The exhilarating moment has arrived. You’ve just been named a youth hockey coach, and now find yourself standing at center ice before your very first practice…
I hate to admit it, but I think I could have used this advice when I began as a young hockey parent. Anyway…
Taking those first strides on tiny skates marks a milestone moment. But soon parents realize youth hockey is a winding journey — often a pricey one dotted with unfamiliar customs…
T​ropical Storm Idalia may rapidly intensify into a major hurricane by the time it makes landfall in Florida on Wednesday (8/30/2023)…
Every so often I let my members in on the place where I purchased much of my training gear of the years. I like to limit this kind of post to my “members only”, and for some very good reasons…
Just as an FYI…Â Did you know you can mouse-over any CCC-TV Hockey Show episode video timeline to locate a given advisor or topic?
Of course, amateur players approach hockey with varying degrees of devotion. Working mostly with pretty dedicated kids, I’ve designed a very long-range, off-season plan to include age-specific speed, agility and strength work…
How about the merits of having a slideboard around this lady’s house? Ha… What do you think I had to say about that?
Boy, do I have some advice! In fact, I’ve always made it a point to warn my kids every year about this, suggesting that it’s possible a player could someday lose his or her position, solely because a replacement played well while the regular dealt with a broken skate lace, whatever…
Personally, the student:coach-thing didn’t work for me. So, I’d explain how I cared more about getting different jobs done — correctly, I mean…