Ep.176 | Exploring Competitive Hockey Development
In this episode, Coach Andy and Coach Eric share their thoughts on some common development questions they continue to hear in the hockey world. They discuss the insistence on playing ‘best’ competitio...
25 Helmi 202457min
Ep.175 | How Coaches Think
In this episode, Coach Andy and Coach Eric discuss common issues through the lens of a coach. They cover the major topics of coaches swearing on the bench and the appropriateness of benching players i...
18 Helmi 20241h 1min
Ep.174 | The ‘Time Spent’ Delusion
In this episode, Coach Andy and Coach Eric have an interesting discussion on the ‘Time Spent’ delusion. They open by pointing out the drastic changes from youth hockey to higher levels and discuss som...
11 Helmi 20241h 4min
Ep.173 | Intro to Special Teams *Basics Mini Series Ep.4*
In the final episode of this basics mini series, Coach Andy and Coach Eric give an introduction to special teams. They look at powerplay breakouts and in-zone setups, penalty kill forecheck and in-zon...
4 Helmi 20241h 10min
Ep.172 | Offensive Zone Tactics *Basics Mini Series Ep.3*
In the third episode of this basics mini series, Coach Andy and Coach Eric discuss the offensive zone. They cover everything including forechecks, in zone positioning and cycles, entries, finding pass...
28 Tammi 20241h 14min
Ep.171 | Neutral Zone Play *Basics Mini Series Ep.2*
In the second episode of their basics mini series, Coach Eric and Coach Andy discuss neutral zone play. They outline a neutral zone mindset before moving on to offensive strategies and regroups, defen...
21 Tammi 20241h 14min
Ep.170 | Defensive Zone Coverage *Basics Mini Series Ep.1*
In this episode, Coach Andy and Coach Eric open their basics mini series with episode 1 discussing defensive zone coverage. They outline a philosophy for defensive zone play, roles and responsibilitie...
14 Tammi 20241h 11min
Ep.169 | Does My Kid Have A Chance
In this episode, Coach Andy and Coach Eric address whether or not a kid ‘has a chance’ to make the big leagues or get something higher level out of hockey. Following the World Juniors, they start with...
7 Tammi 202459min
