Five truths about youth sports: The Hockey Dad’s enlightened perspective
The numerous accounts of neardeath experiences that I’ve read are all remarkably similar. While moving toward a bright light, there’s an epiphany. Later, armed with…
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How to be a hockey mom or dad and pursue your own fitness goals
As parents of young athletes, we spend an inordinate amount of time tending to our children’s athletic lives: driving to and from practices and games…Read More
Playing time: 5 thoughtful and well-executed approaches
In response to my last column, where I listed 25 maxims for coaches about "playing time," several parents wrote to me with stories of coaches…
Playing time: 25 essential maxims for coaches
Playing time. Without a doubt, these are the two most charged words in youth sports, generating more positive and negative emotions among athletes, their parents…
Making the cut: The harsh realities of tryouts
The end of the hockey season also means the beginning of the next one, as club team tryouts are held the week after the final…
‘Hockey is a great metaphor for personal improvement’
My 16-year-old son, Ben, started playing hockey at age 9. This past year, he played on his high school’s JV hockey team, as well as…
Hot Shots is in a league of its own, for all the right reasons
Imagine looking forward to hockey practices and games with the same enthusiasm normally reserved for Christmas morning. Imagine standing along the boards, stick in hand,…
