Breakaway, The Minor Hockey Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

“Not everyone is built the same way so not everyone skates the same way.”

That’s the philosophy of Corey McNabb, the Director, NextGen Development with Hockey Canada. He’s worked with teams and players of all ages and levels, and has come to understand that players show their skills in ways that work for them.

“It comes down to giving the kids the tools. As they go through the system, to me, your job as a coach is to teach them the when, the how and the why,” said McNabb.

Learn more: https://www.omha.net/news_article/show/1310068

Coaches can come up with all of the Xs and Os or pour over video, but a large part of what it means to be a leader on a minor hockey team is creating those valuable connections with your players.

Warning: This episode contains strong language.

Guest Bio: Dr. Jody Carrington is a child psychologist and published author.

Learn more: https://www.omha.net/news_article/show/1304895

In the season's final episode, we look back on the closing weeks on Championships and upcoming Evaluations.

Guest Bio: Michael Dundas is the Manager of Hockey Development with the OMHA

Growing the game of hockey to reach new families will only benefit the sport. That’s the sentiment of hockey bodies around the world.

When it was realized that it was no longer automatic that all kids play hockey in the winter, Andresen knew Minnesota Hockey had to do something to attract those new players.

Guest Bio: Glen Andresen is the Executive Director of Minnesota Hockey.

Guest Bio: Nick Buonocore is a parent, volunteer coach, and former collegiate athlete with a unique, first-hand perspective on the changing culture of today’s youth sports industry. He established The Reformed Sports Project to promote a healthy and holistic approach in all areas of sport, through education and advocacy. Today, he is a leading voice in youth sports reform.

Teams are in the thick of Qualifiers for OMHA Championships presented by Egg Farmers of Ontario. Between those new weekends, pilot projects and engaging with our Associatons, parents and players, let's check in on where we are at right now in the regular season.

Guest Bio: Michael Dundas is the Manager of Hockey Development with the OMHA

Why do we talk to ourselves, how can we talk to ourselves better, and how can we use this science to help ourselves, players and teams?

Guest Bio: Ethan Kross founded the Emotion and Self Control Laboratory at the University of Michigan, and his research has been published in Science, The New England Journal of Medicine, and The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, among other peer-reviewed journals. He has participated in policy discussion at the White House and has been interviewed on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper Full Circle, and NPR’s Morning Edition.

Hockey Factories is a unique look behind the curtain of some of the globe’s top hockey development programs. The series travels to Minnesota, British Columbia, Germany, Finland and Sweden to see how these programs are doing it right.

Guest Bio: Matt Dumochelle is the Assistant General Manager of the Leamington Flyers of the GOJHL and the author of Hockey Factories for The Coaches Site.

Ray Ferraro shares his philosophy on player development and how to handle the sometimes-tricky parent-coach relationship.

Guest Bio: Ray Ferraro is a former player and current hockey analyst for the NHL and World Juniors.

In this special excerpt from The Coaches Site's TCS Live conference, Cara Morey discusses grit, why it matters, and how to develop it in your athletes.

Guest Bio: Cara Morey is in her sixth year leading the Princeton women’s hockey program. Since the Ontario product was announced as head coach in June of 2017, the program has won its first ECAC tournament title, won an Ivy League championship, qualified for two NCAA quarterfinals, set the program wins record, and established itself as a weekly inclusion in the national top-10 rankings.