First Time Hockey Parent Tips
So, your child has expressed interest in playing hockey. Whether they watch professional hockey and want to be just like the pros, or all their friends are trying out for the team, it’s time for them to give hockey a…
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Gender Identity Training in Youth Hockey
Many youth hockey leagues across Canada are now requiring their coaches, trainers, and other team officials to take courses that will educate them on gender identities and gender expressions. These gender identity training courses are designed to help everyone involved…
Importance of Off Ice Hockey Training
One part of becoming more serious about a sport is to engage in additional training. Any player with professional hockey in their sights will work harder at practices and listen more intently to their coach. Some will also recognize that…
How Playing Other Sports Can Improve Your Game
Can playing other sports improve your game? For a lot of kids that play minor hockey, hockey wasn’t the first sport they had ever tried. Many get a taste for various sports in their childhood, such as soccer, baseball, and…
Hockey Scholarships – Canada vs USA
Since the turn of the century, American collegiate hockey has steadily grown in size as well as scope, prompting college coaches to begin exploring talent prospects from outside the US to bolster their expanding squad lists. The first place college…
Hockey Tryouts – What Coaches Look For
For every minor hockey player, tryouts are an important and stressful period. Coaches can only select a handful of players to be on their teams, so players are expected to perform at their very best during tryouts. And, unfortunately, they’re…
How to Provide Effective Player Feedback
Being a great hockey coach requires a lot of different skills and abilities. You should be charismatic, so your players will want to listen to you and find you easy to understand, and you should be encouraging, so your players…
Hockey Parents – Controlling Emotions
Easier said than done. Any parent that decides to enroll their child in organized sports always does so for many reasons. First, it’s a great social environment for your child to develop teamwork and make friends with other children their…
On the Road – Hockey Tournament Travel Tips
For any kid who plays minor hockey, one of the most coveted and memorable experiences of their season is being able to play away-tournaments. They get to travel and experience new things, stay at a hotel, eat out at restaurants,…
How to Run an Effective Minor Hockey Practice
Running a minor hockey practice isn’t always easy; Some kids can be difficult to control, and trying to get them all playing and learning cooperatively, safely, and effectively can be a serious challenge, even for most experienced and confident coaches….
