Mea Culpa
Thursday, 9 February, 2017 by Dean Holden I am still alive and coaching / teaching… actually, that’s why I haven’t posted since the end of October. My university teaching load was incredibly busy this...
View ArticleDon’t Be That Guy: 7 Attributes of Bad Minor Hockey Coaches
by Jamie McKinven, 3 February 2014 I recently wrote an article entitled, “10 Reasons Why I Would Never Coach Minor Hockey” that was posted on my blog site, glassandout.com. People had been asking me...
View ArticleBlocked Practice vs. Random Practice: Shake Things up in your Training and in...
By Dr. Allison Belger, 18 August 2013 You know the old adage “Practice Makes Perfect?” My soccer coach in high school, who at the time held some serious records for most consecutive wins in high...
View ArticlePlaying is Not Coaching: Why so Many Sporting Greats Struggle as Coaches
by Steve Rynne and Chris Cushion, 7 February, 2017 Wayne Gretzky Coaching Record Team Year Regular Season Post Season G W L OTL Pts Finish Result PHX 2005–06 82 38 39 5 81 5th in Pacific Missed...
View ArticleExplicit vs. Implicit Learning
by The Sport Science Collective, 24 September 2016 This is a short video (under three minutes) about the differences between explicit learning (coach-centered, traditional learning which creates a...
View ArticleHockey Mom –‘Encouragement’!
by CBC – The Irrelevant Show, 12 February 2015 Season 2015, Episode 300200615, 04:08 Young Ethan teaches his mom how to scream “encouragement” from the stands during his hockey games! <One of the...
View ArticleThe Best Areas on the Ice to Score Goals
by Ontario Minor Hockey Association, 7 July 2016 Every goal counts the same on the scoreboard. When the puck finds its way into the back of the net, there’s no reason not to celebrate. Coaches and...
View ArticleMaple Leafs Coach Babcock Discusses Coaching Philosophy
by Dan Robson, 17 February 2017 Coaches are involved in every facet of the game, from drawing up a last-second play to making sure the healthy scratch works harder instead of losing hope. They don’t...
View ArticleThe Perfectionist
by Brett Popplewell, February 2015 How does Mike Babcock do it? What’s behind the genius of the NHL’s most sought-after coach? It’s simple, really: He hates to lose. And sometimes he even hates to win....
View ArticleTime For Tough Love In Minor Hockey
by Gordon Clark, 5 March 2017 After nearly a decade of volunteering in minor hockey, I’ve come to a sad conclusion — it’s time to hurt the children. No, of course I don’t mean physically harm kids....
View ArticleHockey’s Biggest Shift: Fifty Years of Evolution in NHL Coaching
by Eric Duhatschek, 12 March 2017 From Toe Blake to Pat Quinn, the way coaching has shaped the game of hockey has changed drastically over the past 50 years. (Getty Images) There was a time when...
View ArticleHow to Adapt the Game of Hockey to Novice: Tom Renney
by Gregg Kennedy and Richard Bercuson, 18 March 2017 Grassroots – The Minor Hockey Show Saturday mornings, Gregg Kennedy and Richard Bercuson are the hosts of Grassroots, a provocative look at the...
View ArticleMinor Hockey League Needs Lesson in Common Sense After Game Decided by Coin Toss
by Ken Campbell, 21 March 2017 A bantam quarterfinal game in Calgary was unfairly settled by a coin flip, mostly thanks to overzealous league administrators following arcane rules. A lot can be learned...
View ArticleState of Play: Child & Youth Development in Sport
by Mark O’Sullivan, 16 March, 2017 I recently wrote an article for the Irish Times about the role of the youth coach being more challenging than ever. I am very grateful for how the article has been...
View ArticlePerfecting Practice
by Jayson Hron, 13 August 2016 Games get the glory, but practice remains a passion for Barry Smith. “It’s really the only avenue to improvement,” said the Chicago Blackhawks’ director of player...
View ArticleScience Says the Most Successful Kids Have Parents Who Do These 9 Things
by Christina DesMarais, 9 Sept 2017 Much has been written about the attributes of high-achieving adults, and what makes them different from everyone else. But if you’re a parent, a more compelling...
View ArticleHockey’s Biggest Shift: 50 Years of Evolution in NHL Coaching
by Eric Duhatschek, 10 March 2017 From Toe Blake to Pat Quinn, the way coaching has shaped the game of hockey has changed drastically over the past 50 years. Getty Images There was a time when coaching...
View ArticleHow To Practice Effectively, According To Science
by Anastasia Tsioulcas, 6 March 2017 Animated cellist TED-Ed Practice is a physical activity, of course, but it’s also hard mental work — if you’re doing it right. A new video published by TED Ed...
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