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Part 8 of 9 in the Athlete Nutrition series, built from the weekly nutrition tips [...]
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My youngest is a goalie, and a tied regional game with her Squirt boys' team, [...]
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My oldest was never a morning person, so a 6:00 am ice time and "I'm [...]
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My varsity daughter's WHOOP shows terrible recovery all hockey season: ice before school, practice after, [...]
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Carbs get a bad rap, and for an adult at a desk all day that's [...]
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My youngest is a goalie, and a tied regional game with her Squirt boys’ team, the reigning state champions, taught me that hockey is decided in half-seconds, and a half-second needs fuel that’s available right now. The between-periods top-up from the Hockey IQ book, why energy drinks aren’t it, and no-bake energy bites kids can make on a Sunday.
My oldest was never a morning person, so a 6:00 am ice time and “I’m not hungry” was our breakfast for years. This summer she made me eggs, toast, berries and avocado and quoted me back to myself. Why the Hockey IQ book is blunt about breakfast, and the microwave egg cup kids can make half asleep.
My varsity daughter’s WHOOP shows terrible recovery all hockey season: ice before school, practice after, homework until 11. Every high school athlete’s schedule. What nutrition can do about it in the first 60 minutes after the game, and the locker-room wrap kids can make before they leave for the rink.
Carbs get a bad rap, and for an adult at a desk all day that’s partly fair. For a growing athlete it isn’t. Why carbs are a young hockey player’s main fuel, the difference between high- and low-glycemic carbs, when each one belongs, and a game-day rice bowl kids can make in ten minutes.
A Squirt tournament in Providence and a team lunch of chicken fingers taught me more about pre-game fuel than any article. What to eat 2–3 hours before puck drop, from the Hockey IQ book, and the sandwich my kids learned to make themselves.
As a curious observer, I’ve always found it fascinating to watch how athletic development unfolds in young children on playgrounds and athletic fields. Why are some children naturally fast? Why do some seem exceptionally coordinated? Why do others appear to learn movement almost effortlessly? The easy answer is usually: “Look at their parents.” Or simply, […]
If you’ve ever found yourself in the lobby of a three-star hotel during a hockey tournament—with a few coaches, a couple of cold drinks, and too much time before the next game—you’ve probably heard one of hockey’s oldest debates about Hockey IQ: Can you teach Hockey IQ? We believe the answer is an emphatic yes—with […]
Why Canada Produces More NHL Players U.S. hockey development is at a crossroads. With the NCAA now allowing more CHL players into college hockey, many coaches worry that Canadian players will increasingly earn spots that once went to Americans. But this isn’t really a CHL story. It’s a U.S. hockey development story. The numbers make […]
This article is part of our Hockey IQ: Complete Guide.
Every hockey coach I talk to can’t stop talking about the way Team Finland played at the World Juniors. They punch well above their weight in NHL representation. And for years, USA Hockey has studied the Finnish model—trying to decode what people often label as “skill development.” But here’s the reality check. If Finnish players […]