Pleasing the Scouts

Introducing Hockey Flashcards

By | November 20, 2020

Above is a sample of the “Rules for Winners” flashcards.  The difference for our members is that the full flashcards (coming soon) will be controllable.  From a learning perspective, here’s what I recommend: Personally, I think the best coaches (and parents) can make this kind of learning fun. Got questions?  I’d like to hear them.…

Hockey Parent: Coach Relationships

By | October 14, 2020

Okay, so a fresh season got underway a few months back, with a whole  bunch of players reporting to their new teams and their new coaches. Personally, I’ve always liked to see each of my new players — or my new team —  as a blank canvas on which to paint a new masterpiece (okay,…

Hockey Fights!

By | October 14, 2020

Now, trust me:  that I can appreciate how countless 20-something fans can really get into hockey fights.  Frankly, so did I when I was much younger.  In fact, I can totally understand how hockey fans love to see a lot of rough and tumble things as they watch a game and cheer for their favorite team —…

Defining Hockey Sense: Why the puck seems to follow certain players

By | October 10, 2020

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Basic Techniques of Dealing with Pressure

By | October 9, 2020

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Three Types of Hockey Players

By | October 9, 2020

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Reflecting Back On My “Rules For Winners”

By | October 9, 2020

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The Last Frontier (In Sport)

By | October 8, 2020

This video wasn’t intended to share more than some very basic information. Rather, it was meant to stress the importance of “the other side of sport”, and to set the tone for future “mental training” posts. With that, I have nothing more to add right now, but I would love to hear member input below. 

“Up The Boards, Johnny!”

By | October 7, 2020

This is obviously an older video, but it was inspired by my ongoing conversations with a sport psychologist many years.  She was a coach and college professor, and she specialized in parent-athlete communications.  And, we surely hit it off when I told her about my experiences in that area. Now, I’ve pretty much described the…

Hockey Stick-Blade Angles – 2

By | October 1, 2020

There’s actually a lot more to this story than I could fit in the above video.  So, here we go… These video clips came about after I watched a Junior hockey tournament in Orlando, Florida, along with several other scouts.  One young scout was particularly vocal about the way players were carrying their sticks, and…