Hockey IQ, Skills & Player Development
A hockey parent's guest post on tracking the invisible effort stats — backchecks, forechecks, battles [...]
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Athlete Nutrition
A parent-friendly introduction to Grit Kore's Athlete Nutrition series: the color-coded fuel guide, daily nutrition [...]
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Hockey IQ, Skills & Player Development
As a curious observer, I’ve always found it fascinating to watch how athletic development unfolds [...]
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Hockey IQ, Skills & Player Development
If you’ve ever found yourself in the lobby of a three-star hotel during a hockey [...]
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Ice Size, Training Systems & Global Lessons
Why Canada Produces More NHL Players U.S. hockey development is at a crossroads. With the [...]
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CONNECTICUT HOCKEY PARENTS: READ THIS CAREFULLY This isn’t about coaches. This isn’t about ice time. This isn’t about practice plans. This is about us. The Hard Truth On a per‑capita basis, Connecticut — along with New York and New Jersey — produces far fewer high‑level hockey players than comparable regions. That includes: NCAA Division I […]
But… it’s actually kinda funny) Let’s be honest. Two of the dirtiest little secrets in youth hockey: 1️⃣ Mite parents absolutely know the score of every game 2️⃣ Everyone says rankings “don’t matter”… while secretly refreshing them like the stock market When my boys were in Mites, I’d hear legends about managers rearranging schedules like […]
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 […]