Thinking the Game – Offensively

Goalers as Part of a Team System

By CoachC | April 2, 2024
Goalers as Part of a Team System

In the modern day game of hockey, coaches often refer to team play as “Six on the attack, six in defense of our net!”

Where Do Hockey Drills Come From? Part 2

By CoachC | March 8, 2024
Where Do Hockey Drills Come From? Part 2

Now, from this old coach’s perspective, new drill ideas frequently come about because there’s a problem.  Said yet another way, a new drill can be created to solve a difficulty one of our players — or most of our team — is experiencing…

Where Do Hockey Drills Come From? Part 1

By CoachC | March 6, 2024
Where Do Hockey Drills Come From? Part 2

It’s been several years now, since one of my Team NEHI assistants described something he’d seen on a newscast.  I guess the sports segment showed some clips of our local NHL hockey team, and then it highlighted the team’s new coach…

Drill: Tic-Tac-Toe Down Low

By CoachC | February 7, 2024
Drill: Tic-Tac-Toe Down Low

This drill needs at least 7 players for flow at one end of the ice, from the hash marks to the boards…

Dustin Pedroia’s Hand-eye Coordination

By CoachC | February 2, 2024
Dustin Pedroia’s Hand-eye Coordination

A future MLB star played lots of tennis and ping pong as a boy, and I thought…  That’s something that deserves some discussion here…

Can We Learn Anything From the NBA’s Greatest Small Forward?

By CoachC | January 28, 2024
Can We Learn Anything From the NBA’s Greatest Small Forward?

If I had my way, site members would watch the following video all the way through before thinking about another thing. That done, however, we could move on to consider the real question at hand…

Learning Hockey — with Coach Chic & Chomper

By CoachC | December 29, 2023
Learning Hockey — with Coach Chic & Chomper

If your son, daughter or team is at the stage where they need to learn hockey’s basic rules and positioning, this is the video for them…

Opening Night for the NEHI HS Prep Hockey Team

By | December 11, 2023
Opening Night for the NEHI HS Prep Hockey Team

I don’t doubt member coaches, parents and older players will find a few things that’ll also help them (sorta like some food for thought)…

Maximizing Athletic Potential: Unleashing Your Unique Learning Style in Sports

By | November 23, 2023
Maximizing Athletic Potential: Unleashing Your Unique Learning Style in Sports

While physical prowess and skill development are crucial components, understanding one’s learning style can be a game-changer in achieving peak athletic excellence…

The Role of a Centerman, Winger and Defenseman

By | November 21, 2023
The Role of a Centerman, Winger and Defenseman

I get asked about this a lot — I mean, how I perceive the role of a hockey playing centerman, a winger or a defenseman…