Stop white knuckling gripping your stick too tight. I am seeing AAA elite players catching 5 out of 10 passes I give them. Good players. Gripping their stick too tight. Not working on their passing. So important. When you receive a pass you soften up your hands to cradle it back and decelerate the puck. […]
Happy NEW Year Everyone. “Don’t peak Early” I was coaching this week with my long time friend, college teammate and Pro Ambitions Coach at our Christmas Clinics. Dave Guden. He said,” Jeff you were a much better pro than college player.” My skills improved after college. I agree. My college coach told me” Serowik you […]
We are at mid season. In the pros games 35-55 are the hardest. Kids you are in the hardest point too. The winter duldrums. We are in cold and flu season. You are tired. You are beat up. The same voice is screaming at you. Remember it is a game. Get extra rest over your […]
A TWIST on THE BREAKOUT Watching the Bruins practice yesterday. Again watching with my friend NHL analyst Billy Jaffe. Talking hockey. Watching hockey. Learning from him. He is an expert at breaking the game down. We are so lucky to have Billy back coaching one of our Prague Tourney Teams this summer. Giving back to the youth […]
Speaking to Forwards This Sunday Morning. Do you want more ice time? Do you want to be out there the last minute of the game? Take pride in your defense. Work just as hard in both ends. Good defense creates offence. Johnny Gaudreau and Kevin Hayes worked for me a couple of summers ago. They said their […]
What is hybrid skating? We have combined all skating disciplines. Same as the best skaters in the NHL. That is why they are so fast. So skilled. We teach how to use both the inside and outside edges. Who is Christian Grunnah? Many of you have trained with him at Pro Ambitions at AAA BU. […]
The path to success is not straight. For anyone. Even if it appears that way. The hockey path has a lot of squiggles. And circling back. And training. The kids who put the time in will get there. It all adds up. Every hockey experience is now in you. Most people give up. Because it […]
Get up. Keep Getting Up. Got a call from a camper’s mom and dad last night that was a familiar call about being on a team with not one coaches kid but all three coaches kids on the team. You know the rest of the story. I know the story. My daughter knows the story in […]
The Secret To Sucess is simple sacrifice an extraordinary life belongs to someone who makes extraordinary choices most people don’t even make good choices mistakes are often choices in disguise look at the UCLA basketball players who shoplifted in China mistake? or choice? take risks. good risks with high return. calculate the risk. don’t take the easy […]
Embrace uncertainty in hockey. Most people want to predict the future. But nobody can with 100% accuracy. Which means there will always be uncertainty. My daughter is being recruited by D1 and Ivy League Schools. But she is a freshman. Nothing is certain. All you can control is what you do today. Parents email me […]
