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In Episode 344 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we welcome Development Coach with the Utah Mammoth, Nathaniel Brooks.
Brooks presented at our 2023 edition of TCS Live. At the time, he was an Associate Coach at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryserson University), where he spent seven seasons. Later that summer, he was hired as a Development Coach by the Arizona Coyotes, a role he has continued to evolve in since the franchise's move to Utah.
The Mammoth are flush with young superstars and incoming prospects. But stockpiling talent is only half the battle in the NHL. Nurturing those prospects into everyday NHLers is the tricky part.
Listen as he shares how he defines the fundamentals, how to improve a player's play away from the puck, and the process of skill stacking.
Video Timestamps:
- 0:00 TCS Live
- 1:00 Life as a dance dad
- 8:45 Playoff skill observations
- 10:35 Defining the fundamentals
- 14:30 Teaching play away from the puck
- 18:05 Managing individual skill sessions
- 22:45 Role player’s effectiveness in playoffs
- 26:05 Stacking skills
- 28:40 Supporting struggling players
- 31:00 Preparing a player’s mindset
- 36:15 Adapting development to each player
- 41:40 Player on-ice feedback
- 44:00 Dad Kirk Brooks influence
- 50:05 Seaside hockey
- 56:00 Youth coaching influence
- 58:05 Gardiner MacDougall
- 1:03:55 Coaching resources
