Q&A: How to Help Your Player Get Bigger and Stronger
Becky asks: “My son is 15 years old and is playing hockey (midgets). He is 5’7 weighs 145 and is trying to figure out how to make himself stronger. I would like to know what he can eat, pick up weights or what, so that when he gets hit he won’t get hurt. He is tall but slender.”
Feel and Play Better with These Recovery Tips
Hockey is an intense, fast-paced game that can leave you exhausted, tired, and make your muscles feel sore the next day. Most players spend 3 to 5 days per week on the ice, so knowing how to recover faster is very important if you want to avoid running out of energy or getting ill from exhaustion. By applying a few tips, you can help your muscles recover a lot quicker and more efficiently. Here is a list of things you can do to help give your body what it needs to recover faster from strenuous hockey workouts.
Learning Life Lessons: The Reason for Youth Sports
The chances of a child’s playing college- or professional-level sports are better than winning the lottery but not by much. Though the dream of playing professionally motivates many young players, parents should be clear that the goal of youth sports is about building better kids, not about building a career.
Build Better Team Chemistry: Provide Teammate Time
The better the experience kids have with all things related to sports, the more they want to keep playing. For many kids, the time before and after games or practices is a big part of the experience and parents can take away from their child’s enjoyment by arriving late or rushing out afterward. The time around these activities should be viewed as part of the total youth sports experience.
MRSA – What You Need to Know About This Superbug
Recent outbreaks of MRSA, an especially virulent staph infection that can be fatal, have left many people worried about this “superbug” and how they can protect themselves and their children. Below you’ll find questions and answers about MRSA as well as tips for reducing your risk of infection.
Improve Stickhandling Skills With Box Hockey!
Box Hockey® claims to bring the the action of “real hockey” into your garage, game room, or anywhere you want to have your player improve their stickhandling. It is also an alternative to the famous “hall hockey.” So is it worth it? Here’s our review of BoxHockey.
Learn From The Pros: Don’t Dwell on Your Mistakes
Cal Ripken Jr. is one of baseball’s legends, and today, players like Alex Rodriguez still look to him as one of their heroes. One of Cal Ripken’s childhood stories is of how his Little League baseball team lost the regional final. Cal gave up a three-run homer and was the losing pitcher. After the game, all the players were crying and miserable, especially Cal. If the story had simply ended there, with the team leaving for home, miserable and defeated, it would have been one of their worst memories.
Ask Better Questions To Help Your Player Improve
Try not to ask questions that are impossible to answer – or that leave no opportunity for a good answer. If you ask, “Why do you keep doing that?” What kind of answer can you expect to get: “I guess I’m just no good”? That type of question doesn’t really leave a good way out. Here’s a way to help your player improve by asking better questions.
Raise Money Every Time Parents Buy Equipment
Here is an easy way to provide your team parents with a helpful resource, while also raising money for your team and association.
Power Skating Camp Designed to Improve Speed
Laura Stamm Power Skating is designed to improve the speed and mobility of hockey players of all ages and abilities. Our Power Skating Schools include 3-5 day skating clinics and skating camps, advanced clinics, skating lessons and elite power skating workshops for players as well as skating clinics for hockey coaches and officials. The skating skills and skating drills are all hockey specific.
