Each Friday, we start practice with a challenge that we come up with that is quick and easy to set up and takes no more than 10 minutes to complete. Premier Academy in Maumee, Ohio tier trains, which means that seven to eight teams train together at the same time in the gym. One of the […]

Thomas Morstead's handling of painful loss inspired rival fans to the tune of more than $221,143 to Children's Hospital of Minnesota

Maddie Rooney started playing hockey when she was five and switched to being a goalie during her second year of Squirts after finally convincing her dad to let her put the pads on. Maddie Rooney is the first female goaltender from Minnesota to participate in the olympics.  For the first time since 1998, when women’s […]

Encourage the player to have a firm bottom hand on their stick which will allow them to one-touch the puck back hard and flat. Purpose: To create a high-tempo, high-repetition passing drill with movement, timing and strong-stick passing. Coaching Points: Have two lines go at the same time. On the whistle, have the X1 player depart the […]

Michael Jordan, Brett Favre and LeBron James among the athletes who inspired Eagles and Patriots players

When we have an opportunity to help out a country like Ireland, it’s something that we certainly want to do It’s hard to imagine a country without any permanent ice rinks competing on the international hockey scene, but somehow Ireland manages to attract players, coaches and fans. Admiring the Irish passion for hockey despite huge […]

It is also just as important that if your team wins that celebrating is completely acceptable, but to also be a gracious winner. Sportsmanship is defined as “conduct (such as fairness, respect for one’s opponent, and graciousness in winning or losing) becoming to one participating in a sport.”  It also is a word thrown around a […]

Specialization was the path for only a small number of players surveyed

Several Patriots, Eagles are shining examples of the word grit

Having the players understand that critical difference that everything they’re doing, the way they control their body, the way they use their stick, and the way they can actually gain possession of the puck translates into a smarter hockey player Joe Provenzano grew up playing youth hockey on the east side of Detroit. Following a […]