THE HOCKEY COACH 14

When we begin talking about defensive play, I will ask my player if they have ever played Monkey in the Middle. (Of course, at this...

This summer allowed me to look at hockey with a slightly different lens. Having decided to move back to our boys’ prep school program for...

I just finished Ken Dryden’s new book Game Change. If you haven’t read it you must. As always, Dryden brings great insight and research...

Enough can’t be said for seeking out different perspectives and new ideas. I often encourage coaches to read books and articles about...

Although I have not had time to post for the past two Saturdays, it’s been a busy time on the hockey front. Moving backwards, last...

Sometimes I feel the need to go back a re-read a book or article, or watch a movie that I remember I really enjoyed. Last week I sat down...

In one of those indelibly etched memories, my son was playing rep baseball in our small town. He was probably 10 or 11 years old and...

The word “positivity” has been rattling around my head for the past couple of weeks. It started with an e-mail I received from Tim...

I can’t count how many articles I have read over the past few weeks encouraging young hockey players to play other sports. Soccer,...

I was watching a weeknight playoff game the other day. It’s amazing to me how much these games bring out the best in players - and...

When I played hockey for the University of Toronto, we had a fairly old team. Some players were back from playing a few years of pro...

There has been a lot of press/posts about youth sports lately - much of it terrific by the way. From specializing too early, to the...

This week, my office organized a “Career Showcase” for the high school aged students at the school that I work at. It was a great evening...

We all seem to be terrified of failure. Coaches don’t want to ever lose any games. Players never want to make a mistake. Heaven forbid a...

After posting some of my “Bookmarks” a few weeks ago, I have received a number of requests for a more fulsome list. There is some great...

The last two evenings I got out of Port Hope to see some great hockey games played in. Friday, I travelled three hours down the 401...

I watched one of my favourite sports movies last night. Nothing like seeing the Hickory High School basketball team come together and get...

I seem to have been doing a lot of “bookmarking” of articles, videos and websites lately - both on the web and on Facebook. Yesterday, I...

Hockey tournaments are fun. The NHL tournament - the Stanley Cup Playoffs - is the hockey world’s longest tournament and is played over 2...

I read an interesting article this week about being a “disruptor”. It followed an entrepreneur who started a new business but, her...