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The Regroup | Team Canada at the World Junior Championships
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 […]
New Year, Same Job: 3 Resolutions for (Semi) Serious Coaches
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 […]
Happy New Year! A Letter From Team Snap & The Coaches Site
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 […]
Skills to Watch During the 2019 World Juniors Part 6: Aggressive Special Teams
This is a special series of six posts published over the holidays to help coaches watch the skills and tactics that lead to Team Canada’s success (or lack thereof) at the 2019 World Junior Tournament. Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5 I think the truest sense of the coaching Team Canada is receiving is evident in […]
Skills to Watch During the 2019 World Juniors Part 5: Defensemen Joining the Rush
This is a special series of six posts published over the holidays to help coaches watch the skills and tactics that lead to Team Canada’s success (or lack thereof) at the 2019 World Junior Tournament. Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4 Part of the template guiding modern coaches at the minor hockey level, college level, pro level, […]
Skills to Watch During the 2019 World Juniors Part 4: Over-Shooting
This is a special series of six posts published over the holidays to help coaches watch the skills and tactics that lead to Team Canada’s success (or lack thereof) at the 2019 World Junior Tournament. Part 1Part 2Part 3 We come to part four of this series and I’ll admit it’s the first I’m genuinely curious […]
Skills to Watch During the 2019 World Juniors Part 3: Close Support on Breakouts
This is a special series of six posts published over the holidays to help coaches watch the skills and tactics that lead to Team Canada’s success (or lack thereof) at the 2019 World Junior Tournament. Part 1Part 2 Once the games have begun at the 2018 World Junior Tournament and the players settle in, the skills […]
Skills to Watch During the 2019 World Juniors Part 2: Using Feet to Defend
This is a special series of six posts published over the holidays to help coaches watch the skills and tactics that lead to Team Canada’s success (or lack thereof) at the 2019 World Junior Tournament. Part 1 Hockey Canada has a strict code by which they organize their skill development, and it’s passed on to grassroots […]
Skills to Watch During the 2019 World Juniors Part 1: Stick on Puck
This is a special series of six posts published over the holidays to help coaches watch the skills and tactics that lead to Team Canada’s success (or lack thereof) at the 2019 World Junior Tournament. Every year it happens, and there’s nothing quite like it: the first shift. Team Canada is notorious for its physical […]
CoachThem Drill of the Week | Checking Skills: Angling
Drill Description: Key concept is for the defensive player to get and keep a tight gap on the offensive player F skates the circles and D tries to stay a stick length away The drill then turns into a 1-1 drill on the opposite goal Key Points D keeps a tight gap on the offensive […]
