
Top 10 Hockey Player New Year’s Resolutions
Find out how to “kick some ice” this year and win your battles—lots of small victories add up to winning the big ones! Adapt whichever resolutions apply to you:
Does Winning Develop Players?
This story about the world of Canadian soccer offers many messages to hockey parents as well: The world of soccer is continuously changing; news now regularly breaks on Twitter, and rarely does a day pass where a link to an interesting article fails to land in your inbox. This easy access to information has been a good thing. It has brought clubs closer together, allowing them to reach out and connect with other clubs across the country, enabling them to benefit from sharing knowledge. It has also given people a forum in which to exchange ideas, discuss problems, and develop ...

Total Hockey Totally Handles Your Shopping List
Too busy with tournaments, games and practices to shop? Let Total Hockey handle your holiday shopping list. You’ll find everything your players, young and old, both want and need. And, we’ll ship it right to you! Here’s our cheat sheet for hockey players at every level:

The Numbers’ Game
Possession, as they say, is nine-tenths of the law. In hockey, it may be worth even more. That’s what a comprehensive USA Hockey study suggests, adding statistical muscle to back the belief that puck skills are learned in practice, not games. From the smallest PeeWee to the most-talented Olympic player, the ability to effectively handle the puck is in short supply these days. Many coaches within USA Hockey attribute these diminished skills to a mindset that advocates more games and less practice.

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