Challenge yourself to set a bold goal for your growth in 2023.
Author - Chris De Piero
Chris is a Senior High-Performance Coach and has spent the past 30+ years in the game of hockey as a player, Head Coach, General Manager, scout, mentor, consultant and most importantly as a parent. He has done so in the NHL, with Hockey Canada, in the OHL and the OHA, as well as European pro hockey. In addition, he has spent 15+ years as a classroom teacher as well as being in leadership positions as an administrator with a private high school in Toronto.
Chris has coached over 100 players who have played and/or been drafted into the NHL, and 100+ players who have gone on to play NCAA or USport hockey. He has won multiple championships as a Head Coach and GM, notably winning a Stanley Cup ring from being a member of the scouting staff of the Pittsburgh Penguins from 2012-2016.
"What a shining example of a sport fanbase, players and coach demonstrating the meaning of class."
Challenge yourself and hold yourself accountable to who you are, what you say, what you do.
“Attack each day with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.”
“Do not go where the path may lead you, but go where there is no path and leave a trail.”
No matter what, a Head Coach as a job to do.
Coach Chris DePiero tries to make sense of coaches making the same mistakes again and again.
"We need to be authentically ourselves as we lead our hockey teams."
A team of friends is great, but a team that becomes a family can win championships.
True leaders need to dust themselves off and start the solution seeking.
“Do you know what people would line up to thank you for at the end of your life?”
"If we fail to adapt, we fail to move forward." - John Wooden