TWO MAJIC WORDS THAT CAN CHANGE THE COACH-PLAYER RELATIONSHIP

BY John O’Sullivan, from Changing the Game Project “What were you doing out there?” screamed an angry dad. “I told you to shoot!” yelled the coach to the shell-shocked young boy who just passed to his teammate instead of fulfilling the coach’s wishes. “He doesn’t know what he is doing,” says a third parent, shaking his…

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STOP THE SAUCER PASS, START THE SLIP PASS

By Ian Taylor, OMHA Executive Director Completing a pass to a teammate can be tough when the defender has their stick blocking the passing lane. Like any skill, it takes practice and a certain softness to get the puck exactly in the spot you want it to end up. In this edition, we look at the…

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From off-season to Olympian

What began as an off-season activity for his hockey career has brought Ben Preisner to Tokyo to compete for Olympic gold By Shannon Coulter, August 7, 2021, from the Hockey Canada website The goal was clear. Ben Preisner wanted to run Olympic entry standard time at the Marathon Project in Chandler, Ariz., and be one…

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