Excerpt from the Los Angeles Times Although Kobe plays basketball, he expresses a sentiment that you could equate to hockey and is one of main goals of the ADM – skill development. Kobe Bryant believes European basketball players are more… Read More ›
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Body Contact: The (Sometimes) Forgotten Element of Skill Development
By Jessi Pierce – Special to USAHockey.com Every practice should focus on skill development. For most coaches, players and parents, that means skating, shooting, stickhandling and passing But there’s another skill that sometimes gets overlooked, one that’s just as… Read More ›
The Benefits Of A Well-Crafted Practice Far Outweigh What Can Be Gained In A Game
By: Harry Thompson for USA Hockey Magaziine In the words of Allen Iverson, when it comes to skill development we are definitely talkin’ about practice. Not a game. Not a game. We’re talkin’ about practice. While Iverson’s anti-practice rant may be taken a… Read More ›