Posts by Enio Sacilotto
6 Winning Ways Athletes Mentally Prepare For Competition
From the Asics website Focus is important. Without it, it will be challenging to remember what you’ve practiced during physical workouts. Learning to manage stress properly and even controlling excitement can help improve your mental game when it’s time to compete. Be your best with these 6 tips for getting in the zone before a…
Read MoreEVERYONE NEEDS TO ADOPT BRADEN PERLINI’S ATTITUDE
By Enio Sacilotto I am always looking for learning and inspirational interviews of professional athletes and high achievers of any field that I can use as learning tools for my players and students. Many of these interviews are the standard lines and cliché. A few weeks ago, I heard a fantastic interview with Brendan Perlini…
Read MoreHOW TO TELL IF YOU ARE A COACHABLE ATHLETE
By Jason Smith, NCSA Director of Recruiting Services (from USA Today) USA TODAY High School Sports has a weekly column on the college recruiting process. Here, you’ll find practical tips and real-world advice on becoming a better recruit to maximize your opportunities to play at the college level. Jason Smith is a former NCAA DIII athlete…
Read MoreAn Athlete’s Perspective: What Makes A Caring Coach
by Lori Gano-Overway, Ph.D., CMPC 01.14.2022 from the Positive Coaching Allowance There is a good amount of research out there from a coach’s perspective on what he/she feels creates a caring and positive environment in sports. This new research, however, takes a look at the perspective of former high school athletes and outlines their experiences with…
Read MoreFIVE KEYS TO BEING AN EFFECTIVE DEFENSEMEN
By Enio Sacilotto Paying defence in today’s game is a specialized position. I recently watched the Los Angeles Kings game on TV, and during the opening, the commentators were describing the play of elite defensemen Drew Doughty. They talked about five simple keys; Doughty does an elite defenseman: 1. Make the first pass. 2. Limit…
Read MoreSanta Knows What is Good for Business
The holidays are full of tradition and are a time to gather with family and friends. But no matter if you are a parent or a child, everyone recognizes the big guy in the red suit – Santa Claus. Business can learn a lot from…
Read More6 Soft Skills of Great Coaches
By Steve Mann, Special to Minnesota Hockey, 10/19/21 From rules to equipment, to the pace of play, a lot has changed about the game of hockey over the past few decades. Coaching styles have also evolved, as fear and intimidation tactics have begun to make way in favor of a more supportive, communicative approach. While Xs and…
Read MoreTWO 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…
Read MoreSTOP 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…
Read MoreFrom 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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