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Hey hockey‑parents, this week let’s talk about: “The Ever‑Shrinking Grit Score.” I promise it’s relevant [...]
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Let me hit you with something simple, but powerful: The Passion Score. It’s a concept [...]
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I’ve skated alongside some legends, stood in locker rooms, watched ex‑NHL players do wild things, [...]
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If you’ve ever watched the clock tick past the first whistle and thought, “Surely this [...]
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Hey hockey‑parents, this week let’s talk about: “The Ever‑Shrinking Grit Score.” I promise it’s relevant to your rink‑runs, drive times, and weekend tournament wars. Let’s lace up. We used to talk about grit like it was baked into the game, into life. You earned it through sweat, setbacks, and showing up when nobody else wanted […]
Let me hit you with something simple, but powerful: The Passion Score. It’s a concept that’s become a bit of a compass for me when I’m talking with parents or watching our young athletes grow. Here’s the formula: Multiply by 100 if you want to get fancy with a percentage. If that number is below […]
I’ve skated alongside some legends, stood in locker rooms, watched ex‑NHL players do wild things, but Alex Kovalev always hovered at the edges of myth. Over the last 25+ years, our paths crossed: I’d see him during his Rangers rehab skates or later in the local men’s league. Rumor had it he was the guy […]
If you’ve ever watched the clock tick past the first whistle and thought, “Surely this kid just lost a puck battle for the hundredth time today,” you’re not alone. That’s why we created the Grit Score Hockey system. There’s a particular kind of stress for a hockey parent, you’re cheering from the stands, watching every […]
If you’ve been around a rink long enough, you’ve probably heard someone called “a hockey guy.” Now, what does that even mean? Besides the lopsided walking stride and a vocabulary so mangled it sounds like a dialect? Last Saturday at 7 a.m., because apparently that’s when my best ideas strike, I texted a handful of […]
If there’s one thing youth hockey teaches us (besides exactly how early your closest coffee shop opens on Sunday morning), it’s that not all ice sheets are created equal. Last weekend we fired up our Grit Kore methodology, dove headfirst into six youth games, and came out with data, sweat, and a few raised eyebrows. […]
Growing up in locker rooms, playing ice hockey and rugby, I learned that games are won less by isolated brilliance than by habits repeated and plays executed seamlessly across the whole team. More recently, after my day job in finance, I spent evenings and weekends coaching youth hockey across all ages and abilities. I began […]