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Coach Kevin
- Jan 23
- 3 min
Multi-Directional Skating Drills
Drills that focus on players learning to move in various directions. Players' ability to transition from forward to backward, backward...
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Coach Kevin
- Sep 24, 2022
- 3 min
Get practice off to a fast start with these Overspeed drills ...
Many practices start with players lined up in lines on the goal line to work on skating and edge work fundamentals: long strides, inside...
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Coach Kevin
- Sep 22, 2022
- 4 min
My favorite offensive drills for defensemen ...
In today's post, we look at a few of my favorite drills for defensemen. While there are undoubtedly many more than what we could show...
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Coach Kevin
- Sep 5, 2022
- 4 min
Player cheat codes ...
In video games, they often call tips cheat codes. It's a popular term for young kids, so we thought they could relate. In today's...
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Coach Kevin
- Aug 20, 2022
- 4 min
Get to the front of the net and score more goals ...
The days of beating goalies with shots from the perimeter or beating them on clean looks from outside the dots just doesn't happen very...
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Coach Kevin
- Aug 5, 2022
- 2 min
Three simple exercises to build on-ice explosiveness ...
While nothing can replace actual ice time there are lots of off-ice, plyometric drills that can help improve a player's skating during...
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Coach Kevin
- Jul 28, 2022
- 4 min
Learn to give and take body contact ...
When I was a young player the hitting element of the game was more "seek and destroy." Checking was meant to intimidate the other team so...
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Coach Kevin
- Jul 14, 2022
- 4 min
Tips to run a better practice ...
Running an effective practice is about being prepared and efficiently utilizing the full 60 minutes of ice time that most teams have...
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Coach Kevin
- Jul 12, 2022
- 4 min
What helmet is right for your player?
A helmet is arguably the most essential piece of equipment your player wears. After all, it protects their most important organ ... the...
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Coach Kevin
- Jul 8, 2022
- 6 min
What to know when choosing a stick ...
Selecting a stick is very personal. Each player has specific likes and dislikes. The perfect stick means different things to different...
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