How To Stand Out On Your Team
It is something that all young athletes have to deal with: how do you stand out from other players on your own team? Sure, performance on the ice is key, but to get noticed by the coaches or even potential…
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It Takes a Village – To Run a Smooth Hockey Team
If you have ever been involved with a minor / youth hockey team, you know exactly what ‘it takes a village’ means. The amount of time and planning that parents and coaches need to put into a minor hockey season…
7 Tips to Stay Focused at Hockey Practice and Games
There are a ton of distractions during practice and games, so it’s no wonder that it’s difficult for kids to stay focused while they’re on the ice. From friends talking, to parents in the bleachers grabbing your attention, it can…
7 Hockey Coaching Mistakes to Avoid
Let’s just start off by acknowledging this: hockey coaching is hard, very hard. This applies to coaching at any level, in any sport, and of any age group. Coaches do not get enough praise, especially in youth hockey where most…
Recruiting Players Means Recruiting Parents Too
Being a hockey coach can be a valuable, highly rewarding experience. Taking a group of kids and teaching them to play together and improve their skills both on and off the ice is a difficult job but can be a…
New To Hockey? What You Can Expect
A new hockey season is upon us! Your young child is somehow already at the age where they can ice skate and play team sports. That was fast! What can they expect when suiting up for their first game? Let’s…
Role of a Youth Hockey Team Trainer
You might be wonder why a youth hockey team would require a trainer in the first place. In the NHL, each team has its own training staff who stand behind the bench with the coaches. Due to the physicality in…
Safety Tips for Parents of Youth Hockey Players
What You Can Do To Ensure Your Child Is Safe On The Ice As we gear up for the next hockey season, there are many reasons why parents will sign their kids up to play. First, any sport can be…
5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Becoming a Youth Hockey Coach
So you’ve signed up to become a youth hockey coach. Sounds great! Giving your time and effort back to your local community, while helping kids learn valuable skills like competition and sportsmanship. You might even be coaching your own kids…
Hockey Training Advancements
Always Evolving Whether it is the rules, the speed and strength of the players, or the equipment they wear, there is always something new being invented or improved. Hockey is an incredibly equipment-heavy sport so it should come as no…
