SKATING

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.

CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 85

By | November 15, 2023
CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 85

Each episode includes awesome advice from hockey’s top coaches and specialty advisors, with past episodes are available on CCC-TV Youtube…

Speed Skating Versus Hockey Skating

By | November 7, 2023
Speed Skating Versus Hockey Skating

I pulled parts of this piece out of my archives. It’s a few years old now, but it’s still loaded with great advice for my current hockey friends…

The Nature of Our Game (revisited)

By | October 26, 2023
The Nature of Our Game (revisited)

Despite my inclination to frequently think outside the proverbial box, I’d like members to know that I don’t make hockey related decisions without a lot of serious thought. In fact, over my forty-plus years in coaching, I’ve mostly relied upon a set of standards I’ve come to call “The Nature of Our Game”…

Rope Skipping Benefits for Hockey Players

By | October 24, 2023
Rope Skipping Benefits for Hockey Players

I think it best that I show you a very short video before we get into a discussion on the benefits of rope skipping, this to act as sort of a frame of reference…

CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 84

By | October 15, 2023
CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 84

Each episode includes awesome advice from hockey’s top coaches and specialty advisors, with past episodes are available on CCC-TV Youtube…

“Specialized” Hockey Training

By | October 11, 2023
“Specialized” Hockey Training

“You Don’t Need Ice” mainly includes things I want to share with hockey players, coaches and parents from my old Soviet hockey studies and my coaching degree studies…

Borrowing From Our Hockey Strengths

By | October 2, 2023
Borrowing From Our Hockey Strengths

As you’ll soon see, there’s a good reason why I’m holding the following from public view.  Ya, this is definitely for my members only!

Addressing the Hockey Skating Posture

By | August 31, 2023
Addressing the Hockey Skating Posture

I want to introduce something I doubt many members have ever seen before.   Yes, it’s a training device that was long ago developed by a Canadian speed skating coach.

Beware of Some Foolish Training Devices

By | August 22, 2023
Beware of Some Foolish Training Devices

Okay, the above title might seem a bit pushy (if that’s the right word), but please hear me out…