, 2022

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 two 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…

Checking – The Physical Side of Hockey

By | August 25, 2022

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More Sled Training For Hockey

By | July 26, 2022

To be honest, I’d highly recommend that team coaches and individuals try to commit themselves to at least a little sled training over their off-season.  To begin, although the following videos aren’t earth shattering, they do offer some great ideas for improving a hockey player’s overall and even specialized strength…  A little later I’ll remind…

An Open Letter to All AAA Hockey Programs

By | June 3, 2022

Published April 2015 – Before I get rolling here, let me say that — as usual, a number of things set me off on this topic… First, after almost a lifetime of running my own programs, I later had the chance (and the pleasure, really) to observe a number of other AA and AAA programs,…

Enhancing Hockey Skills with Bands

By | May 30, 2022

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Analyzing Hockey’s Boston Turn

By | May 28, 2022

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Using Mini-tramps for Hockey

By | May 13, 2022

Okay, so up front, I highly recommend that members look into this unique training gadget. I’m talking about finding lots of scientific info, and some unbelievable ideas when it comes to the health benefits of “bounding” (for mom and dad and other non-playing family members, as well). I’ve actually mentioned various ways of using mini-tramps…

Challenging Hockey Balance

By | May 12, 2022

As I so often like to do, I’m going to have members view the video first, and then add my impressions after. You at least have some advanced notice here, about the gist of this being for challenging hockey balance… Okay, up front, I’m not a big fan of the treadmill. Nor would I be…

Those Young Russian Hockey Players

By | April 30, 2022

Ya, those young Russian hockey players… Even I’m amused at watching those little guys darting every which way, twisting and turning and seldom losing the puck. Anyway, in the event you’re the only person on our planet to not see them, let me show you an edited version of that video… Okay, my members had…

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…