Are You Fostering Competitiveness in Your Players?
I had an interesting conversation with a former player of mine who has been an assistant coach with a high level midget girls team the...
How Do You Start Your Season?
I have heard the saying “defence wins championships” too often to not believe it. And it’s probably pretty true. But, someone mentioned...
Coaches: Don't Make This Mistake at Tryouts
Tryout time is difficult for all concerned. Players are stressed about making the team. Parents are stressed about where their player...
Why I Coach
I am just in the middle of writing another eBook. This time it is about building confidence in athletes to cultivate optimum performance....
5 Tips for Parents of Athletes
I have referenced Janis Meredith in my blog before. She has some terrific resources for parents with kids in competitive sports. One of...
7 Ways to Develop the Team Triangle
I am very engaged in the online world of coaching youth sports and I have been reading a number of articles each week about the...
5 Signs of Success in Sports
I seem to have a different understanding of what success means in minor sport as I just don't get caught up in our win-loss record. In...
4 Keys to Great Program Building
Let's just start by saying you need four things to build a great athletic program. In no particular order: coaching, facilities, schedule...
Learning the Game by Watching
A few coaches were chatting about the playoffs the other day and the conversation turned to how, when we were younger, Hockey Night in...
Developing Hockey Sense
Many coaches will know what team and group of players they will have already for next season and as such, this is a great time to start...