End of An Era

With time, things change. And, change IS usually good.

That said, a lot of listeners from Coach Chic's Hockey Secrets radio show have said that they're not all that interested in a special page set-up just for comments. I can buy that (actually, spared the extra work required to maintain this site allows me to now give a whole lot more attention to the show).

So, henceforth, I hope all visitors to this page will take this link to Coach Chic's Hockey Secrets on-line radio show. Please stop in and have a listen!

And the December '07 Winner Is...

Congratulations to Derek (or puckcoach)! He's the first "Comments on Hockey Secrets" contest winner, and he'll be receiving the "Your Hockey Stick" video!!!
Thanks for the great question, Derek!

See (to the right) the new prize and the new contest rules for January...

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Episode 8 - Special Holiday & Tournament Edition
- Coach Chic's "Murphy's Law Kit"
- Pre-game Visualization
- Dealing with long drives to games
- Hydration
- Post-game recovery
- Listener poll
- Reminder about the Comments Page
- Get details on the Hockey Secrets Coaching Seminar (4/1/08) click here Coaching Seminar

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Episode 7 - Show Notes:
- Hot Topic: helping centermen win more face-offs
- A suggestion for better puck control
- Talking body-checking with a coach on the Comments Page
- Thoughts on how humans might hear things differently at times
- Tip: a warning for those about to skate outdoors this winter

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Episode 6 - Show Notes
- Special announcements
- Hot Topic: Over-speed training ideas for skaters and goalies
- Coaching tips for running drills
- Using split-vision with the puck
- Tip: Getting more ice-time

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Episode 5 - Show Notes
- Special announcements
- About readying for youth hockey tryouts
- Hot Topic: Teaching rules and positions to beginners
- Watch a free movie: "Learning The Game"
(with Coach Chic & Chomper)
- The science of over-speed training
- Tip: A simple stickhandling drill

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Episode 4 -- Show Notes
- A special announcement (about future guests)
- A follow-up to battling for territory
- Hot Topic: A player's respect for the game
- The ways different players absorb information
- The wrestle between winning and development
- Tip: Advice on high school tryouts
- See my Model Rink in use (the photo is at mid-page and on the left)

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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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Episode 2 -- Show Notes
- Behind the scenes at "Coach Chic's Hockey Secrets"
- Hot Topic: Dealing with team water bottles
- A different way to view penalties
- The art and science of hockey training
- The benefits of playing "off wing"
- Tip: Taping the hockey stick blade

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Episode 1 -- Show Notes
- Hot Topic: Adapting to new rule interpretations
- Promises for "Coach Chic's Hockey Secrets"
- Observations at a tennis tournament
- Gap control in the defenseman's 1 on 1
- Tip: Taping the butt-end of a hockey stick