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Best Gifts for Hockey Players – 2015 Edition

November 10, 2015 Hockey Blogs No Comments

Every year I make a new list with the best gifts for hockey players, this year I have a lot of new ideas for your hockey player! Check out the 2014 and 2013 editions for some more ideas and our best stocking stuffers for hockey players list. Every hockey player wants to play MORE hockey. […]

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“Automatic Learning” in Hockey Drills

November 6, 2015 Hockey Blogs No Comments

This is a guest post from Jason from Training2point0 Hey How to Hockey Readers,   I wanted to share with How To Hockey followers the concept of “Automatic Learning”. Imagine doing a drill that makes it impossible for you to fail. Imagine a drill that doesn’t require any thinking or cues or demonstration. Imagine a […]

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Daniel Sedin Stickhandling Drills – Train like a Canuck

November 3, 2015 Hockey Blogs No Comments

The Vancouver Canucks have recently started a new training section on their YouTube channel. Currently there are two stickhandling videos that I wanted to share with you. These stickhandling drills are pretty easy to do at home, and they are demonstrated by Daniel Sedin! NHL Stickhandling Drills Part 1 In this video the drills focus […]

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How To Clean Hockey Equipment

Cleaning and storing your hockey equipment is a big part of the game. Sure, how you play on the ice is important, but if you don’t clean your equipment or do SOMETHING to keep it from stinking after each skate you WILL stink. In order to keep you fresh on the ice, I’ve put together […]

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How to Pass the Puck – Hockey passing tips

October 24, 2015 Hockey Blogs No Comments

We haven’t talked much about passing here on How To Hockey in the past, so I thought a mini series on passing would be a good topic to cover. In the videos below I cover how to give a pass, and how to get a pass. I pass on some simple tips that will make […]

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NHL Shot Breakdown with Lance Bouma

September 27, 2015 Hockey Blogs No Comments

I had the chance to be on the ice with a couple NHL players this summer. I took the chance to record a lot of videos which I am slowly editing and will be releasing soon. A lot of the videos will be on TurksSnipers.com first, as I’m helping NHL shooting coach Tim Turk create […]

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Hockey Shot Target Review

August 30, 2015 Hockey Blogs No Comments

I’m a firm believer in having targets in the net when you’re practicing your shot. It doesn’t make sense to just shoot at an open net, if you’re working on your power you might as well have some targets in the net as well and improve your accuracy at the same time. It’s been proven […]

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RMU Head Coach @DerekSchooley Shares His Game Day Bench Card

August 24, 2015 General, Hockey Blogs No Comments

Now that the new season is rapidly approaching, I thought it was a good time to share the game day bench card that Robert Morris head coach Derek Schooley shared with me. Each of us has their own way to track things on the bench during a game. Coach Schooley’s card has a nicely organized way to quickly see who you want to put on the ice in different situations. I would suggest printing this on some type of heavy stock so you can write on it easily. I hope this helps organize your bench experience.

RMU-Game_Card (Word Doc)

RMU-Game_Card (PDF)

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Inline Hockey Coaching Position

August 3, 2015 Hockey Blogs No Comments
Inline Hockey Coaching Position:
We have 5 affiliated clubs in the country accommodating close to 500 players. These players range in age from 5 years to 70 years. Te teams play in different age groups and we are currently playing a league system, 5 league tournaments a year and the top 4 teams progress to the annual Champs.
The following Clubs form part of the “NIIHA family” and all but one can be found on Facebook  Badgers (not on FB) Cazadores , Coastal Pirates, Kamikaze and Scorpions.
The club that is currently looking for a coach, is the Scorpions Inline Hockey Club, with the possibility of one other club possibly having to recruit another coach too. The Scorpions have had the privilege of being  coached by Zach Sawyer, from New Jersey, for the past three years. They are also the current Guinness World Record holders for the longest inline hockey game being played, being 27 hours!! 
The club consists of 74 players, making up 15 teams – these would all be the responsibility of ONE coach. Training is only in the afternoons and early evenings and also only 4 days a week. This would give the coach an opportunity to explore the country over weekends – but only if no organized Hockey activities are taking place.
The coach would commence his duties during the last week of January and these will end at the end of November 2016. The coach and club do however have the option to extend this work relationship. Duties of the coach include:
  • coaching all Club teams ranging from “learn to skate” to adults
  • drawing up of own practise plans
  • coordinating all club activities related to Inline Hockey (games, tournaments, camps)
What do we offer:
  • market related monthly salary
  • housing
  • car
  • return flight to home country of coach
  • 5 weeks vacation time during May and August (coaches could even travel home)
  • medical insurance
The Scorpions have just materialized their dream of getting a roof over their open air court and also installing sport court within the next three weeks.
If there is any other Info you would like, please do not hesitate to ask.
Sporting regards

Heike Dedig
NIIHA Sports Officer
Cel: +26481-2877557

Inline Hockey Coaching Position

August 3, 2015 Hockey Blogs No Comments
Inline Hockey Coaching Position:
We have 5 affiliated clubs in the country accommodating close to 500 players. These players range in age from 5 years to 70 years. Te teams play in different age groups and we are currently playing a league system, 5 league tournaments a year and the top 4 teams progress to the annual Champs.
The following Clubs form part of the “NIIHA family” and all but one can be found on Facebook  Badgers (not on FB) Cazadores , Coastal Pirates, Kamikaze and Scorpions.
The club that is currently looking for a coach, is the Scorpions Inline Hockey Club, with the possibility of one other club possibly having to recruit another coach too. The Scorpions have had the privilege of being  coached by Zach Sawyer, from New Jersey, for the past three years. They are also the current Guinness World Record holders for the longest inline hockey game being played, being 27 hours!! 
The club consists of 74 players, making up 15 teams – these would all be the responsibility of ONE coach. Training is only in the afternoons and early evenings and also only 4 days a week. This would give the coach an opportunity to explore the country over weekends – but only if no organized Hockey activities are taking place.
The coach would commence his duties during the last week of January and these will end at the end of November 2016. The coach and club do however have the option to extend this work relationship. Duties of the coach include:
  • coaching all Club teams ranging from “learn to skate” to adults
  • drawing up of own practise plans
  • coordinating all club activities related to Inline Hockey (games, tournaments, camps)
What do we offer:
  • market related monthly salary
  • housing
  • car
  • return flight to home country of coach
  • 5 weeks vacation time during May and August (coaches could even travel home)
  • medical insurance
The Scorpions have just materialized their dream of getting a roof over their open air court and also installing sport court within the next three weeks.
If there is any other Info you would like, please do not hesitate to ask.
Sporting regards

Heike Dedig
NIIHA Sports Officer
Cel: +26481-2877557