"Your job as a coach on game day is overrated, and your job during practices is underrated."
Leadership
“The bottom line is this: if you don’t talk it out, you will act it out.” - Joseph Grenny
This level is about knowing that your players are watching you all the time, and they are trying to determine – Do I want to give this coach...
I say it every year, but I want to be less reactionary and more proactive. I'm going to keep it simple in 2022 and you can too.
Communication
Bench Management
Motivation
Culture
My goal through this series is to challenge you coaches to think of yourselves as more than coaches and grow yourselves into leaders.
This 47-minute casual conversation between hockey minds from varied backgrounds is a great watch.
Keeping up with carbohydrates and protein replenishment is a constant factor in maintaining athletic performance.
Sports drinks are ideally suited for a high intensity ‘stop-go’ sport like hockey. Drink up!
Leadership, Youth Hockey
Tryouts, Cuts, Placements, Coaches, Parents, Kids, Skepticism and a Healthy Dose of Paranoia
One the best part of our jobs is that we get to meet a ton of great people in the hockey community. From minor hockey to the NHL, our game enlists so many committed...
If a proper pre-game meal is eaten with carbohydrates, protein, and fluid, then the blood sugar will be at the right level to provide important energy for the brain...
We've included some actionable ideas too.
“Ok, it’s time for the easiest part of any coach’s job. The cuts.” Classic Homer Simpson. But what was a hilariously simplified process in the mid-90’s for a...
At the beginning of any sports season thousands of athletes are trying out for teams, all over the country. There are many that are overcome with joy in making the cut...
Dignity, respect, and gratitude are the rule of the day during uncomfortable exit meetings.