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 a perfect world, a coach with intimate knowledge of a sport would be ideal, however, often this is not the case. The following article outlines the two most important traits a person should have when taking on a coaching role. Read more
USA Hockey Introduces 2 & 2 Growth Challenge
The idea of growing hockey on the local level can be daunting. Youth association growth by big numbers happens with small steps. Read more
How Does Your Player Deal With a Bully Teammate?
Last week we asked you to provide input regarding how your player deals with a bully teammate. The individual who offered the best answer would win $150 worth of NHL BladeTape from www.BladeTape.ca. Congratulations to Kelly for supplying the following winning response: Read more
Should Parents Help from the Sidelines?
Parents are comfortable giving instructions to their child and this comfort naturally spills over into athletic competitions. However, when it comes to game time instruction, coaches, league staff, officials and sports psychologists all have one word of advice – DON’T! Read more
Get On-Ice Feel Off the Ice with FlyPuck
Developing stickhandling skills is paramount to excelling as a hockey player. However, on-ice practice never offers enough time to fully perfect these skills. The FlyPuck from HockeyShot.com is designed to provide on-ice feel off the ice. So does it live up to its claims? Here is our review of the FlyPuck: Read more
Hockey Weekend Across America Presents Try Hockey For Free!
Hockey Weekend Across America has been a big success as a national platform to celebrate the game. In 2010, the event will have a stronger focus on growing the game. Read more
How Do You Deal With the Pressure to Play Travel Hockey?
Last week we asked you to provide input regarding how you how you deal with the pressure of playing travel hockey. The individual who offered the best answer would win $150 worth of NHL BladeTape from www.BladeTape.ca. Congratulations to Bob Diamond for supplying the following winning response: Read more
Important: USA Hockey Announcement About H1N1 (Swine Flu) Virus
Below is an important announcement from USA Hockey about the H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus. Please read and then pass on to other team parents and volunteers: Read more
USA Hockey Helps Squirt Players to Learn to Train
Keeping players ages 8 to 12 motivated to train can be a daunting task for even the most motivational parents and coaches. Additionally, the stress of regular training can be very taxing on growing bodies. Because of this, as part of their American Development Model, USA Hockey has created the Learn to Train program for this age group. The program creates guidelines and outlines special considerations to ensure that young players not only have fun while training, but are also doing so in a safe manner. Read more
