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Empowering Conversation About Sports With Your Kids
Many parents fall into the trap of thinking that it is their job to talk and their child’s job to listen. Actually that’s only half-right.
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Using The Goal Stick
Every goaltender can use his or her goal-stick effectively and appropriately, if the training emphasizes reading the play.
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Top-end skills: Learned or Genetic? Kevin Allen
Can training and hard work make up for lack of genetics?
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Can MRSA/Staph Effect Your Child
Very important article on how staph and mrsa can infect your child by not taking proper care of equipment.
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Fun Drills For Your Next Practice
Here are five fun drills that involve competition between individuals or groups of players.
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Parental Guidance Suggested, Lyle Phair
But at the end of the day, it all comes down to expectations. What exactly is it that parents expect to realize out of their child’s involvement in a youth sport?
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All Star Season Special Expert Report
Do you want your kids to have an all start season. Let 8 experts show you how. Start with this fantastic special report by expert youth trainer Brian Grasso.
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Advice To Parents of Young, Talented Hockey Players, Coach Chic
...with lots of people telling him how talented his son is, he's wondering if there's a way of really knowing if he might make it?
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Getting To Know Your Players, Robert Bouchard
One of the essential qualities of an effective coach is to have the ability to “gauge” the pulse of a team and the individual players that are part of it.
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A few tips to help you eat right to perform and recover quicker
...it means that immediately following a workout or game the body is primed for a recovery meal with nutrient rich foods.
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Plyometrics for Kids, Donald Chu PhD, PT, ATC, CSCS etal.
Despite the previously held belief that plyometric training was inappropriate or unsafe for children, research conducted over the past few years...
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Preventing and Treating Shoulder Problems
Don't let a should injury ruin your hockey career. Deal with it now.
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Bobby Halkidis Interveiw
Bob and Dr. Steele discuss the topic of youth coaches shortening the bench, off ice training and more.
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More Questions on Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers
You are right on the money when you state, "it seems that to be an effective hockey player these muscle fibers are a key ingredient".
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Post Skate Recovery Tips, Dr. Clint Steele
I would like to know what to do after a heavy skate in the way of stretching, riding bikes, etc. to be able to recover and maintain leg muscle? I'm pretty clueless in the department of post workout stuff.
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Defending The Opponents Star Player
Q: Laura T. asks about teaching her players to cover key opponents in a game.
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Help With Zone Coverage Down Low, Answer by Coach Chic
He's looking for ways to improve his squad's defensive zone coverage, and in particular, helping his three low men to be less confused by an opponent's cycling the puck, etc.
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One Mile Runs In Season, Good or Bad, Dr. Clint Steele
With that in mind I think a better question is how much of an aerobic base do you need in order to recover properly but at the same time make sure you are utulizing as many fast twitch muscle fibers as possible
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Coach Mike Sullivan's Thoughts on Small Area Games
Sullivan popped two questions into the minds of coaches: Can you train hockey sense? Can you train players to think and execute faster?
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5 Tips For Becoming a Better Back Checker
Tip # 5
You always want to stay on the defensive side of your opponent, meaning keeping your body between him and the net. You also want to stay with your man until your team gains control of the puck.
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Getting Off To A Quick Start, added 3/3/05
Whenever I work with professional players, from the Los Angeles Kings to the Atlanta Thrashers, the skating skill they inevitably want to work on is the explosive start.
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Strength Training Methods That Are Best For Young Athletes, Chris Scarborough
For the beginning trainee, or the young athlete, one does
not have to train specifically to the sport to get transfer to
the sport.
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Improve Your Speed In The Weight Room, Larry Jusdanis
In Part I of this article readers were introduced to the concept that strength = speed.
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10 Tips For Better Skating
As the story goes, NHL defenseman Paul Coffey used a unique approach to help speed up his skating: he wore a skate up to three sizes too small for his foot.
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Keeping Shots Low
A player writes, "How do I work on keeping my shots low?
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Want a Harder Shot...It Starts in the Legs, Dr. Clint Steele (added 1/27/05)
Not a week goes by that I don’t hear from a player somewhere in North America who wants to increase his slap, wrist, snap or backhand shot.
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What Strength Training Exercises Are Best For Young Athletes, Chris Scarborough
For the beginning trainee, or the young athlete, one does
not have to train specifically to the sport to get transfer to
the sport.
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Summer Training, Myths and Misconceptions, Larry Jusdanis
Summer is approaching fast and many players are starting to train hard for the upcoming season.
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Training A Young Athlete, Larry Jusdanis (added 12/23/04)
There are many ways to develop young hockey players. In Part 1 of a 2-part article SST will discuss some of what we believe to be important in the development of young athletes.
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Developing Quick Feet, By Dr. Clint Steele
I want to teach you how to develop quick feet in order to have those quick starts.
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Passing Tips/Backhand/Forehand
Hockey is a team sport, to play the game you must be able to pass and receive the pass.
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What To Do When Your Child Doesn't Hustle
Sooner or later, every parent will have to face the perceived shame and humiliation caused by a child who didn’t “hustle” during a game.
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Good Gap Control, Tips From the Stars Brian Leetch (added 2/16/05)
Scoring chances are born out of the amount of time and space given to the team with the puck.
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Post Game Recovery Plan
You know what it’s like to be a step behind when playing a third game in four nights or the second game of back to backs.
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Staying Relaxed Under Pressure, Dr. Patrick Cohn
Do you crumble under the pressure of big games, interviews, or important meetings?
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"One Day Closer To The NHL" Interveiw with Dan Bylsma of the Mighty Ducks with Dr. Pat Cohn
Every successful professional player in the NHL has an enormous amount of self-confidence in his ability.
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Goalies Response After A Bad Goal (added 12/30/04)
Today, I want to talk about recovering from mistakes. By mistakes, I am referring to goals against and losses.
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Teaching One-Timers to Beginners
One-Timer is undoubtedly the best scoring weapon around the net.
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