Ep.184 | Hockey Highlights, Being Motivated, & Off-Season Plans
In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy continue their thread on tryout-related topics. They cover how young players consume hockey content, trying to learn from hockey highlights, the role of moti...
21 Huhti 202451min
Ep.183 | Grit, Humility, Details, and Getting Noticed
Building on last week's episode on tryouts, Coach Eric and Coach Andy discuss some of the key elements that players should focus on to “get noticed”. They use several examples of current players to wa...
14 Huhti 202450min
Ep.182 | Tryouts, Evaluations, & Building A Team
With team tryouts and training camps upcoming, Coach Eric and Coach Andy take a deep dive into the process of building a team. They discuss the timing of tryouts, the evaluation process of players, th...
7 Huhti 202452min
Ep.181 | Early Specialization in Your Sport
In this episode, Coach Eric references a USA Hockey article and corresponding X thread to discuss the skew towards early specialization in hockey. He and Coach Andy use this to explore why the long te...
31 Maalis 202452min
Ep.180 | Balancing Academic & Athletics for Future Success
In this episode, Coach Eric reads a note sent in from a university hockey coach about using hockey as a vehicle for life success. The boys cover in detail the importance of preparing for life beyond h...
24 Maalis 202456min
Ep.179 | Who Should I Listen To?
In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy discuss the process of taking advice along your hockey journey. They cover how to evaluate sources of information coming from other parents, other players, c...
17 Maalis 20241h 10min
Ep.178 | Doing Too Much of Not Enough?
In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy go through a client email they received outlining some common issues that parents might find in youth hockey. They start out on over the top parent behavior ...
10 Maalis 20241h 3min
Ep.177 | Building A NCAA vs CHL Hockey Player
With Coach Eric's recent trip to watch NCAA DI hockey, he and Coach Andy take a deep dive into the college game. They analyze the structure of college style of play and contrast it with the younger CH...
3 Maalis 20241h
