Hockey Player Magazine

Tag: coaching

  • A Story of True Sportsmanship in Hockey – Every player can learn from this

    Every now and then I like to share a motivational or inspirational story to help show what hockey is all about. I recently shared a story of how one player did not start playing hockey until he was 12 years old, and in 2 years went from House League to AAA Today I want to…

  • A Story of True Sportsmanship in Hockey – Every player can learn from this

    Notice: Undefined offset: 1 in /srv/users/serverpilot/apps/wordpress/public/wp-content/themes/thesis_184/lib/functions/post_images.php on line 151 Every now and then I like to share a motivational or inspirational story to help show what hockey is all about. I recently shared a story of how one player did not start playing hockey until he was 12 years old, and in 2 years went…

  • Challenge – Improve any skill in 30 days – Action plan included

    The off-season is here and you have every good intention of working on your shot, or practicing your dangles every day (okay maybe at least a few times a week) but lets be honest, it’s going to be just like last year. The new season will roll up on you, and you’ll look back and…

  • Challenge – Improve any skill in 30 days – Action plan included

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  • Drills from Miami of Ohio Coach Rico Blasi

    Here are some drills from head coach Rico Blasi that he runs with his D1 Miami of Ohio team. Obviously at this level these drills are done at a very high tempo. Some of the drills we have on the site already in a similar style, but I thought it would be good to group…

  • World’s Best Teams Use Small Area Games

    Recently I saw a post on USA Hockey’s website talking about how the best teams in the world use small area games to improve their players. How do the best teams in the world train? Here is what some of our Olympians had to say about their NHL team practices. When asked if they play…

  • Top 10 Most Viewed Drills from 2013

    I thought it would be interesting to see what the top viewed drills were in 2013 and share that with everyone. I was surprised a little by one or two, but the others seem to make sense. Many can be run on half ice, which so many organizations are doing now to get more teams…

  • @DerekSchooley Shares With Us a Defensive Zone Coverage Drill

    Robert Morris University head ice hockey coach Derek Schooley sent over a defensive zone coverage drill that works on 1×1, 2×2 and 5×5 skills. This drill is excellent for use on half ice practices as well as full ice practice slots. Every coach needs to work on his teams defensive zone coverage throughout the year…

  • ACHA Select Team Practice Part II

    The other day I posted a few drills the select team used in the warm-up phase of their practice. Here are a few of the drills they used during the skill assessment portion of the practice over the three days. As I said in the earlier post, the coaches also ran a number of 3×3…

  • ACHA Select Team Practice

    On December 26th and 27th I had the opportunity to watch the ACHA Select team practice in Albany, NY in preparation for their trip to Europe to play in the ACHA Challenge. My 22 year old son was fortunate enough to be selected to be a part of this team as one of the defensemen…