Episode 3 -- Show Notes
- The hockey warm-ups
- Hot Topic: Dynamic stretching for hockey
- Defenseman's avoiding fast checker
- Team battles for territory and lines
- The mental side of speed training
- Tip: The skate "radius"
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Coach Chic,
With everyone's crazy schedule the biggest problem I face as a coach is getting the kids to the rink on time as it is. How do you suggest I push the issue and importance of getting to the rink early, getting dressed early and getting stretched and ready to go early?
Derek,
Ann Arbor, MI
Derek:
Great question.
Now, I'm not sure this will work for everyone, or in every situation.
However, in more recent years, I haven't had a set time for my players to be at the rink. What I do instead is ask the guys to be ready and stretching at a given time.
And, lest you think I take this area lightly...
I talk to my players often about the need to put-on their "game faces" at a certain point. In other words, there's a time to relax, listen to music and joke with buddies, and then there's a time when everyone needs to really get serious and focus on the job at hand.
I also convey to team parents the idea that the time spent at the rink -- before practices and before games -- is when most of the friendships form between players. I've seen it often, that the kids who hang-out early become really good friends, while the guy who always rushes-in at the last minute is almost treated like an outcast.
Hoping that helps.
Derek:
It always seems as though I have an afterthought right after I push "Publish" on a comment.
Such is the case here, in that I should add another thing I often stress with my players...
As you likely know, problems like a broken skate lace or missing helmet screw are easy to deal with long before game-time. However, little issues like those create a panic situation if they're discovered at the very last minute. And, while it's obvious that these will upset the player in question, I don't think many realize how much something like this can unsettle teammates and even the coaches.
My point: dress early enough to ensure you're really ready.
Coach Chic,
Thanks for more great advice. Keep the podcasts coming.
Derek
Ann Arbor, MI
You guys don't know what you're in for if you keep encouraging me!
Thanks, Derek!
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