Pleasing the Scouts

The Hockey Book Lab

By CoachC | November 22, 2024

Your Ideas, Our Next Book! We’re excited to announce a brand-new feature here at CoachChic — the Hockey Book Lab! This is your chance to shape the future of hockey literature. Whether you’re a coach, parent, or player, we know you have unique insights into what’s needed in the world of hockey training, strategy, or…

Help Your Kids With Mental Toughness

By CoachC | November 20, 2024

Of course, mental toughness is super-important in hockey, and that’s why we’re always thrilled to have Shawnee Harle present her insights in this area, this time suggesting members should “Help Your Kids With Mental Toughness”. If you like Shawnee’s presentation — or if you have any questions for her, please comment below.

Hockey Smarts = Ice Time!

By CoachC | November 9, 2024

As many of you might know by now, I once ran 2-teams under the New England Hockey Institute banner.  The high school guys were with me from late-May until Thanksgiving (when the local school teams began), and my junior high school aged kids were with me for almost 11-months. For sure, I did a lot…

Why do we need Mental Toughness?

By CoachC | October 14, 2024

Of course, mental toughness is super important in hockey, and we’re always thrilled to present Shawnee Harle’s insights in this area. As she so often does, this month Shawnee fires a question our way, this time asking, Why do we need mental toughness? If you like Shawnee’s presentation — or if you have any questions…

The Secret of Champions

By CoachC | June 20, 2024

For years I have wondered what part innate talent plays in the success of athletes. Growing up aspiring to be a pro athlete I thought on many occasions, “I wish I were talented enough to be as good as others…”

Is That All There Is?

By CoachC | June 18, 2024

You probably ought to give the gist of this some serious thought, and maybe adapt it a little to your own parenting or coaching approach…

Advice from Hockey Scouts for Aspiring Players

By CoachC | March 13, 2024

These scouts, with their keen eye for talent and years of experience, offer invaluable advice that can help guide your child on his or her journey to success on the ice…

What is Consistency?

By CoachC | December 26, 2023

Here is a checklist of five keys to focus on as an athlete that will help maintain consistency throughout your personal journey as an athlete…

Crosby Sets Up Letang

By | October 21, 2023

Every so often I like to dig back into my video vault for something that offers some solid teaching principles. And for today, I have a doosy from way, way back

Fight versus Flow in Hockey

By | September 20, 2023

As promised recently in Podcast 42, here’s our favorite mental training expert to discuss the theory of “fight versus flow” as it pertains to our sport…