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Tight Angle Save Selections
The position of goaltending is very simple from the outside looking in but has its complex nuances. When coaches take into account the speed and tactical nature of high-level hockey,…
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Developing Versatile Hockey Players
I watched a team yesterday run a great, simple drill in their practice. Two players started in the endzone faceoff circle, battled and played keep away for about 15 seconds,…
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Edge Control: A Must for All Goalies
Whether you’re a hockey player or spectator, for years you’ve probably heard that goalies need to be good skaters, perhaps even the best on the team. This is still true, but…
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Top 3 reasons why you can’t shoot
As a coach, I’m constantly amazed at how poorly most girls hockey players shoot. Here are my top 3 reasons why (there are many more as well): 1. Bad stick…
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Does playing multi sports make you a better hockey player?
There is an ongoing debate about the benefits of playing multi sports as a youth athlete, versus focusing all your efforts on one sport. Advocates of the single-sport specialized approach…
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3 hockey game-winning nutrition tips
Think of young hockey players as high-performance automobiles and food as the fuel that drives their performance. Far too often, players run out of gas during a game after having…
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