For many families, minor hockey is a 12-month a year endeavour. Despite the fact that the science tells us playing a single sport year round is detrimental to our child’s development, we feel that just to have a chance to play at a competitive level, we can’t let our kid take a couple of months [...]
Very little glory is paid to the lowly technique of dumping a puck in. From comments like "Why would you give up the puck in the first place?" to "Only 4th line grinders need to dump the puck.", respect for this element in the game of hockey probably couldn't be much more diminished in [...]
Confidence is huge in hockey. Regardless of skill level, age, or experience; players with confidence not only perform up to their potential, but they have more fun. As a coach, it’s important to identify which of your players have high levels of confidence and which need your help to develop it. Here’s one technique that [...]
