Grassroots: The Minor Hockey Show – Details, episodes & analysis
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🇨🇦 Canada - hockey
24/02/2026#97
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Episode 124 - Are SSGs/SAGs misunderstood and misused?
Episode 18
dimanche 22 février 2026 • Duration 01:22:13
An investigation of what SSGs/SAGs are, what they're supposed to do and are they being done effectively. Host Richard discusses with guest host Dean Holden and Brian Gillam who explains how he's used these with his own U16 team.
In the podcast, reference is made to Tom Mollloy's website: hockeycoachingabcs.com.
Episode 123 - A Poditorial: The Bronze
Episode 17
mercredi 14 janvier 2026 • Duration 19:59
Beginning with a nostalgic opening from the original Ottawa radio podcast, host Richard Bercuson gives his views that help explain Canada's Bronze medal performance at the recent world juniors. He divides his explanation into five topics to describe Canada's standing in the hockey world.
Episode 114 - Quebec Research Conference: Part 1 - J.F. Leblond (Hockey Quebec)
vendredi 6 juin 2025 • Duration 27:38
This is the first of five episodes of content from the May 30-June 2 Hockey Research Conference at Laval University in Quebec City.
Please be advised that, because the discussions were held in public spaces, the sound quality and background noise are inconsistent. Also, all five episodes are with individuals whose first language is not English.
Here is the link to the conference's proceedings:
https://grassrootsminorhockey.com/links/
Contact: richard(at)grassrootsminorhockey.com X (Twitter): Richard - @berky544 Dean Holden: funlearnreturn@gmail.com
Episode 24: The state of Ontario women’s hockey
vendredi 11 septembre 2020 • Duration 46:17
Nearly 20% of the world's female hockey players are in Ontario, governed by the OWHA whose head is Fran Rider. How does she see the current state of female hockey and where it's going? What about the open boundaries that exist only in the women's game? A discussion with a woman who has been honoured in Canada and internationally for her contributions to women's hockey.
Contact: richard(at)grassrootsminorhockey.com X (Twitter): Richard - @berky544 Dean Holden: funlearnreturn@gmail.com
Episode 23: From gym to ice
vendredi 4 septembre 2020 • Duration 48:17
Over 20 years as an elementary school phys. ed. teacher and coach, dealing with hundreds of kids each day, have taught Jonathan Lloyd a few things about coaching. He takes those tools straight into the rink in the evenings as a competitive level minor hockey coach. What has he learned and how does he apply it to coaching hockey?
Contact: richard(at)grassrootsminorhockey.com X (Twitter): Richard - @berky544 Dean Holden: funlearnreturn@gmail.com
Episode 22: Laps, Lines, and Lectures - Don’t do ’em!
vendredi 28 août 2020 • Duration 37:04
A mantra taken up by USA Hockey leaders some years ago in its new development program was "No laps - No lines - No lectures!" What exactly does it mean and what should coaches do instead? A discussion with Gregg Kennedy.
Contact: richard(at)grassrootsminorhockey.com X (Twitter): Richard - @berky544 Dean Holden: funlearnreturn@gmail.com
Episode 21: The Law of the Instrument
vendredi 21 août 2020 • Duration 47:00
There's no evidence that the late American psychologist Abraham Maslow played hockey, let alone coached it. Yet his Hammer Law regarding cognitive bias seems well suited to an examination of how minor hockey coaches rely on so very few tools. Dean Holden is again the guest and he looks at this in more depth.
Contact: richard(at)grassrootsminorhockey.com X (Twitter): Richard - @berky544 Dean Holden: funlearnreturn@gmail.com
Episode 20: Process vs. Outcomes Coaching
vendredi 14 août 2020 • Duration 51:16
Can we make a distinction between coaches who are motivated by the process as opposed to the outcomes, like wins and losses? Dean Holden, who is completing his PhD in coaching, holds true to his mantra of "Fun-Learn-Return" as he discusses the issue.
Contact: richard(at)grassrootsminorhockey.com X (Twitter): Richard - @berky544 Dean Holden: funlearnreturn@gmail.com
Episode 19: Unpacking a coach’s suitcase
vendredi 7 août 2020 • Duration 01:13:24
Dave Leger was a Level VI referee in Ottawa and officiated professionally in Europe. Then he got the coaching bug, beginning with a stint as a high school assistant with Richard Bercuson and moving into junior then college hockey. It is now 22 years later and he has been a professional coach on three continents and in five countries. With a suitcase full of fascinating experiences, he has learned much about the game's culture in these places and what he needs to do to continue to grow as a coach.
Contact: richard(at)grassrootsminorhockey.com X (Twitter): Richard - @berky544 Dean Holden: funlearnreturn@gmail.com
Preview of Episodes 19-20-21
mercredi 29 juillet 2020 • Duration 07:27
Let's have a sneak "peek" at what's coming on August 6. Three great shows with Dave Leger, who is now coaching in Hungary, and Dean Holden who is completing his PhD in coaching.
Contact: richard(at)grassrootsminorhockey.com X (Twitter): Richard - @berky544 Dean Holden: funlearnreturn@gmail.com
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