Spent a few days in Cooperstown watching baseball... Spent an entire day at a Jamboree watching youth football... Watched a summer youth soccer tournament... Instead of watching the game, I watched the athletes... I watch how they move in space... And I keep seeing the same

For the past year, I’ve been researching the world’s most creative athletes. Creative players are unicorns. And are becoming more rare. Here are 9 principles on how creative elite athletes are made:

During the #HlinkaGretzkyCup, a group of minor hockey coaches had the unique opportunity to pick the brains of 🇨🇦's #4Nations Face-Off coaching staff. #CoachesWeek | #ThanksCoach

PLAYERS: "You don't ever judge how you play by how you shoot the ball or how many points you score. You always judge how good you play by how your effort and whether you play to the best of your ability and you executed.” ~ Geno Auriemma video from Jaycob Ammerman

If you want to be great at what you do, don’t compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to who you were yesterday. How much better did you get from yesterday to today? Comparative culture on social media is one of the biggest roadblocks to being great. I talked all about it

COACHES - Have your kids play keep away for part of your warmup on the ice before the game. It helps them get into a competitive mode, gets their heart beat up, and they’re ultimately having fun. 🔗 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Danny Hurley talks recruiting “It’s the winning s***. Bringing the 19th ranked player who is delusional, selfish, has crazy parents/grassroots coaches that are ticking down the days until he enters the draft..Try to avoid bringing in people like that.” x.com/TheHoopHerald/…

Goal scorers shoot low. Cant miss under the net.

“We are not competing with the CHL, it’s not even close…We are the next level. We are the level before the AHL and the NHL.” Coach Brandon Naurato explains the elite development program Michigan Hockey has to get players to the next level. barstool.link/spittin-chicle…

The greatest lie ever told... Skills Trainer: "Hockey IQ can't be developed." Me: "Hockey IQ can't be developed by YOU because: cones, lines, obstacles, no defenders, pre-patterned routes, etc...

Jayden Daniels made VR training a condition for any team drafting him. Now he's NFL Rookie of the Year and 1 game away from the Super Bowl. His edge? Training his brain at 1.75x speed. The story of the first QB 2.0:🧵

Minnesota Wild Head Coach John Hynes: "Players should not be standing in a line, waiting for their turn skating through cones. Through SAG's & cross-ice, there should be constant movement, engagement, & plastered smiles throughout the 30-60 minutes of practice ice time." 🔗👇

A roll through our champions from weekend 2 of 3 in the 2024-25 HSL Season. A huge congratulations to all teams but especially these ones who came out victorious. 1/2

“We ask our players to get better, what are you as a coach doing to get better as well.” Youth hockey is not just about player development. It’s about coach development. The better the coaches become, the better the players will become. One of the best things you can do as a

Kelvin Sampson doesn’t mention the word talent once here. He talks about attitude, effort, body language, and consistency. Because those are the habits that win. This clip is a masterclass in what really matters:👇 (Chris Baldwin)

Let your kids be coached. Let them get used to coaches holding them accountable. If you save your children from discomfort & hardship, you often keep them from realizing their own strength, abilities. Let them grow their character so they can become confident, independent adults!

As everyone knows, I am a huge fan of small-sided games. It's fine to set up a 4v4, blow the whistle, and let them play. But there are some mistakes that I see with a lot of SSG's. Here's how to fix them: 👇

This is the best coach intro in the history of hockey

Indiana HC Curt Cignetti - Rebuilding Indiana "Production over potential. There's something about that. The guy that can stay on the practice field, the guy that can stay on the game field, the guy can handle success, the guy that can handle failure, has consistency in

Curious about how NTDP conducts a practice? You guessed it—lots of Small Area Games and plenty of repetitions! 🏒🔁 Join U18 Head Coach Nick Fohr as he shares his insights today! open.spotify.com/episode/2QYCZC…