Hockey skills development coach. I love helping educate and mentor coaches at all levels. Contributing columnist for
@thecoachessite
. He/Him. Views are my own.
I've shared this before: My son, who stutters, learned of Rust's stutter on social media and he and I DM'd him. He replied within days with words of encouragement. My son later made a presentation for his class to help them understand his stutter and mentioned Rust as his hero.
Bryan Rust, the
@penguins
' 2023-24 King Clancy Trophy nominee, shared his story of how his stutter shaped him in a blog post. Through his “Seats for Strength” initiative, he invites children with speech impediments to home games.
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@LorenAmmon
@MarkHamill
There aren’t multiple truths. The only truth is that Rowling is transphobic trash. She’s using her “power” to further attack the trans community and make their lives more unsafe.
@Mytral1
@SeanFitz_Gerald
Being Christian is a choice. Also, Christians aren’t being killed disproportionately to other groups in this country. Get a grip.
@LapGong
@thebirdmaniac
Both my books were Amazon bestsellers. It’s not exactly a measurement of success. It’s a measurement that in that hour of the day you sold more book than others.
@deepgr9en
@MarkHamill
A little homework goes a long way. This group has historical ties to literal Nazi Germany and the flag has multiple neo-Nazi symbols on it.
@jtribs14
This is sad and pisses me off. I have a few women on my team and we had a similar incident a few seasons ago and the team captain kicked the offender off the team. I can’t believe they did nothing.
New drill we ran tonight. Goals are worth the number of complete passes made before the goal. This group struggled a little more than the other but kept at it and had a lot of fun. Ran 2 on 2 and 3 on 3 with no one standing around.
The NHL released the following statement today regarding Ivan Provorov.
On Tuesday, Provorov did not participate in warmups after refusing to wear the Flyers' Pride Night-themed warmup jerseys.
@Fudgewilde
@PopCrave
It's not that we can't, it's that we don't want to give him money. Elon's a fascist. I am using this site while I help move my friends to other networks and then gone.
Paying $8 to use this hellsite is something we can afford, but no thanks.
@TheoFleury14
My whole family supports this but it’s mainly because unlike you we’re not hateful bigots scared of clothing. Put the phone down and disappear into the trash bin of history where you and your ideology belong.
@Abd__Al_Karim
well, those are, at the very least, a collection of words you've put together. Nonsensical and a-historical, but they are words nevertheless.
Please steal coaching ideas from me. I learn so much from other coaches and love using their drills.
It's the reason I share my drills openly on
@TheCoachesSite
It's not stealing if I am giving it to you!
Don’t be offended if someone copies or uses your ideas. If they’re doing that, it means you’re doing something right! If your thoughts/words are important enough for someone else to use, it should make you happy. You’re making a difference & ultimately, others are passing it on!
This 3 on 3 back checking race turns into a 3 on 3 game. Always a really fun drill at the end of practice that skates them hard and gets them playing a fun game that focuses on open ice and passing.
This bill is dangerous and harms kids.
The GOPs war on trans youth is vile, deadly, and will result unfathomable amounts of harm.
I am sickened to see this taking place.
BREAKING: Kansas Republicans have successfully overridden the Governor veto to now authorize genital inspections of children in order for kids to play sports. A very dark & disturbing day.
#ksleg
Here is a station based 4 on 0 breakout To a 2 on 2 zone entry. Moves quick and reenforces short hard passes. The back check adds additional pressure for the F to go in with speed and head up.
Shown here with my 12U A team.
What an awesome day watching my son at the
#SDLOYALSOCCERCAMP
with
@camdenriley2
and other favorites from the
@SanDiegoLoyal
today. Love watching him fall in love with playing a new sport and getting better every day.
Jets with an awesome SAG battle drill. This drill is fantastic for teaching puck control and movement in a confined space.
This is forcing faster decisions, heads up hockey, and simulates a game like battle in the zone. Awesome drill.
It will take more practice to get this down, but I really enjoyed running this drill I picked up from
@deb_teams
working on giving and receiving passes in motion.
NHL TV used to stream NHL Network games and it was great because I don’t have basic cable service because it’s the year of our lord 2023 and no one uses cable anymore.
Yet, the NHL, in their infinite wisdom to grow viewership puts awesome games on a network next to no one has.
@Bobbyry5409
No doubt the food is good, but not even mentioning their money going to oppress LGBTQ people, they have violated labor laws, including child labor laws. I don’t do boycotts, but I also don’t give my money to people who use it to do bad things to others.
Upgraded my department today to
@Bitwarden
enterprise and everyone got a free family account to go with it!
Stoked to upgrade my personal account to a premium one!
Not surprising the lady trying to ruin public education can’t actually do research properly.
@quintabrunson
has pointed out clearly that this tweet is a lie.
I'll share it again.
The creator, lead writer and co-producer of
@AbbottElemABC
@quintabrunson
is from West Philly and attended charter schools her entire education. She reportedly loved it at the time, heaped praise on it. Once upon a time.
Guess money talks.
I honestly can't speak more highly of
@StandardNotes
It's one of the few apps I use every single day for my own productivity and even work.
I do all my writing, notes, to-do lists, etc there.
I would fall apart without it.
"This drill was used at
#BuffaloSabres
Dev camp and caught my eye with the simplicity of the setup, and importance of every move. Draw 4 circles on a half-sheet and place a player from each team on opposing sides..." FULL DRILL:
Parents often want to see a practice that looks pretty. They want to see flow drills and lots of movement across the whole surface. The problem is, this doesn't often add value to the player.
We can challenge ourselves to do more with less, get reps, touches, and really develop!
It's easy to get lazy with full-ice
#hockey
practice drills. Challenge yourself to do more with less; work players harder and get them more puck time using half-ice, writes
@danarel
.
This drill works on utilizing the decision making zone. You have 2 battling players outside the dots on both sides of the zone, and 2 on 2 inside the dots. Pass to the outside to active your team on F. (1/2)
So excited to see my first ever futbol game tonight. Watched so many on TV and yet somehow with the Loyal and Wave locally, haven’t been yet. That changes today!
Small area game, uses 8 players at once! 2 on 2 with 2 additional players on each team playing the point. Nets at center. Really promotes puck movement and gives awesome opportunity to speak about making blind passes to where you hope the point is. Head up and look first!
Still on cloud 9 after an amazing week in Ann Arbor for
#TCSLive
. Here is a photo I just got with
@TheCoachesSite
founder Aaron Wilbur, UofM Women’s head coach
@jtribs14
and myself.
Can’t wait to share my presentation with those who couldn’t be there live.
I can’t disagree more. A child has a right to tell their parents on their own terms. If a child feels unsafe (or simply not ready) to tell their parents, they should be protected.
I don't think you can get more out of a practice than you can with running station based.
You can run small area games, and even skill based stations with little know no lines, so many reps, and lots of fun.
This works at every single level of the game, not just youth.
Work on skating, passing, shooting, special teams, and individual skill development, all while keeping your
#hockey
practice fast paced and fun. Coach
@danarel
strikes again!
"In this
@HockeyCoachVis
drill, the focus is on defenders choosing the right gap on the forward skating at them. Pucks are in opposite corners so each side can run at the same time, moving 4 players at a time."
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After 10 years with the same hockey program, I’m making a change and really excited to be joining the San Diego Saints as the director or player development and also joining the coaching staff of their 14U AA team.
Cant wait to see what we can do together!
Ran this simple regroup drill last night with a mixed skill level 12U group. The struggle for this group was the disparity in passing ability, but added an extra challenge as not all passes are perfect.
I run this often when I have full ice with my more advanced 12U group.
An “elite” player in any given game has the puck for fewer than 1 min and 30 seconds.
You’re getting little to no development during the game itself, rather you’re putting your development to use.
Practices, with small area games, increases puck touches and development.
Hockey Canada completed a study which concluded that 1 quality run practice with many puck touches, game like, decision making, challenging and fun will equal up to eleven "regular" full ice games. Keep that study in mind when designing your practice to maximize development.
SDGE is raising everyone's bill in the San Diego area by an average of $120 a month.
It's criminal what these companies are allowed to do, especially during these times of incredible inflation.
BREAKING NEWS: Sen. Mitch McConnell appearing to have another scary episode in the media gaggle in Covington today. Aides had to step in to help him out and repeat questions. He was eventually lead away. We'll have the full video on
@WLWT
Like I did last season, I have a review of the good and bad from NHL training camps up for
@TheCoachesSite
- have a read and see what I loved and didn't from around the league.
If you’re a journalists covering the Hawaii fires, I beg of you to stop talking about tourism and start talking about the impact to locals and the actual communities that exist there.
I don’t care how much money Marriott is losing. I care about the people who call Hawaii home.
Excited that I can now announce the title of my talk at
@TheCoachesSite
Live
#TCSLive
:
No Goalies Allowed: Small Area Games Focused on Passing & Possession
I will focus on teaching these skills without making the focus shots or scoring, allowing players to stay focused.
Whenever I make a bad pass to a kid at practice, I tell them it’s so they can learn to take bad passes.
It’s 50/50 when I’m lying to them about my pass. 😂😂
COACHES: Don't be scared to mix in a few bad passes in practice 😅
@TPHCan
's Kevin Galerno explains why keeping players guessing is key to development.
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I keep seeing 8U “super leagues” popping up touting full ice hockey, when this right here is the best director for youth hockey. 10U at half ice offers so much more for development and is only held back by parents and directors who don’t understand development.
10U Half-Ice Tournament in conjunction w/ NHL Winter Classic put on by Seattle Kraken.
Great things happening in Washington Affiliate & the Pacific District. Fun & Development following age appropriate guidelines!
@lurkertosome
@LorenAmmon
@MarkHamill
As a father, I know my children are going to be allowed to be who they want to be and not have some TERF author decide what their gender is for them. And you hope my team sees that I would openly coach and accept any player regardless of gender identity and expression? OH NO!
@hereincolour
And if you don’t, don’t give up. I didn’t get it for the first leg, couldn’t afford resale and refused to pay that match. One week before LA, I got a presale code and amazing seats at face value.
It works out!!
We run this drill at regular practices as well. Only 2 active skaters but with 3-4 stations, the group is only 4 skaters, 5 max so the reps are huge. You don’t have to run it for a long time to get a lot of chances and get something great out of it.
"This
@HockeyCoachVis
drill begins with working on two different aspects of our game. Clearing a puck out of the zone, and stopping a puck from being cleared."
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Having an incredible time with the
@SanJoseSharks
and our 12U A San Diego Oilers team today. Thanks
@TaraSlone
for helping making it even more unforgettable.
@AndyKindler
@vinyl4535
They are such a good example of why my atheism is one of the last things I’ll tell you about myself. It’s one of the many things I am, but I don’t want to be associated with these assholes.
Bring on the power kill! My team has more short handed goals this year that we do power play goals because we play a very aggressive PK that generates chances and doesn’t teach kids to stand back or just try and clear the puck.
Most teams are caught off guard by an aggressive PK. These 3️⃣ drills have instil the confidence needed to dominate when most teams turtle back into their shells. Great new story from
@danarel
.
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