Timely Advice

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…

Advances in Strength Training

By | November 9, 2023
Advances in Strength Training

In the case of strength training, it has evolved to emphasize functional strength and overall physical performance. So, keeping up with the latest trends in this field can help us achieve our fitness and game playing goals more effectively…

The Truth About Choking

By | November 4, 2023
The Truth About Choking

Is all choking created equally? When an athlete is not able to find the internal resources under pressure to be their best, is it always for the same reason?

More on Solving Hockey Problems

By | October 29, 2023
More on Solving Hockey Problems

Of course, chances are good that you also have to do tons of problem solving, if you’re a hockey player, hockey parent or hockey coach…

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…

First Things First in Hockey Skills Work

By | October 7, 2023
First Things First in Hockey Skills Work

As I reflect back on the hundreds of outstanding players I’ve had through the years, I’ve always found they had a few things in common.  Oh, I’m not talking about great genetics here; actually, I think most of my best players overcame some shortcomings to achieve what they did…

Starting Your Hockey Year Off Right!

By | October 4, 2023
Starting Your Hockey Year Off Right!

It isn’t often that I’ll ask skaters to take a look at a goalie training segment.  Naw, you guys and gals USUALLY have enough on your minds without worrying about another position.  This time, however, what I’m about to suggest to you might just make all the difference in the world as you approach a new year…