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We’ve all done it. Pretended to be our favorite athlete—driving to the hoop, scoring the [...]
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Why Small Intentional Decisions Matter. We’ve all been there. A tournament 45 minutes outside a [...]
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In a world of constant comparison, identity is under pressure, and grit is what holds [...]
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As participants in the hockey community, there are moments where we, as coaches, observe parental [...]
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Every season we try to anchor our team with a theme—something that captures how we [...]
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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 […]
Understanding and Encouraging the Development of Hockey IQ A few years ago, I was out for a skate and found myself watching a Junior kid and thinking, “man, this guy is so dumb out there.” The words slipped out before I even realized what I was saying. Then it hit me—I coach in the same […]
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 […]
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 […]