Timely Advice

How Many Drills Should Be Used in a Skating Clinic Session?

By CoachC | August 16, 2025
How Many Drills Should Be Used in a Skating Clinic Session?

Just the other night, Professor B was asked by a site visitor, “How many power skating drills are needed to fill an hour?” However…

How to Motivate Without Over-Coaching

By CoachC | August 10, 2025
How to Motivate Without Over-Coaching

In hockey, the difference between a coach who inspires and a coach who frustrates often comes down to one thing — knowing when to speak and when to step back…

Best Budget Gear for Off-Ice Training at Home

By CoachC | August 8, 2025
Best Budget Gear for Off-Ice Training at Home

The following advice was requested via our Ask The Coach option…

Hockey is one of the fastest, most demanding sports in the world, but keeping your skills sharp doesn’t always require expensive equipment or ice time.

Floorball vs Roller Hockey vs Ice — Transferring Skills Between Surfaces

By CoachC | August 6, 2025
Floorball vs Roller Hockey vs Ice — Transferring Skills Between Surfaces

Hockey players who want to get better year-round often wonder if they need to be on the ice all the time. While ice time is obviously important, players can gain a huge edge by developing their skills across multiple surfaces — like floorball, roller hockey, and ice…

Building a Pre-Season Plan for Conditioning, Skills, and Rest

By CoachC | August 4, 2025
Building a Pre-Season Plan for Conditioning, Skills, and Rest

A well-designed pre-season plan should begin with some well-earned rest. If you’ve been grinding through a long season, jumping into high-intensity training right away is a mistake.

Coming… August 2025

By CoachC | July 29, 2025
Coming…  July 2025

Folks should know I create this page as sort of a courtesy, trying to give visitors a sense of what’s “coming” within the next month…

Why Rotational Training Is a Non-Negotiable

By CoachC | July 28, 2025
Why Rotational Training Is a Non-Negotiable

Dave Schmitz, known as The Band Man, suggests that your body was brilliantly designed to move in three planes of motion. Every joint, every muscle is meant to turn and rotate with power and grace. Yet

Stop Lying to Yourself

By CoachC | July 26, 2025
Stop Lying to Yourself

With mental toughness always being a key to solid hockey play, we’re thrilled to once again present Shawnee Harlee’s monthly insights into that area. And, in this entry video, she addresses the well worn question, “My bad! My Bad!”

How a Single Florida Mom Supports Her Pee Wee Son During this Hockey Off-Season:

By CoachC | July 21, 2025
How a Single Florida Mom Supports Her Pee Wee Son During this Hockey Off-Season:

Supporting a young hockey player isn’t about knowing all the stats or mastering the offside rule — it’s about showing up, cheering them on, and being a steady source of encouragement. Via our Ask The Coach offering here at CoachChic.com, Grace, a dedicated single mom in Oldsmar, Florida, proves just how much that matters. Even…

Preventing Overtraining in Young Hockey Players

By CoachC | July 19, 2025
Preventing Overtraining in Young Hockey Players

Overtraining is one of those things that can sneak up on a young hockey player (or his or her family) and take a toll before anyone even notices what’s happening. It usually starts with good intentions — kids want to improve, parents want to give them every opportunity, and coaches want to get the most out of their players…