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In episode #283 we welcome former TCS contributor and current Head Coach of the University of Minnesota-Duluth women's program, Laura Schuler.
Schuler has enjoyed a remarkable and diverse career that has seen her on the forefront of the evolution of the women's game as both a player and coach, including leading talented teams internationally and at the NCAA level.
That includes being named the Head Coach of Canada’s National Team in 2015 and leading the program to a silver medal at the 2018 Olympics.
Make sure to check out her TCS series Finding the Details with Laura Schuler for a breakdown of the the key details and habits critical to creating consistency in your team’s play.
Listen as she shares why hockey is one the best laboratories for life lessons, why coaches should be focusing on tendencies in prescouts, and becoming a threat by creating a predictable structure.
Video Timestamps:
- 0:00 Mountain biking
- 3:50 Coaching in Duluth
- 6:15 Taking on role as assistant
- 8:40 Investing in personal relationships
- 12:45 Not being afraid to fail/learning to cope
- 17:00 Working to correct mistakes
- 19:00 Creating environment to improve in practice
- 22:25 Video work tips
- 27:30 Impactful mentoring experiences
- 29:45 Interviewing at the University of Vermont
- 31:40 Improving communicating/presenting
- 34:35 Finding the details/always looking to learn
- 37:30 Allowing players to figure out the game
- 40:35 Balancing structure/creativity in practice
- 43:00 Evaluating work ethic
- 45:55 Playing days/how the game has changed
- 48:35 New challenges for coaches/handling mistakes
- 52:55 Evolution as a coach/building a positive outlook
