THE HOCKEY COACH 14

It seems fitting to ask coaches how their teams are looking at this point in the year. Everyone seems pretty positive about the year...

I recently posted a piece called “11 DOs and DON’Ts for Hockey practice”. I had a lot of positive response to it and thought I would...

I have mentioned the importance of season planning a number of times in my blog posts but haven’t really talked about what that looks...

When I get to the rink I really enjoy watching what’s happening on the other ice surfaces at the arena complex (even sometimes watching...

I had an interesting conversation with a former player of mine who has been an assistant coach with a high level midget girls team the...

I have heard the saying “defence wins championships” too often to not believe it. And it’s probably pretty true. But, someone mentioned...

Tryout time is difficult for all concerned. Players are stressed about making the team. Parents are stressed about where their player...

I am just in the middle of writing another eBook. This time it is about building confidence in athletes to cultivate optimum performance....

I have referenced Janis Meredith in my blog before. She has some terrific resources for parents with kids in competitive sports. One of...

I am very engaged in the online world of coaching youth sports and I have been reading a number of articles each week about the...

I seem to have a different understanding of what success means in minor sport as I just don't get caught up in our win-loss record. In...

Let's just start by saying you need four things to build a great athletic program. In no particular order: coaching, facilities, schedule...

A few coaches were chatting about the playoffs the other day and the conversation turned to how, when we were younger, Hockey Night in...

Many coaches will know what team and group of players they will have already for next season and as such, this is a great time to start...

I downloaded and read a terrific eBook by Janis Meredith called 50 Tips To Help Your Child Battle Off the Bench...

I have read a lot of articles from many sectors of the hockey community about what players should be doing in the summer. They all seem...

My wife has been encouraging me to be more personal in my blog posts and write more about what I am doing rather than always just writing...

I am presenting at the OFSAA Coaching Symposium next month. Speaking to high school coaches, here is the brief description of what the...

(The following is a blog post I wrote for womenshockeylife.com. As coaches we need to help guide our student-athletes through their...

There was an article (with video) published on February 23, 2015 in the Ottawa Citizen written by Paula McCooey titled Former hockey...