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Coach Dan Arel

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Hockey skills development coach. I love helping educate and mentor coaches at all levels. Contributing columnist for @thecoachessite . He/Him. Views are my own.

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@coacharel
Coach Dan Arel
2 years
@OS_MOTE @jakeshieldsajj Dude looks like a thumb and he’s commenting on people’s appearance?
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@MarkHamill As a fan, I have to ask how this is speaking truth to power? She’s just being transphobic, again. What truth is Rowling speaking?
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@MarkHamill As well intentioned as this may have been on your end, there is a literal Nazi flag in the background. Not a great look.
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@NoelFritsch @FirstHealth This is child abuse. By you, not them.
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5 months
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.
@PR_NHL
NHL Public Relations
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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. More:
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@etammykim No, I’ll do just that when they publish defense of transphobia.
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2 years
@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.
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2 years
@PopCrave Just take it now so no one thinks I am giving that fascist $8
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@BR_OpenIce *narrator* “It wasn’t”
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1 year
@smg_revisited That thread is amazing! Quoting obvious left-leaning lyrics and saying “how can someone right these and be a commie?!”
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2 years
@drmistercody Text 2FA isn’t secure anyway. I’d recommend moving to an app.
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2 years
@Mytral1 @SeanFitz_Gerald Being Christian is a choice. Also, Christians aren’t being killed disproportionately to other groups in this country. Get a grip.
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@EWErickson You believe the earth is 6,000 years old. I can't take that seriously, even my children know this is immature thinking.
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@RMcElhenney To be fair, American Football is.
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@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.
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2 years
@Oshawa_Generals @VisionDrag @OHLHockey @PFLAGDurham I now have a favorite OHL team. Hands down.
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2 years
@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.
@westonpagano
onagapnotsew
2 years
@MarkHamill I know you mean well, Mark, but these guys are literal out and proud nazis! Please reconsider.
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@BR_OpenIce Basically the only way he can score anymore.
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2 years
@seangentille Somewhere out there, Theo Fleury is blaming this on drag queens.
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@VivekGRamaswamy I mean, that’s how laws work…
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@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.
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
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.
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2 years
@BR_OpenIce Ron Hextall being hired as Penguins GM
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2 years
@Mytral1 @SeanFitz_Gerald Who? Christians do most of the killing if we’re being honest.
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
To quote @evanFmoore and @icehockeystick “Hockey is for everyone until everyone shows up” This is a weak statement by the NHL that contradicts everything #hockeyisforeveryone is supposed to mean.
@BR_OpenIce
B/R Open Ice
2 years
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.
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2 years
@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.
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2 years
@georgeedwardmoz And military appreciation night.
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2 years
@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.
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
@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.
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
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!
@CoachJonBeck
Jon Beck
2 years
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!
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
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.
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
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.
@Davis_Hammet
Davis Hammet
2 years
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
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
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.
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Coach Dan Arel
10 months
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.
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
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.
@NHLJets
Winnipeg Jets
1 year
Talk about your small area battles 😳
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Coach Dan Arel
10 months
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.
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Coach Dan Arel
11 months
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.
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Travis Yost
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Getting word that no one can watch the Friday matinee game featuring two Original Six teams ‘cause NHL Network. Checking.
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
@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.
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
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!
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
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.
@JeanneAllen
Jeanne Allen
2 years
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.
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1 year
I didn’t realize Elon was invited this year.
@vulture
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A cockroach slays on the Met Gala red carpet
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1 year
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.
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
This has so quickly become one of my favorite drills.
@TheCoachesSite
The Coaches Site
1 year
"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:
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
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!
@TheCoachesSite
The Coaches Site
1 year
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 .
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
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)
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
@JenMcB2 @cenkuygur It was clear years ago he was only a few steps away from going full Rubin. Always been trash, always will be.
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
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!
@SanDiegoLoyal
San Diego Loyal
1 year
Celebrate. 🆚 @orangecountysc 🏟️ Torero Stadium 🕖 7:00 PM PT 💻 ESPN+ 🏳️‍🌈 Pride Night presented by @SDGE 🎟️ #SDvOC
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
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!
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
This is one of my all time favorite drills to end practice with. Kids love it, great lessons, and just fun.
@TheCoachesSite
The Coaches Site
1 year
The object is for the offence to score, or for the defence to get possession and pass it to their three forwards waiting on the boards... FULL DRILL:
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2 years
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1 year
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.
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1 year
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.
@TJProvincial
Telegraph-Journal
1 year
Parents have right to know if child is LGBTQ+: Higgs
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
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.
@TheCoachesSite
The Coaches Site
2 years
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!
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2 years
@AndyKindler @MarkHamill Since most people likely think it did happen, it makes it appear a lot more people have Twitter Blue… That’s my guess.
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2 years
@brettgoldstein @JeriLRyan I’m not sure there is a way to play this cool. Just go for it.
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
One of my absolute favorite gap control drills!
@TheCoachesSite
The Coaches Site
2 years
"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." DRILL DETAILS:
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Coach Dan Arel
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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!
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
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.
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
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.
@JimHaverstrom
Jim Haverstrom
1 year
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.
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1 year
@startpage "Give me your passwords then so I can access all of your accounts"
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@elivalley Stephen is just mad it’s not $88
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
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.
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
The state of US politics is that these people will die in office rather than risk relinquishing power.
@HannahPThomas
Hannah Thomas
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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
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1 year
I don’t know what to do with my hands. #tcslive
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@FlavorFlav Wow, did ET get the internet today?!?
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2 years
@Abd__Al_Karim Yeah, so that’s not at all what that text says. Any of them. Swing and a miss for reading comprehension there slugger.
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1 year
I seriously miss Ann Arbor already. Fell in love with that city is 4 days.
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
@JoshYohe_PGH Fantastic article. Can we ensure someone from FSG reads it?
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
@Kschwenky Wow. That is an award winning tweet.
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
Wow I didn’t think Pride Month could get any cooler, and yet here we are!
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Lauren Witzke
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1 year
Really great to briefly meet @FriedgeHNIC today. Let’s make the San Diego NHL team happen. I hear the Coyotes need a home.
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
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.
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1 year
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.
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1 year
Do we need a whole article to say “right-wingers hate women”?
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1 year
@jmrphy Is the CBD in the room with you right now?
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Coach Dan Arel
9 months
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. 😂😂
@GlassandOutPod
Glass and Out Podcast
9 months
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. Apple: Spotify: Presented by @StateAndLiberty
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
Start 1v1 or 2v2 and build up to a 3v3. Team that gets behind the goal line and back with possession is offense. Great drill for battles.
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Coach Dan Arel
10 months
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.
@bobusahockey
Bob Mancini
10 months
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!
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1 year
@tedcruz 2 full years before the revolution…
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
@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!
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
@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!!
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@coacharel
Coach Dan Arel
2 years
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.
@TheCoachesSite
The Coaches Site
2 years
"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." FULL DRILL:
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
Goodbye old friend. At least now people won’t think I’m paying for Twitter.
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
I'm at the rink now. A wonderful cure sometimes.
@coacharel
Coach Dan Arel
1 year
Today is not a great day on the ol' mental health scale.
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2 years
@TheMcKenziest As history has taught us, no doubt. We famously ended WWII through long discussions.
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
3 presenters from @TheCoachesSite #TCSLive from 2022 and 2023 running a hockey camp in Poway, CA.
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Coach Dan Arel
11 months
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.
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
@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.
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
@stefdicembre I’m just blocking any Lasso hate I see. I ain’t got time for that.
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@coacharel
Coach Dan Arel
10 months
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.
@TheCoachesSite
The Coaches Site
10 months
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 . READ:
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
@JoshYohe_PGH Same as with Philly I assume. Destroy it and move on?
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
@elonmusk @RiaRevealed I’ve found the most corrupt of them.
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Coach Dan Arel
1 year
@ktrain_11 “Old man yells at cloud” in article form.
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Coach Dan Arel
2 years
A new message I intend to share with my team this week: There are no failures. There’s just early attempts at success.
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