Last month the team at The Coaches’ Site travelled to Naples Florida for the AHCA Convention to host a very special speakers series. The series mirrors what our annual conference looks like, only an abbreviated version. This year we were fortunate enough to host three presentations: Bakersfield Condors Head Coach Jay Woodcroft on his role […]
If one considers the Nashville Predators top four defensemen for more than a moment, they’ll come to the same conclusion 11 times out of ten: they’re for real. So what does that make the Winnipeg Jets? For real-er. The Regroup is a weekly collection of content from The Coaches Site. Game seven between the Jets […]
The IIHF Coaching Symposium is coming to Copenhagen’s Aalborg University on May 12th and 13th, and The Coaches Site is going to be there. The coaching symposium runs in concert with the IIHF World Championships. The World Championships are a huge deal in Europe. People take weeks off work in order to celebrate hockey on […]
As the Head Coach of one the most successful university hockey programs in Canada, Gardiner McDougall knows a thing or two about the importance of grit and how it translates to greatness. University hockey players in Canada face a unique set of challenges – going to class, going to the rink, going to the library […]
Last week the team at The Coaches Site travelled to Naples, Florida for the American Hockey Coaches of America’s Coaching Convention. The event is used by NCAA hockey coaches across the country to connect and grow their game. The Coaches Site takes part by hosting a speaker series. These presenters are some of the brightest […]
The Coaches Site is going to Florida! Could there be a better place to immerse ourselves in the greatest game on ice than the warm beaches on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico? The American Hockey Coaches Association’s (AHCA) Annual General Meeting takes place April 25-28 in Naples, Florida. This will be our 3rd […]
Imagine your players sitting around this summer having a frank conversation about you. Are you terrified? Do you feel warm and fuzzy? Depressed? Embarrassed? It’s an interesting thought. When I interviewed Brandon West last month for the Ask A Coach feature, he told me that he felt it was important for his players to grade […]
When you think about Kamloops Blazers Head Coach Don Hay, it’s impossible not to think about the grassroots development of junior hockey in this country. It’s also hard to believe that he actually spent time in the NHL with the Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes, and Anaheim Ducks. Every coach in the hockey fraternity knows the […]
Confusion. Subterfuge. Deception. These three words are becoming the base upon which our game is developing as we creep closer to the end of the decade. In the never-ending search for more offense, coaches are sending every player possible into offensive rushes. It’s a matter of time before Mike Smith from the Calgary Flames is […]
Mats Lindgren is a big believer in solving your own problems on the ice. We’ve all seen defensemen and forwards shove the puck up the boards in the defensive zone when under pressure, which basically just transfers one player’s problem to another player. As coaches we want our players to play safe and get the […]
