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What you can learn from other sports
By Robby Glantz Oct 23, 2001, 15:00 Robby Glantz At my schools I often show the kids photos of NHL players executing proper techniques in skating. One of the pictures I inevitably display is of that renowned hockey star, Michael Jordan. How’s that? Is he playing hockey now, too? Of course not, but I show…
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Playing angles: Part 1
By Mitch Korn Every coach, parent and goaltender talks about “cutting down the angle,” but I doubt very much that they all understand the intricacies of the process. While moving forward, moving laterally, or backing up is the physical part of playing angles, the most critical aspect of the process is mental. The three steps…
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Roller hockey face-offs
By Wayne Anderson If goaltending is a coach’s most forgotten aspect of the game when running a practice, face-offs are the second most neglected. Face-offs happen throughout the game, giving coaches a stoppage of play and time to organize a plan of attack. So why do we so often forget about this important item during…
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Larry Robinson: The joy of teaching
By Stan Fischler ©BBS Ranked among the greatest NHL defenseman of all time, Larry Robinson is now attempting to duplicate that achievement in the coaching realm. During the 1993/94 season, Robinson was an effective assistant to New Jersey Devils coach Jacques Lemaire. When the lockout forced suspension of NHL play this fall, Larry moved up…
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The Junior experience: Playing in Canada
By Sam Laskaris Decisions, decisions, decisions. Everybody has to make them. Some are fairly simple, like what to have for dinner. Others, however, are much more complex. Each year many American teenagers who play hockey at elite levels have a tough decision to make: should they remain in the States and try to garner a…
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Finding the perfect player
By Bettina Young Prochnow Their home away from home is an airport. They watch over 300 hockey games on the ice, and scores more on videotape. They take an up-close and personal look at 250 players a year. Are they the world’s best hockey fans? You could say that, since a professional scout lives, breathes,…
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Tips from Tony Granato
By Bob Cunningham ©BBS Let’s face it: there are quite a few pretty good hockey players in North America. Literally thousands possess the basic skills to be effective scorers and defenders, and a precious few even have the privilege of being recognizable by single-name monikers. Mario. Jaromir. Gordie. Gretz. But for most of us, there’s…
