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Skate sharpening — an art perfected by pros over the years or a craft any teen at the rink can do?
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Parents and Coaches: What’s That Call? About Icing
Everything you need to know about hockey calls but are embarrassed to ask.
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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 eyes, taking it all in—or both.
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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 game of hockey and all involved in the sport and providing opportunities for those who haven’t played hockey to try it. The following article offers 10 great ways to celebrate the event.
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Q&A: How Do I Motivate Players to Give 100% Against Lesser Opponents?
Keeping players motivated when they are playing a “not as skilled”‘ team can be difficult. Hockey expert and author, John Shorey, provides an answer to this reader submitted question:
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Coaching
From the dawn of youth sports, there has been debate over the qualifications an individual should have to coach a team. In...
Coaches can play many roles – including medic, psychologist, chauffeur, and sometimes equipment manager to name a few....
The intensity and emotion of a close competition can easily carry over into post-game discussions. It is often difficult...
Team Management
Youth coaches sometimes joke that the ideal youth team is a team of orphans. Though this approach is one solution to problem...
Goal setting is an important practice in any stage of life. It helps us move forward and makes us realize there is always...
One of the important elements of team sports are the relationships that form between the parents. Often times the camaraderie...
Player Development
Players don’t just get better. They improve at many small things that add up to an overall better player. For example,...
Any athlete who plays a sport long enough is going to lose their share of games, and sometimes lose badly. Handling these...
Sooner or later, every parent will have to face the perceived shame and humiliation caused by a child who didn’t “hustle”...
USA Hockey
Hockey Weekend Across America will take place this coming weekend, Jan. 29-31, 2010. The effort is aimed at celebrating the...
One of the largest barriers to growing the game of hockey is making it cost-effective and convenient. To demonstrate how...
The following article outlines the team that has been put into place to spread the message about USA Hockey’s American...
Recruiting
One thing that unites hockey players is their love of the game. This means that despite the fact that they may never be offered...
Technology, scheduling and competition have changed the recruiting process significantly. The recruiting scenario of a parent’s...
An important part of the recruiting process centers around key dates – ranging from the first time a college coach...
Nutrition and Health
Every coach in every sport has athletes at risk for concussions. A concussion is a brain injury caused by a blow to the head....
According to WebMD, nearly 6.5 million children suffer from asthma. The incidents of the disorder, which is characterized...
As a parent, you play an important role in the safety of your youth athlete. These tips offer helpful advice as you strive...