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Charlie Mahoney

4 months

Coaches, if you could build a youth hockey program from scratch today, how would you do it? How would you structure it (ie. practices/free play/games/off-ice) and what would the pillars of your program (ie. culture, coaching methods, etc)?

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

60% of 1st round draft picks DO NOT make it to the NHL. If pro teams can't predict which players will be NHL caliber at 18, how can we predict who will make it when they are 8, 10 or 12? The answer: we can't. So the goal should be to keep as many playing for as long as possible.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

Rather than the game highlights, show this to your young players. @USAHockeyCoach @TheCoachesSite @icehockeydrills

Mark Masters

@markhmasters

1 year

Brad Marchand was the last player on the ice at the Bruins optional skate this morning

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

I recently posted this question: If you could build a youth hockey program from scratch today, how would you do it? And I got a lot of great replies. But with Twitter there is no orderly way to follow threads, so I’m posting a summary of responses. 👀 There are some surprises.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

3 months

How does Warroad, a town of 1,800, produce so many hockey players? The sign on the rink says it all "Come early. Stay late. Skate every day." 1) Tons of free play at a rink that is almost always open and free for the kids to skate. And tons of outdoor skating options too.

Minnesota Hockey

@MinnHockey

3 months

How does a city of less than 2,000 people become Hockeytown, USA? 7 words: Come early. Stay late. Skate every day. Find out how Warroad has become a perennial powerhouse in the final episode of season 1 of The Association! Watch the full episode here:

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

3 months

In 2008, Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers brought attention to Relative Age Effect (RAE) in Canadian hockey players. Today RAE is still evident on the 23 USA World Junior Team with 14 players born in Q1: Jan-Mar. 14 players born in Q1 5 players in Q2 4 players in Q3 2 players in Q4

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

3 months

Who Reaches the NHL? A 20-Year Retrospective Analysis of Junior and Adult Ice Hockey Success in Relation to Biological Maturation in Male Swedish Players This study looked at the relationship of biological maturity & success in adolescence to adulthood.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

5 months

Kucherov as a kid: “The creativity was taught at a young age from games of handball and soccer, where Kucherov was encouraged to pass and get open. To always be moving.” Behind Nikita Kucherov's MVP-level masterpiece of a season: 'Art on Ice'

'Art on Ice': Behind Nikita Kucherov's MVP-level masterpiece of a season

If there was ever a year for Kucherov to be named the NHL's most valuable player — no offense to MacKinnon or McDavid — this is the one.

www.nytimes.com

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

@HockeyThinkTank @JeffLoVecchio @RinkShrinks Some of those "less skilled players" could flourish later. It's about the long game. And look at how our Scandinavian friends are kicking our butts on a per capita basis producing NHL caliber players who were nothing special at 12.

Don't Shorten the Bench!

USA Hockey ADM Regional Manager Roger Grillo on equal playing time for younger players

www.mahockey.org

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 years

I'm diving deeper in to the why SAG's are a better developmental tool than blocked training methods which is the foundation of @USAHockeyCoach 's ADM and I am getting closer. A few people leading the way in this area are Ted Suihkonen ( @suihkonen77 ) and Mike Sullivan (Penguins).

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

8 months

I've been using this version of the HiLo game with 3v3+2 Exchange game after seeing one of @BSlugocki 's presentations on @TheCoachesSite . The incentives were 1 pt for an exchange with a pass, 1 pt for a goal and 2 pts for a goal off a pass across the royal road. This was 3pts.

Chris Sevier

@csevs19

8 months

I’ve seen some good transfer to games using high low games in practice. Also helps the D see some other options than the head down shot from the point. Now I just have to get everyone to stop screaming “shoot” everything they get the puck.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

@JoelCressman Similar study of a soccer club in Norway that produced 6 professional players from a birth year group of 40 kids, including Haaland.

“As Many as Possible for as Long as Possible”—A Case Study of a Soccer Team That Fosters Multiple...

The personal assets framework suggests that dynamic elements of (a) personal engagement in activities, (b) quality social dynamics, and (c) appropriate settings will influence an athlete’s long-term...

journals.humankinetics.com

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

So often novice coaches seek out pro level practice ideas online and think "hey, this would be great for my team." In most cases they are NOT. They are neither appropriate for the age nor the skill level.

Jeremy Frisch

@JeremyFrisch

2 months

Using training concepts designed for physically mature, powerful, strong, elite level NFL combine athletes on immature, still developing 8 year olds is a bad idea. Yet I'm 👀 it all the time. Time to brush up on some PE concepts. #LTAD

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

1/ Common themes: -Break away from the typical North American model of academies and clubs. -Follow Scandinavian models which include many of the these characteristics. -CLA/Ecological Dynamics approach to coaching.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

As I continue to look at modern approaches to coaching youth sports, I keep coming back to the idea that unstructured or semi-structured play is infinitely better than a coaching that hinders future development.

Madrid Universal

@MadridUniversal

2 months

Ancelotti: "I am very clear that there are two types of coaches: those who do nothing and those who do a lot of damage. I try to be in the first. The game is for the players and you can tell them a certain strategy, convince them, but then the decisive thing is their quality and

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

7/ -Practice or free play with older age and younger age groups mixed. Why? They learn from one another by experiencing both overloading vs. under loading. The two concepts that screamed out to me for being so different compared to what we see in NA were...

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

6 years

@kylegriffin1 @stokesyoung And here is your answer.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

To my knowledge this is the first CLA based clinic in Metro Boston, an encouraging sign. @Ricer18 has been on the cutting edge of CLA for awhile.

Jamie Rice

@Ricer18

1 year

Youth Elite Game Development Program at Babson College June 25 - 29 For 2010 - 2013 Birth Years Games based practice/skill development-3 practices, 2 games Belmont Hill, CM, Milton Academy, St. Sebastian’s coaches Register here⬇️

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 years

Adding some chaos to stick-handling work. @USAHockeyCoach @Brant_Berglund @Jlounsbury11 @suihkonen77 @icehockeydrills @TheCoachesSite

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

4/ -More time than practice dedicated to Free Play. This concept is really interested but often overlooked. Why? Gets back to the idea of giving kids and environment to explore which leads to better learning than explicit instruction.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 month

More on dominoes! In lacrosse the fast break, a classic 4v3 scenario, is the ideal example of dominoes theory. The middie breaks down the field alone. He forces the D to play him, makes the read & pass and the dominoes fall. This is well explained in "Transforming Basketball".

JM3 SPORTS

@Jm3Sports

1 month

Dominos theory is one of the most important concepts in the sport. (THREAD)

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

A common misconception with CLA is that it's just any small area game. 3v3 cross ice is not the same as 5v5 cross ice. The constraint is the time and space created by using less players. It's a subtle but important distinction. @USAHockeyCoach @TheCoachesSite @icehockeydrills

Philip O'Callaghan 🎾

@Mr_Tennis_Coach

1 year

It's important to remember that the constraints-led approach isn't just another Game Based Approach (even though there are some similarities) It comes from ecological dynamics and encourages coaches to centre their learning designs around the individual-environment interaction.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

3/ Now to the surprises... -Delayed selection, no tryouts nor competitive teams and no formal games until older. -In house games using reduced ice like the Swedes use (1/2 ice 4v4 for 12U, Cross Ice 3v3 for 10U, etc).

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

10 months

I’m trying this tomorrow with my hockey team: Carousel Tag.

Casey Wheel

@CoachWheel

10 months

A really fun tier 2 (COD in response to Audi or visual cue) agility game we call Carousel Tag. Chase who’s in front Games over when someone is tagged. This one went on too long. Typically 5-7 seconds on average. Stolen from the warmup king @RettLarson

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

Finland produced 11 more NHL draft picks than Massachusetts (with 4) despite the fact that Mass has more registered hockey players. Sweden has around the same number of registered players and produced 21 more. Better process? Better athletes? @usahockey @Mass_Hockey

Szymon Szemberg

@Sz1909_Szemberg

1 year

Vi kom trea. Igen. Tack alla fantastiska ungdomsledare, vars kall är att jobba för svensk hockey men som indirekt jobbar för NHL och berikar deras 32 redan väldigt rika ägare. Tänk om svensk hockey fick skäligt betalt för det oerhörda jobb som läggs ner.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

Wow! This is significant. How is this not better known?👇👇

Bob

@Coachingmy2boys

2 months

@chasmahoney Minnesota no longer groups their U6 through U12 players into AAA, AA, A, B, etc. All teams have equal distribution of skill on the teams. The results: kids are progressing & improving faster than ever before.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

“In the past they trained like in the video below. Now they train like in the video above (it). In the future they will train like they did in the past. The best academy will be the one that is the least academic.”

InnovaFútbol 🧠💡 - German Castaños

@innovaFutbol

2 months

En el pasado se entrenaba como el video de abajo. En el presente como el video de arriba. En el futuro, los niños volverán a entrenar como en el pasado. La mejor academia será la que menos académica se presuma

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

So happy to see Kenny Rausch preaching the good word on positionless, position-lite, flow hockey. If you are not exploring this yet as a coach, get on it. @usarausch @usarausch @Brant_Berglund

The Coaches Site

@TheCoachesSite

1 year

What matters more position or positioning? Kenny Rausch ( @usarausch ), VP of Client Relationships with @RinkNet , argues positioning is more important, and that individual and team transition within the four roles of #hockey is the key to success. #TCSLive

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

During youth hockey tryouts toe drags and flash is what gets noticed, not the 2-way player.

Craig Eagles

@Eags37

1 year

Observations From the Rink: Reliable two-way players have incredible value, unfortunately many of them are unappreciated, used incorrectly and get buried in the line up, Playing the game the right way is truly invaluable! #TwoWayGame

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 month

We commonly sell to kids the adult based narrative of hard work when learning to play a sport efficiently may actually be more important.

Casey Wheel

@CoachWheel

1 month

When you watch an athlete who’s really smooth, they are trying to score or make a play with the least amount of energy possible. This is the opposite of the speeches that famous college coaches give at youth camps which is all about going 100% every minute they’re out there.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

9 months

I've been trying to convince my 12U defensemen, to get involved with the rush and the offense. Here is a perfect example. Wing ( #94 Lauko) passes to D ( #73 McAvoy). D passes to another Wing ( #17 Lucic), who finds the other rushing D ( #6 Lohrei) for the goal. Just beautiful!

Spoked Z

@SpokedZ

9 months

MASON LOHREI

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

“Never” and “always” are two over used terms. Really, the kids would be better served if the coaches just kept quiet and let them figure it out on their own.

Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

Walked by a 7v7 soccer game today of young kids, probably 10U & I hear the coach yell: “No, No, No, Dillon. Never pass it in the middle.” Really?

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

3 months

Nathan MacKinnon grew up in Cole Harbour Place, Nova Scotia. Here are some takeaways: 1/ He had tons of access to free play. His home is right next door to a pond. He would walk home from school to skate at lunch even.

NHL99: Nathan MacKinnon is just a bigger version of ultra-driven 'Nate the Kid'

Coaches realized early on that they couldn't take it easy on MacKinnon — and that's how he wanted it.

www.nytimes.com

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 month

👇👇👇 The only thing I might disagree with Joel on here is that Ecological Dynamics is now. It’s being used by many high level coaches in many sports and is filtering down to lower levels. To quote @AlexJSarama , we’re in a Moneyball moment. 💰⚽️🏀

Joel Cressman

@JoelCressman

1 month

Ecological dynamics is the future of sport coaching. The key principles are: 1. Practice is variable and game-like 2. Player, not coach-centered 3. Promotes exploration, not prescription 4. High skill transfer to games 5. Less early specialization, more athleticism The reality:

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 month

It's funny. I struggled to understand the concept of dominoes when I first started to read "Transforming Basketball" but when I see here, it's so much clearer. Make a read, make a play and then the D has to react. From there let the dominoes fall.

Transforming Basketball

@transformbball

1 month

Offense can be much simpler than the elaborate schemes coaches have designed over the years. One trigger, perceiving and acting upon an attractive affordance (coverage solution) and then dominoes.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

5/ -Differential Learning: using lots of different pucks, balls to play with tennis balls, weighted pucks, lighter pucks. Some CLA here as well.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

3 months

@MarkDivver Great story Mark. Thanks for sharing this. Just serves as a reminder to so many parents that hockey is a late development sport and that many young players follow a non-linear path.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

What vocabulary do you use to give cues to your hockey players? Ie. Low to high, east-west, north-south, fumbles, Gretzky, mad dog, hawk are a few examples. @Brant_Berglund @suihkonen77 @USAHockeyCoach @icehockeydrills @TheCoachesSite @HockeyThinkTank

Jenny Rearick

@jenny_rearick

1 year

Shared vocabulary is critical in team environments, as it’s what teams use to communicate and execute their work. If people within a team have a different understanding of what a shared word or phrase means, miscommunication is inevitable. (Continued 👇)

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

Using constraints to develop a quicker release. And as Brian says, it’s not the only way.👇👇👇

Brian Slugocki

@BSlugocki

4 months

I spend a lot of time developing my technical shooting skills as well as creating drills or ideas on how to teach shooting. Recently, I was looking for ways to teach players to quicken their release and minimize follow through while focusing on what their hands were doing.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

Best presentation I've seen on @TheCoachesSite on constraint led SSG's that help develop hockey sense. Don't miss this one. It's right down your alley @Brant_Berglund , @suihkonen77 , @USAHockeyCoach

The Coaches Site

@TheCoachesSite

1 year

Are you creating the right environment for player growth? 🧠 @BSlugocki shares how you can utilize small area games to create game-like situations in his #GlobalSkillsShowcase presentation. FULL 🎥:

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

An excellent podcast with John Lind, Head of Education/Research for Swedish Hockey. SWE sponsored the research below & are collaborating on a new study with @usahockey which looks to address maturity bias in selection with bio-banding and future teams. 👇

‎The USA Hockey Podcast: A Youth Sports Conversation: #31 Who Reaches the NHL with John Lind on...

‎Show The USA Hockey Podcast: A Youth Sports Conversation, Ep #31 Who Reaches the NHL with John Lind - May 14, 2024

podcasts.apple.com

Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

3 months

Who Reaches the NHL? A 20-Year Retrospective Analysis of Junior and Adult Ice Hockey Success in Relation to Biological Maturation in Male Swedish Players This study looked at the relationship of biological maturity & success in adolescence to adulthood.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

30 days

I was never taught scanning, but I did play tons of soccer, pick up football, street basketball, lacrosse and neighborhood baseball. I’m convinced I learned it in the free play environment, not by any coach. Build the right environment and it will come.

Todd Beane

@_ToddBeane

1 month

CHEAT CODE ✏️ For me, the most fundamental skill in sport (and perhaps life) is …. ▪️ Scanning To see the most relevant variables in play. From there an athlete makes a choice to act. (with and without the ball or puck) ⚽️ 🏀 🎾 🏒 #TOVO

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

“Unless your training sessions mimic your competitive environment, very little transfer takes place.” -John O’Sullivan That didn’t stop me from trying to break down these 3 skills: driving through the hands, scanning and position before possession. End result: no transfer.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

6/ -Play multiple sports especially cross over sports, like soccer, basketball, lacrosse, roller hockey & FLOORBALL. Floorball is really big in all the hockey nations except the US.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

3 months

John O'Sullivan author of Changing the Game on what gets lost in the focus of deliberate practice is the importance of deliberate play. Why is this important? 1) At the core of great athletes is a passion and love of the game.

The massive importance of free play for young athletes - SoccerWire

www.soccerwire.com

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

The game is a changin’.

Coach Taylor - Positive Hockey

@PositiveHockey1

1 year

This is the future of hockey. 5 man units working together and creating offensive chaos. As a coach, if you're not teaching the defenseman how to be active and join rushes and zone play, you are failing them.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

Do no harm.👇👇👇

Joel Cressman

@JoelCressman

2 months

Lionel Scaloni, after his Argentina side won the World Cup in 2022: “If I’m constantly telling young players to play two-touch football, I’m taking away their inventiveness – that’s the best asset.” “Our football culture is about mischief, taking on players, doing nutmegs and

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

@JoelCressman Coaches used a positive coaching model. This program was an outlier in Norway but makes the argument for keeping as many playing for as long as possible, especially in late development sports like soccer and hockey.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

Brandon Naurato: “Just had two options. I can be negative on the bench, which’ll feed into the players, or we can keep it positive and try to stick to the plan. It’s an easy answer for me. That’s all credit to the guys.” @USAHockeyCoach @usahockey

On To Tampa: “Just had two options…It’s an easy answer for me”

Michigan grinds past Penn State 2-1 on a Mackie Samoskevich OT winner to clinch a 2nd straight trip to the Frozen Four

gulogulohockey.substack.com

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

6 years

@igloogranada ’s Steven Gonzalez in acton keeping the ice excellent at @RevolutionOnIce in Malaga.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

8 years

Amazing news! "What More Could You Ask For" was just accepted to @emergefilmfest via !

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

Walked by a 7v7 soccer game today of young kids, probably 10U & I hear the coach yell: “No, No, No, Dillon. Never pass it in the middle.” Really?

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

5 months

“And Kucherov is still a student of the game. He’ll watch clips on his iPad of every shift of Patrick Kane, one of his favorite players. He’ll take parts of Eichel’s or Leon Draisaitl’s game and he’ll incorporate them into his own…

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

10/ And to thanks to all the people who responded to me. @briangillam66 @JimHaverstrom @adg_coach @JoelCressman @JOYofthePEOPLE @drewcarlsonhp @MattDumouchelle @aidancleary80 @hockeylibes @kamerenballas

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

@HockeyThinkTank @MYHockeyRanking 😅You had me going for a second, Toph. There's an even better model in MN, it's been around for 10 years with legit results producing top talented players. The keys to their success? Mainly free play and no selections until 15. And it's a soccer program:

Joy of the People | St Paul, Minnesota

Joy of the People is a unique and innovative youth soccer organization based in St. Paul, MN that uses FreePlay to develop soccer and social skills.

www.joyofthepeople.org

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 month

Why don’t I teach toe drags or specific hockey dekes? BC the technique doesn’t get stored away in a silo. Read👇👇👇

Alex Sarama

@AlexJSarama

1 year

I frequently get asked why I don’t do 1-on-0 dribbling activities, including two ball dribbling, as well as why I don’t teach specific dribble moves such as cross-jabs, dribble counters etc. The reason is due to the fact that none of these practice activities align with...

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 years

Thia is really worth a listen. Sweden, Finland and other European nations are killing North America on a per player basis with top level talent. My takeaway from this episode is that too much emphasis on competition is one of the reasons why. Are we making hockey a job too soon?

The Coaches Site

@TheCoachesSite

2 years

In episode 1 of the Hockey Factories Podcast, @MattDumouchelle examines youth development and where @shattuckstmarys , @OkanaganHockey , @adlermannheim , @jokerithc and @frolunda_hc leave their marks on a player’s career. LISTEN:

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

Add Mia Hamm to the list of so many who credit street play to their development.

Joy of the People

@JOYofthePEOPLE

2 months

"Street play is where creativity thrives and skills are honed. It's crucial for a child's development both on and off the field." - Mia Hamm

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

@FootballLearn11 @adg_coach You should take a serious look at how @JOYofthePEOPLE are running their soccer/futsal programs in St. Paul, MN. And they have been around for 10 years.

Joy of the People | St Paul, Minnesota

Joy of the People is a unique and innovative youth soccer organization based in St. Paul, MN that uses FreePlay to develop soccer and social skills.

www.joyofthepeople.org

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 years

When a player comes off the ice, instead of yelling or correcting them, ask them what they saw out there and then follow with what led you to make that decision. I got this suggestion from another coach last year. Seeing it here, reinforces it more.

Greg Revak, CFP®

@CoachRevak

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

5 months

A big thanks to @TheHersheyBears ’ Garrett Roe for coming over for a photo with my son and his friend. You made their night!

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

"We win as a team, or lose as a team.” Roll all your lines and anyone who tries to tell you differently, and there are many, is full of it. Thanks @danarel !

The Coaches Site

@TheCoachesSite

1 year

As coaches, our job is to develop #hockey players, and the truth is, you can't develop them while they sit on a bench. No more sitting players - roll those lines. 🚂

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

9 years

I'm so excited to announce that my first short documentary film airs on BBC World News America tonight. Check local PBS listings for times.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

2/ -More implicit coaching and less explicit coaching. In other words less telling them what to do and more focus on creating the environment where kids can ask questions or figure it out on their own. -Video review for older players

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

3 months

1/ Looking at the data of U16, U18, U20 male Swedish hockey players on the national teams and those who later played in the NHL, it concluded that selection on the U16, U18's is positively related to early maturation, while NHL success is inversely related to late maturation.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

Read and follow Joel 👇👇👇

Joel Cressman

@JoelCressman

2 months

“Elite” youth teams are an invention of adults, for adults. When kids are selected young, it causes: 1. More sport-specific practice for the few 2. A false sense of early growth 3. A “radiating effect” of needing more sport-specific practice to get picked 4. Coaches to judge

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

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In essence, this is the Brazilian model for @JOYofthePEOPLE .

All Things Brazil™ 🇧🇷

@SelecaoTalk

3 months

Major things academies struggle with/get wrong: Having kids play on big pitches. Totally unnecessary. Shifts focus to physicality over technicality. Small sided games/futsal, high touch & dribble volume, risk taking encouraged, until at least 14/15 years old should be the way.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

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6/ Possible solutions: Hockey organizations should improve their developmental pathway so that both early and late developers receive appropriate support and training. When trying to identify talent it could be beneficial to differentiate between height and maturity.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

I was always told that you don't learn much playing regulation games and that practice is much more important. With the advent of ecological dynamics and CLA does this way of thinking hold true? @USAHockeyCoach @ctsehockey @Mr_Tennis_Coach @_ToddBeane @TheCoachesSite @nasthe3rd

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

3 months

One of the biggest myths about skill acquisition in sport. 👇👇👇

Transforming Basketball

@transformbball

3 months

The "10,000 Hour Rule" is a MYTH. @Gladwell , who popularized this rule, debunked it almost a decade ago: "There is a lot of confusion about the 10,000 rule ... It doesn't apply to sports." Ultimately, the rule is a huge oversimplification. Coaches, let us know your thoughts! 🗣️

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

11 months

@_ToddBeane My take on this Todd, after moving back to the US from Spain, is that US kids are so over-scheduled with private tutors & coaches that it is almost impossible for them to find common time for free play.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

5 months

I think I'm going to have to order Joel's book! Imagine that deliberate play is more important than deliberate practice.

Quantum Player Development

@players_only_

6 months

From @JoelCressman book: If you're into player development, you'll be into this book...

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

Constraint led approach…

Baseball’s Greatest Moments

@BBGreatMoments

2 months

Coach was fed up with his players not hitting the inside of the bag so he put their phones on the bag to force them to hit the inside of the base. This is genius 😂

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

Don’t pay for your kids to stand in line to skate around some cones. Go here instead. The only CLA based hockey clinic that I’m aware of in Metro Boston.

Greg Revak, CFP®

@CoachRevak

2 months

Solid program just west of Boston. Reach out if you’re looking for summer ice fun. Coach Rice lives and breathes this stuff.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

@JoelCressman Group of 40 players in town program. Players were not divided in to A and B team. They had virtually unlimited access to a year round bubble covered field. At 13, any player could choose to play for the team that practiced twice a week to the team that practiced more.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 years

An ice arena in Granada Spain, an arena that has been a helping to grow ice hockey and figure skating, is under threat due to the pandemic. They've started a gofundme campaign to collect donations. Please help this casualty of the pandemic. @igloogranada

Hielo Español

@Hieloespanol

4 years

Se ha abierto una página de recaudación de donaciones para evitar el cierre del @igloogranada , actualmente, la única pista de hielo que hay en Andalucía.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

9 months

@CoachRevak Love these Greg. Bookmarking them all to show to my minions.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

11 months

Cues and decision making!👇👇👇

IceHockeySystems.com

@icehockeydrills

11 months

🏒🚨 Coach @AGagliardi92 discusses why its beneficial to prioritize adding decisions & cues to practice this season 👇 ✅ View 6 examples of decision making activities in the link below:

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

Amazing use of deception…

Brady Trettenero

@BradyTrett

1 year

Kucherov with a nasty fake shot pass

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

I’m looking forward to this.

The Coaches Site

@TheCoachesSite

1 year

Teach interchangeable positional roles, not positions. Watch Kenny Rausch's insightful #TCSLive presentation to find out why:

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

@TDC_Hockey I think they are generally considered antiquted at this point. There are lots of ways to hide conditioning in other drills.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

9 years

Comedian @SabrinaJalees talks about coming out to her Muslim family. http://t.co/QurHRE6VK4 Thanks @JohnMakely at NBC for assigning me.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

8/ ...the idea of not selecting players for teams and more free play than practice. So this is where I am. I’ve started to investigate these concepts and I have some ideas.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

8 years

An aerial view of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. #rockymountains , #travel #photooftheday …

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

3 years

@FlutoShinzawa @FlutoShinzawa , if Rask is healthy and you believe in the kids, does that make Halak an asset worth listening to offers for? He’s an asset that doesn’t hurt the team’s future.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

@JimHaverstrom Would love to get my kids playing like this. I’ve been trying to come up with some SSG’s that would allow for the affordance of switching. It will definitely be a part of going to interchangeable positions this year.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

5 months

Even for sprinting, make it game like and you’ll get the highest level of intensity.

Jeremy Frisch

@JeremyFrisch

2 years

Sprinting activities for young athletes should come in the form of ball games, races, pattern running, relays, and chasing activities like tag and invasion games. Children love the competitive nature of these types of activities...

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

9/ I will post about some of the supporting arguments soon. In the meantime if you want to join me and look at these ideas, I welcome you.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

Positionless, position-lite, positional or flow hockey, whatever, you want to call it, it’s here to stay. @USAHockeyCoach @usarausch @Brant_Berglund @TheCoachesSite @icehockeydrills @AGagliardi92 @Ricer18 @suihkonen77 @BrandonNaurato @ChicagoSteel

Fluto Shinzawa

@FlutoShinzawa

1 year

What’s to come in the NHL? The Beanpot coaches predict the future.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

Norway and their sport philosophy is a big winner today over Canada. BTW, Canada has ten times more hockey participants than Norway so they have to be doing something right. @usahockey @USAHockeyCoach @TheCoachesSite @icehockeydrills

IIHF

@IIHFHockey

1 year

Norway got only the second win ever against Canada today.🇳🇴💪 #CANNOR #IIHFWorlds @norskishockey Full game recap ⤵️

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

4 months

Ecological Dynamics explained at a level that even hockey coaches can understand. 👇👇👇

Tom Parry

@kestrelpsych

4 months

Coaching through an Ecological Dynamics lens 🧵 What should I pay attention to when coaching through an Eco D lens? What does coaching look like using this theoretical viewpoint? 👀👇

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 years

@Brant_Berglund @TheDavidLaszlo I’ve been doing some digging on the CLA and Flow Hockey (position-less) and I came across this tweet. I can’t believe I missed this. My three favorite hockey people: @Brant_Berglund , @Jlounsbury11 and @suihkonen77 . I’ll give this a listen tomorrow. Keep fighting the good fight!

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

3 months

Put more play in to your programs👇

Salisbury Rovers FC

@Salisburyrovers

3 months

Someone recently said to me, "it's become so fashionable for adults to talk of play". Play is not a 'phase'. Play is not a tool in a coach's toolkit. Play is not adults talking to adults about their coaching. Play doesn't require BIG💰funding Play is about children's rights

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

3 months

@Abrew2014 @TheSIpod Eliminating selection would be extremely challenging in NA but it has been done in one place. @JOYofthePEOPLE is a soccer program in St Paul, Minnesota that did it and they are consistently winning futsal titles. Their model is also based on a solid foundation of deliberate play.

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 year

This is a fascinating read on how Brandon Naurato is adapting Pep Guardiola and Johan Cruyff's Total Football to hockey at the University of Michigan. I highly recommend it.

Sam Stockton

@_samstockton

1 year

Attack, retrieve, release. Symphony & heavy metal. Cruyff & Guardiola. On the core idea, language, and people behind Brandon Naurato’s adaptation of Pep Guardiola’s domination through possession to the ice for @umichhockey :

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

1 month

A synthesis of "The Anxious Generation". FACT: technology is changing how children's minds are developing. How do we CORRECT? Limit screen time & bring back FREE PLAY. I started a weekly floorball game. It's a logistical challenge bc every kid is over-scheduled. But it's a start!

Owl! at the Library 😴🧙‍♀️

@SketchesbyBoze

1 month

I’ve just finished reading @JonHaidt ’s bestselling new book THE ANXIOUS GENERATION. I think it may be the most important nonfiction book of the decade, and today I want to tell you why. 🧵

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

5 months

A supported argument for using game-like activities and CLA in your hockey practice plans. 👇👇👇

Nick Smallridge

@nasthe3rd

5 months

Play- It’s not just for fun Deliberate play early in life can have a big impact on player development. 🧵

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

Helicopter parenting, over-scheduling and a decline in ‘free play’ may be causing the youth mental health crisis. -Peter Gray, a Boston College professor 👇👇👇

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 years

These drills, links and podcasts will make you a better hockey coach. Don’t miss this.

TJ Manastersky

@tjmanastersky

2 years

Year 3 incoming. It’s made me better. Hopefully, it’s helped you, too. Cheers

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Charlie Mahoney

@chasmahoney

2 months

Free play provides the space for experimentation and creativity to flourish. 👇👇👇

Joel Cressman

@JoelCressman

2 months

Highly creative pro footballers spend more time in free play from the ages of 6-15. “Players who can retain a sense of spontaneity, ‘mischievousness’, and creativity at the top level of their sport are more likely to shape a game than those who are ruthlessly well-drilled.”

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