Parenting

Parents and Coaches: What’s That Call? About Icing

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5 Skate-Sharpening Secrets from a Seasoned Pro

Skate sharpening — an art perfected by pros over the years or a craft any teen at the rink can do? AKPC_IDS += "728,";Popularity:... 

Why Car Coaching Drives Kids Crazy

The following article talks about what players really think about your car coaching. Find out whether they’re rolling their... 

Coaching

The Top Two Traits of Excellent Coaches

From the dawn of youth sports, there has been debate over the qualifications an individual should have to coach a team. In... 

The Three Most Important Coaching Roles Every Coach Should Master

Coaches can play many roles – including medic, psychologist, chauffeur, and sometimes equipment manager to name a few.... 

The Five “B’s” That Improve Post-Game Conversations

The intensity and emotion of a close competition can easily carry over into post-game discussions. It is often difficult... 

Team Management

The Importance of Regular Team Meetings

Youth coaches sometimes joke that the ideal youth team is a team of orphans. Though this approach is one solution to problem... 

3 Simple Ways to Improve Your Team’s Results

Goal setting is an important practice in any stage of life. It helps us move forward and makes us realize there is always... 

Q&A: How Do I Deal With Out of Control Parents?

One of the important elements of team sports are the relationships that form between the parents. Often times the camaraderie... 

Player Development

The Secret to Becoming a Better Hockey Player

Players don’t just get better. They improve at many small things that add up to an overall better player. For example,... 

8 Practical Tips to Help Your Player Overcome a Loss

Any athlete who plays a sport long enough is going to lose their share of games, and sometimes lose badly. Handling these... 

What to do When Your Child Doesn’t Hustle

Sooner or later, every parent will have to face the perceived shame and humiliation caused by a child who didn’t “hustle”... 

USA Hockey

10 Ways to Celebrate Hockey Weekend Across America

Hockey Weekend Across America will take place this coming weekend, Jan. 29-31, 2010. The effort is aimed at celebrating the... 

How to Try Hockey For Free

One of the largest barriers to growing the game of hockey is making it cost-effective and convenient. To demonstrate how... 

Who Oversees USA Hockey’s ADM Program?

The following article outlines the team that has been put into place to spread the message about USA Hockey’s American... 

Recruiting

Q&A: How Does My Player Get College Funding if He Does Not Qualify for a Scholarship?

One thing that unites hockey players is their love of the game. This means that despite the fact that they may never be offered... 

Top Three Ways Recruiting is Changing

Technology, scheduling and competition have changed the recruiting process significantly. The recruiting scenario of a parent’s... 

How to Use Recruiting Dates to Your Advantage

An important part of the recruiting process centers around key dates – ranging from the first time a college coach... 

Nutrition and Health

Important Tips to Keep Players Safe From Concussions

Every coach in every sport has athletes at risk for concussions. A concussion is a brain injury caused by a blow to the head.... 

What You Should Know About Asthma

According to WebMD, nearly 6.5 million children suffer from asthma.  The incidents of the disorder, which is characterized... 

Keeping Your Athlete Safe

As a parent, you play an important role in the safety of your youth athlete. These tips offer helpful advice as you strive...