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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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Drills of the Week- Check out some of the drills at my Body Contact & Checking Workshop Line Drills with Body Contact Angle 1 v 1 towards the boards 1v1 Tug of War By Andrew Trimble Andrew’s new book- “The Hockey Planner: A Year-by-Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to
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According to USA Hockey’s own definition of Junior Hockey on their website and in their regulatory info, Junior Hockey is “The principal purpose of this development program is to prepare the athlete for career advancement either in a collegiate program or a professional opportunity. There may be other social, physical, mental and career benefits to
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Trimble’s Drill of Week- Simple PowerSkating Drill that Enhances Balance and Posture Incorporating a Knee Drop (with either one or two legs) enhances edge & glide, balance, posture and much more. A kids mechanics will really be revealed (positive or negative) by isolating and performing a 1 knee drop. Here are some variations: Incorporating some
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Trimble’s Drill of the Week- 5 Pass Middle Drive Warmup 4 Lines at each of the Neutral Zone Face Off Dots (Pucks in Each Line) By Andrew Trimble Andrew’s new book- “The Hockey Planner: A Year-by-Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior Hockey.” is available now.This essential
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