Coach

By: Drew Carlson “What do coaches produce?” And I think the best answer for modern coaches is: Systems that build better players and teams. When I talk about coaching systems, you might think about Phil Jackson’s Triangle, Bill Walsh’s West Coast Offense, or Jürgen Klopp’s Gegenpress. But that’s not exactly what I’m talking about… When I...Read More

  By: Dan Arel We hear a lot about relationships between coaches and players and how they help build winning teams. Carolina Hurricanes’ head coach Rod Brind’Amour was quoted as saying “I think coaching has become more about the way you relate to players than it is about what you’re actually teaching them.” What is...Read More

  Finding Your Team Identity and Getting Total Buy In By: Dan Arel When our rink was given the go-ahead to open up for training amidst the COVID-19 pandemic we were not able to have fully functional team practices for some time and were not allowed to plan games. This made finding our teams strengths...Read More

By: Dan Arel It seems no matter what age group you coach there is an expectation to create a winning culture, and for many that seems to come from doing things “the way they’ve always been done” which means practices right out of my 1990s childhood. Bag skates, and full ice drills that leave kids...Read More

By: Drew Carlson Coaches, Do you ever sit in bed at night and think to yourself… I feel like apologizing to the players I’ve previously coached the last 3 years because I’m way better now than I was for them. Or… I feel like I’ve done a complete disservice to those kids for not knowing...Read More

By: Greg Revak Hockey is the most important, unimportant thing most of us will ever do. I repeat, “hockey is the most important, unimportant thing.” Only a small fraction of people make a career out of hockey. That doesn’t mean playing hockey is pointless. We play hockey because it brings joy to our lives. If...Read More