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We are currently nearing or at the end of the off-season. Players and parents endure a lot in the off season… Showcases, Tryouts, Main Camps, not to mention, work, school, friends and home life. Many players cope with these external factors in different ways. Time off? Sad to see it end? Frustrated? Certainly, we all […]
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Trimble’s Drill of the Week- 2 Lap Warmup Variations By Andrew Trimble Andrew is the author of The Hockey Planner, a new coaching book available on Amazon. To Purchase click on this link: The Hockey Planner: A Year by Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior
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How Can I Improve Training Camp for my Players Next Season? Each season during training camp we (the New England Wolves JR teams) spend considerable time setting standards and expectations for our athletes. 3-4 days of sessions that last anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes. Presentations by coaches, players and small group interactions. Over the
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Warmup Skills Position 6-8 cones staggered up the left and right side of the ice with space in the middle. Coming out of the corners, players will perform a specific skill or execute a simple maneuver around the cones, and then complete another skill on the straight away down the middle of ice. Some variations
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The NCDC has never been a FREE league. Even before the announcement that the NCDC would introduce Tuition- based teams into their league ( Boston Jr. Rangers and Railers Junior Hockey Club To Join USPHL | NCDC (ncdchockey.com) ) for the 2024-25 season, the fee structure involved with the NCDC, made it impossible for anyone
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Trimble’s Drill of the Week- Slalom Skating/ Skills Warmup Simple warmup to do at a clinic, camp or a skills practice with your teams to get a lot of kids moving and a high volume of repetitions. Position 6-8 cones staggered up the left and right side of the ice with space in the middle.
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Some Success Stories from Coaches transitioning from Junior Hockey to College Hockey… We’ve all heard of the great success stories from Coaches like Jon Cooper (NAHL to USHL to AHL to NHL Champion) and Derek Lalonde. Coaches who worked their way up from Tier I US Junior Hockey to Minor Pro or College Hockey. These
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Trimble’s Drill of the Week- Off Ice Drills to Develop Youth Players Hand- Eye Coordination Simple Games in a Group Setting to develop Hand- Eye Coordination off the ice. Baseball is on the decline… which was a great way for kids to develop simple hand- eye skills. Kids are becoming more specialized earlier in hockey,
A new season will be upon us and players (and parents) have new challenges ahead for each of their teams. For players that is exciting. It is an opportunity for each of the athletes to improve on and off the ice, while also growing and expanding and developing their mental toughness. For parents, that means
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Each season Junior Hockey goes through a number of coaching changes, moves, departures and promotions that reshufffles the deck in the Junior Hockey landscape. Already in 2024 we’ve seen a number of new coaches in the North American Hockey League either due to firing and hiring or league expansion. Similarly, the USPHL and NCDC have
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