Ways to promote positive Ice hockey culture for everyone in the game. Moms, Dads, Officials, Coaches, and Players included.
Everyone here at TCS HQ is involved with the game in one way or another, and the relationships we’ve created, the memories, the experiences both good and bad… None of that can hold a jockstrap to the power of our community when one of our members is in a tough spot. A powerful young coach […]
It was a tough finish for Team Canada at the 2019 World Junior Hockey Championship held right here in British Columbia last week. Failing to advance to the medal round after a loss to Finland might officially dictate the need for a summit here in Canada where our blood is frozen and we serve pucks […]
The turn of another year is an exciting time for everyone involved in our game. What’s got you fired up for the second half of the season? Has your team made solid progress this season? Is there a certain player who’s really coming on strong? The playoffs will be here before you know it, and […]
It’s a new year, and with the new year come new challenges and new milestones to reflect upon. And in that vein, some cool news from TeamSnap this week: the scheduling app had more than 20 million users and 2 million teams registered in 2018. TeamSnap is an app all the coaches here at TCS […]
The beginning of December marks an important milestone on the hockey calendar: it’s the officially unofficial halfway point of the hockey season. Depending on where you coach, you might be shocked to hear that your work is half-done, but it’s the truth. Why? Because once the holidays have come and gone it’s going to be […]
Something interesting occurred to me during Katie Crawford’s talk during The Coaches’ Site’s Coaching Conference this past summer in Toronto. Katie was a student athlete at the University of British Columbia, and she passionately made her case for a new way to coach millennials on the ice, on the court, and everywhere in between. You […]
Here in the lower mainland these days there are plenty of excuses to be grumpy. It’s dark in the morning, it’s dark in the afternoon, it’s raining, it’s gloomy, the humid air sneaks into your bones and grans hold with an unbreakable iron grip – what are we talking about? It’s hard to focus. Imagine […]
Every Head Coach should take advantage of the opportunity to create a Culture Statement that outlines the specific values and beliefs that will be used as a filter to make his/her decisions. These values and beliefs are to be used by every team member to guide their decisions, actions and behaviours. The values and beliefs […]
I share with you in this article the values and beliefs of Jack Clark, Rugby Coach at the University of California, Berkeley. I watched coach Clark’s speech years ago on the subject of coaching high performing teams and wanted to share his 5 values and beliefs. I have added “character” as a 6th core value […]
What we allow, we encourage. We either coach it, or allow it to happen. Coaches, when it comes to teambuilding we have to look inward first. We can’t begin to build a team until we are clear about our intention. It’s essential to establish clear goals and a clear vision for our programs. Before each […]
