Brian Slugocki wears many hats. In addition to being the Founder of Slugocki Hock- ey, the product of Scottsdale, Arizona, is also Skills Director for the Jr. Coyotes, Head Coach of a AAA U10 team, a Skills Coach with Total Package Hockey Phoenix and oh ya, NHL Development Consultant with the Arizona Coyotes.
Working with players ranging in ages and skills has helped Slugocki prioritize hockey sense. His presentation explains why hockey sense can be developed, why decision making and technical skills need to be coupled, why there is too much emphasis on individual technical skills, and why if skills doesn’t transfer from practice to games, they don’t matter. It also provides takeaway practice drills and four keys to designing effective practices.
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