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I had to pass this awesome hockey article written by LA KINGS GOALIE Jonathan Quick.  It is about SNIPERS. Quick is a UMASS Hockey East alum.  Mike Buckley our Goalie Director coached him there. Mike is now The Pittsburgh Penguins Goalie Coach. He has won 2 Stanley Cups. Mike will be training with the goalies one […]

Oct 29 Hockey Tip: Drill Breaker and Screaming Coach. If you are confused by the drill. Step back in line quietly. Keep watching. Step back again and let a few more teammates go in front. No big deal. Don’t stress. Do your best and pay attention and watch your teammates. After practice ask your coach to […]

Oct 28 Hockey Tip of The Day.  Skating. Speed.  You can’t defend against speed. You just can’t. NHL players can reach speeds in excess of 30 miles per hour. Same with speed skaters. When accelerating, hockey players must dig their teeth skates in. And lean forward. That is what I call The Torque Forward. Can’t lean […]

March 2019 Hockey Tip. The Tank. Advice To Parents. When things aren’t going well, it is very easy for athletes to go into what I call and I think many others call “The Tank”. I frequently talk about good coaches, great coaches, not so great coaches, and mentors in hockey. I had many great ones from youth hockey […]

Goalies do not like backhand shots because they are unpredictable. The backhand is a disappearing art in youth hockey development. That is a mistake because this shot must be learned. This is a weapon of a shot. Hard to get power on a backhand. I use weighted pucks to work on backhands as one training stragegy. When […]

Oct 24 Hockey Tip of The Day. Lessons to be learned from THE GOAT. Prove Them Wrong!-Tom Brady “It’s a pretty sore spot, to be honest with you. He wasn’t treated very kindly by the Head Coach.” -Tom Brady Sr. talking about his son’s time in Ann Arbor. We all go through it at some point […]

Oct 21 Hockey Tip of The Day. The High Cycle. I teach a small group of skills in Dedham MA on Sunday mornings. Limited to 18 skaters.Tomorrow we are full but this is what I am going to work on with them tomorrow. I call it The High Cycle. A basic low cycle drill has three forwards circling around in […]

October 18 Hockey Tip of The Day. Concussions. It is a great idea to remind your player that hockey is fast. Remind him or her to always remember to protect themselves. Get low. Use your core. Be aware. Don’t trust your opponents. Come into the boards on an angle. We teach all of this at our […]

Oct 20 Hockey Tip of The Day. The Art of The Deke. The Canadians abbreviated the word decoy, now it is called a deke. Kind of like a celebration is now called a celly. Dekes happen when you draw your opponent out of position. Watch Towes the master Deker of The Chicago Blackhawks. Often a change […]

Limiting Their Liability while Limiting Your Development A Hockey Article By Jeff Serowik Founder of Pro Ambitions Hockey, Inc. The largest youth hockey development company in the world This statement rang true for me a few times in my hockey career. I think that is why I find my truest pleasure in developing youth players […]