One of the worst (and most dangerous) plays in hockey is kneeing. When a player sticks his or her leg/knee out to try and trip…
Here’s the latest video courtesy of HockeyShare & M2 Hockey. In this video we cover a simple skating drill called half-pivots. This is a great…
Here’s an inspirational video I watched earlier today and thought I’d share. Enjoy. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MslbhDZoniY
I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about some good exercises / games to help bring your team closer. Here are some links to…
Often as coaches we get caught up in the development of the physical skills needed to play the great game of hockey. There is no denying it’s important to spend a lot of time on this – but it seems often times we overlook one of the most important aspects of the game…mental preparation.
Here are the PDF downloadable practice plans for all my practices in October, 2009. Practice Plan for 10/01/09 Practice Plan for 10/06/09 Dryland Plan for…
In my travels around the midwest, I get the privilege of seeing many good practices and coaching strategies while I’m at the rink. One of…
Here are all my tune-up, tryout, and practice plans for September, Tune-Up Practice Plan for 09/08/09 Tune-Up Practice Plan for 09/10/09 Tune-Up Practice Plan for…
I’ve gotten several requests for a video tutorial on how to track your team stats through hockeyshare.com, so I added a screencast video to the…
I think every coach should have a clear mission statement in his/her mind. If you don’t, how will you know if you’ve had a successful season?…wins/losses?..state championships? Don’t get me wrong – these things are great, but there’s got to be a bigger picture.