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Minnesota State University (Mankato) | NCAA
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D100 – Power Play Game – All Situation – College Men
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Pre-Touch Passing: The Skill That Makes the Game Move Before the Puck!
Maxim Noreau
Skills Coach | Armada | QMJHL
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Shooting Drill - Changing the angle
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Shared Practice Retrieval and Breakout Skills - Wayzata Youth Hockey Plan of the Week
Barry Jones
Director of Coaching, S&C, Player Development - NRG Hockey
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READING THE GAME: Hockey Sense Isn’t What You Think It Is (1:8)
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Director of Coaching, S&C, Player Development - NRG Hockey
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Director of Coaching, S&C, Player Development - NRG Hockey
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READING THE GAME: Hockey Sense Develops Through Sampling and Constraint (6:8)
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Director of Coaching, S&C, Player Development - NRG Hockey
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READING THE GAME: Hockey Sense Emerges From Environments That Think Back (8:8)
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Youth Coach | Wheatland Hockey / APHA
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Meaning Before Method: Why Skill Doesn’t Stick Without Purpose
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Director of Coaching, S&C, Player Development - NRG Hockey
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SHAPING THE GAME: Psychological Structure
Barry Jones
Director of Coaching, S&C, Player Development - NRG Hockey
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SHAPING THE GAME: Skill, Movement, and Adaptation
Barry Jones
Director of Coaching, S&C, Player Development - NRG Hockey
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SHAPING THE GAME: Sampling and Exploration
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Skills Coach | Armada | QMJHL
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Passing skills vs defending flat sticks (shaft on the ice)
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Defensemen - Blue Line Rule
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Players Aren’t Fragile, Our Standards Are!
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The Game That Exposed a Coaching Problem We Don’t Talk About
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When A Switch Only Exists For One Player
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Skills Coach | Armada | QMJHL
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The Middle You Don't Protect Will Beat You
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Shift Change - Episode 4
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Coach | Winona Area Youth Hockey Association | MN Hockey
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Skills Coach | NorCan Hockey | Alberta
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Player Development | Viima Hockey | Europe
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Beyond Reps: How Hockey Players Actually Learn
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Head Coach | Albright College | NCAA Men’s Division III
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I Taught Structure. I Forgot to Teach Offense
Darren Rommerdahl
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Pro Skill Development: Deception and Elite Scoring Habits
Mark Howell
Coach | University of Calgary, Men's Hockey | U Sport
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Do Simple Great
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Youth Coach | Brandon Wheat Kings U15 AAA | RSF Performance
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When The Pattern Is Identified
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Scout, Hockey Writer and Analyst | Neutral Zone QMJHL Scout/Writer
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Coach | Cranbrook Bucks | BCHL
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Player & Coach Development | Brian Gillam Hockey
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Shaun Earl
Youth Coach | Brandon Wheat Kings U15 AAA | RSF Performance
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Craig Eagles
Scout, Hockey Writer and Analyst | Neutral Zone QMJHL Scout/Writer
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Coach | Cranbrook Bucks | BCHL
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Barry Jones
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Barry Jones
Director of Coaching, S&C, Player Development - NRG Hockey
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Kyle MacLennan
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Youth Coach | Brandon Wheat Kings U15 AAA | RSF Performance
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Coach | Weeks U18 Majors | NSU18MHL
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Youth Coach | Brandon Wheat Kings U15 AAA | RSF Performance
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Coach | Cranbrook Bucks | BCHL
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Coach | Weeks U18 Majors | NSU18MHL
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Magnus Ågren
Performance and Leadership Development | Consultant | SHL - NL - DEL
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Shaun Earl
Youth Coach | Brandon Wheat Kings U15 AAA | RSF Performance
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