Coach Enio Blog

3 Keys to the Wild’s Winning Ways

By Jessi Pierce, Special to Minnesota Hockey Coaches and parents are constantly stressing to their young and developing hockey players the importance of fun; the importance...
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REPETITION IS THE MOTHER OF LEARNING

By Enio Sacilotto “It is frequent repetition that produces a natural tendency.” Aristotle I am a firm believer in building and practicing the fundamentals of...
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Frozen Four Coach on Talent, Patience & Development

By Mike Doyle, Special to Minnesota Hockey, 04/27/21 Like any fish tale, most good stories grow in myth every year. And after scoring the game-winning goal against...
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How To Schedule Your Off-Season Hockey Training

By Dan Garner, from hockeytraining.com The term “periodization” simply represents the process of organizing your training into phases. These phases are placed in a logical order for...
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NINE TIPS ON HOW TO CHOOSE A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE (PMA)

By Enio Sacilotto With all the ups and downs of the COVID-19 situation, it is sometimes hard to maintain a positive attitude; it easy to...
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Big Dance, Big Lessons

I love sports and all the business lessons we learn from competition, whether playing or watching.  It doesn’t matter what sport or what level, there...
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14 Ways to Squeeze More Joy Out of Every Day

BY ELLEN SEIDMAN AUGUST 7, 2017 10:29 AM EDT The following story is excerpted from TIME’s special edition, The Science of Happiness, which is available at Amazon. Sometime this...
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How mindfulness training quietly gives elite athletes an edge

Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Zach Hyman. (Nathan Denette/CP) By Luke Fox, Sportsnet, @lukefoxjukebox June 17, 2020, 1:41 PM “It’s the moment, man. It’s the...
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To Train an Athlete, Add 12 Minutes of Meditation to the Daily Mix

credit to Getty Images By Gretchen Reynolds, NY Times, June 21, 2017 If athletes practice meditation for a few minutes a day, they may become better...
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Late Starters, Late Bloomers & Long Term Success

By Minnesota Hockey, 03/16/21, 1:45PM CDT When it comes to youth hockey, being late shouldn’t seal a player’s fate. That doesn’t mean it’s OK to show up...
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