Posts Tagged ‘COACHING’
6 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…
Read MoreSEVEN STRATEGIES TO HELP YOU STICK TO YOUR GOALS
By Enio Sacilotto Sticking to your goals can be exceedingly difficult when you are going through setbacks; you will find times that giving up is very tempting. You set goals to reach them; giving up is not what you want! You want to set your goals and stick to them to grow as a person…
Read MoreFrom Sandy Hook to the NHL Draft, one prospect’s enduring connection
By Scott Wheeler, from The Athletic, July 13, 2021 At 9:39 a.m. on the morning of Dec. 14, 2012, Patty and Fred Samoskevich were sitting in the Blue Colony Diner on Church Hill Road in Newtown, Conn. They were eating breakfast when cop cars started flying through their quiet town. “My God, there’s no reason…
Read MoreBlast From the Past – As The Game Evolves, The SlapShot Is No Longer The FavoriteWeapon In Shooters’ Arsenals
By Jessi Pierce, USA Hockey Magazine Slappers. Clappers. Blueline blasts. By any name they have been a fan favorite for more than 70 years. They bring the noise. They bring the power. They bring the fans from their seats as a player brings the heat as they send the puck speeding toward the twine with…
Read MoreBorn to Coach: Luke Richardson and his Natural Ability to Lead
From the OHL website – Peterborough Petes Alumni In 2008, Luke Richardson played two games with the Ottawa Senators before trading in his stick and skates for a suit and whiteboard, as an assistant coach. He was a veteran defenceman in the NHL, tallying 1,996 penalty minutes and a reputation for being an effective communicator –…
Read MoreBehind scenes of the Lightning development process, #TweetTape and a club record
By Joe Smith Mar 24, 2021 (from The Athletic) Ben Groulx gathered his team together Friday morning in their makeshift video room, which is essentially the basement of the War Memorial Arena in downtown Syracuse. Players for the Lightning’s AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, sat in chairs spread several feet apart. There were three TVs, with one…
Read MoreHockey Pass Types & How to Use Them | Hockey Monkey
By Tyler D, from Hockeymonkey.com Hockey Passes are one of the most important aspects within the game of ice hockey. Both good and bad hockey passes can have many different factors on the game, like leading to the game winning goal, or a turnover and a goal for the other team, so making good passes…
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