Ice Hockey Coaching Tips & Drills
2018 TeamSnap Hockey Coaches Conference
The NHL Intensity Formula: How to Up Your Game Like You Never Thought Possible
Coaches often tell their players to ‘be more intense’ or ‘battle’ or ‘compete’. Experienced players likely have an idea what this means. But for younger players from junior to minor hockey these instructions are often not clear. So players will often hear these terms but never act on them because they simply aren’t sure what […]
A 3 Step Purposeful Daily Pause: How to Act With Purpose Every Day
Goal-setting is one of the most important tools in the mental training tool box. Goal-setting is the foundation of personal success in all walks of life. Why do we need to set goals? Goalsetting will do the following: 1) improve skills 2) give clarity of vision and purpose 3) challenge oneself to improve in all […]
Conference Wrap-up: Top 5 Presentations & What Happens Next
The 2018 TeamSnap Hockey Coaches Conference is now in the books and saw over 300 coaches, from 14 different countries take in the event live. Thank you to all the coaches who were able to join us and helped make it our best conference to date! So what now? If you were in attendance at […]
How to Drive the Outside Lane Like Connor McDavid
Want to skate like Connor McDavid. We all do. And we can! Sort of. You will often here people say that McDavid is the fastest player in the NHL. This might be true. But their are many players very close to his speed, yet none have the same ability to beat defenders wide so consistently. […]
VIDEO | Calgary Flames Head Coach Bill Peters: Are Your Players Aware?
“There’s a guy on a national broadcast who talks about faceoffs being overrated.” That’s then Carolina Hurricanes Head Coach Bill Peters speaking at the American Hockey Coaches Association AGM a couple years back. It’s a great way to kick off a presentation, because the audience can already get a sense for Peters’ confidence, passion, and […]
Youth Hockey Myths Part 2: The 5 Worst Lies About Minor Hockey
Brad Hamacher is back to follow up on his popular first post outlining some of the harsh realities of our game in the minor hockey system, 5 Myths Standing in the Way of Youth Hockey. Local League Games Don’t Matter At some point someone started spreading the gospel that local league games are no longer […]
How to Skate like Connor McDavid Part 2: Hypnotizing the NHL
We’ve all seen McDavid fly past defenders and slide through the neutral zone like no one is even there. Yes, he is extremely fast. But so are players like Carl Hagelin and Brayden Point, yet you won’t see these players do what McDavid is doing on the rush. Even though they are very similar in […]
VIDEO | Winnipeg Jets Assistant Coach Jamie Kompon On Habits for Defensemen
“Every time you take a stride with the puck, the picture changes.” For me, the most helpful part of attending coaching conferences in the summer is the inevitable terminology that sticks in your brain. These days I’m responsible for defensemen in my current position, it’s three years in and I’m still using terminology that I […]
On John Tavares & the Vital Task of Adding New Players to Your Dressing Room
Last weekend some team from the NHL’s eastern conference added some guy from a team in New York. The Islanders I believe? You may have heard about it. John Tavares has been a steady superstar on the island since he was drafted in 2009. He seemingly singlehandedly willed the Islanders back into the playoffs after […]
How to Skate Like Connor McDavid
Many people say that Connor McDavid is the fastest player in the NHL. That may be the case. If he is the fastest, wouldn’t you expect him to be more powerful and explosive then the average NHLer? If yo think like I previously did, then you will be blown away to hear that McDavid does […]
