Let’s just start off by acknowledging this: hockey coaching is hard, very hard. This applies to coaching at any level, in any sport, and of any age group. Coaches do not get enough praise, especially in youth hockey where most…
Being a hockey coach can be a valuable, highly rewarding experience. Taking a group of kids and teaching them to play together and improve their skills both on and off the ice is a difficult job but can be a…
A new hockey season is upon us! Your young child is somehow already at the age where they can ice skate and play team sports. That was fast! What can they expect when suiting up for their first game? Let’s…
So you’ve signed up to become a youth hockey coach. Sounds great! Giving your time and effort back to your local community, while helping kids learn valuable skills like competition and sportsmanship. You might even be coaching your own kids…
Always Evolving Whether it is the rules, the speed and strength of the players, or the equipment they wear, there is always something new being invented or improved. Hockey is an incredibly equipment-heavy sport so it should come as no…
All hockey fans know how physically demanding it can be to play the game. Players at all levels of the sport need to have a wide range of athletic abilities to perform at a high level. Hockey is the only…
What Position Should I Play? It’s an interesting dilemma that most young hockey players have to face at some point early in their careers. In minor hockey, players get the benefit of trying every player position to get a taste…
Is there anything more important than teamwork and encouraging your teammates when playing a team sport? Most of the time, hockey requires your entire team working as a cohesive unit in order to find success. You can have great players…
Starting at an early age, we’re taught to just have fun when we play sports. But at the same time, we’re taught that winning is important. So which is it? As adults I don’t think we are clear enough in…
