How to Ensure Your Child Has a Great Coach
The following article was posted as a reader comment in response to our recent Q&A article titled “How Do We Get Better Coaching in Youth Sports?” It offered such great advice, we thought it would be beneficial for our entire readership. As a thank you for sharing his advice, HockeyShot.com is giving Tom a gift certificate to HockeyShot.com. If you have advice for how to improve the youth hockey experience, please click here. If your idea is selected, we will reward you with a free prize. Read more
Q&A – How Does My Child Get Noticed on a Travel Team?
With hockey tryouts just around the corner, many parents are looking for ways to get their child’s abilities noticed. Jim Johnson, Founder and Directer of the nationally ranked PF Chang’s Hockey program, gives his best advice for cutting through the politics at youth sports tryouts. Read more
Let’s Play Hockey Expo 2009 – Hockey Shot
This article is part of the ongoing Let’s Play Hockey Expo 2009 series presented by DailyHockeyDeal.com. The Let’s Play Hockey Expo is the largest consumer hockey expo in the U.S. In this segment, Executive Editor TK Stohlman interviews Chris Gautreau of Hockey Shot. Read more
What Are The Lessons Learned in Youth Sports?
Helping a child develop in youth sports is as much physical as it is emotional. There are so many things a player can learn by being involved in competitive situations such as sports. The following article is from an interview Executive Editor TK Stohlman conducted with Jim Johnson, founder and director of flexxCoach, on the subject of the lessons children learn through youth sports. Read more
Q&A: How to Deal With Problem Parents
A travel hockey team is not only made up of coaching staff and players, but also parents. Often times the team and parents become quite close during the season, however, sometimes parents can over step their boundaries and create a difficult situation. In the following article, author of the Hockey Made Easy Instruction Manual and President of an Ontario junior ‘B’ hockey league, John Shorey, addresses a reader submitted question on the precarious situation of dealing with problem parents. Read more
Let’s Play Hockey Expo 2009 – CCM
This article is part of the ongoing Let’s Play Hockey Expo 2009 series presented by DailyHockeyDeal.com. The Let’s Play Hockey Expo is the largest consumer hockey expo in the U.S. In this segment, Executive Editor TK Stohlman interviews Ross McCracken, Jacques Chiasson and Corry Kelahear of CCM Hockey. Read more
4th Annual Volunteer of the Year Nominations Due Soon!
As the new season approaches, the Dallas Stars would like to thank all of the parents, coaches, board members, team managers and family members who volunteer their time to make youth hockey successful for our kids. In order to spotlight the great work of the many volunteers, we will once again present the Dallas Stars Youth Hockey Volunteer of the Year Award to one person at a Stars game this September. Read more
Key Factors to Consider When Selecting Hockey Sticks
While a hockey stick might seem like a simple piece of equipment, there are many considerations when shopping for the right stick for your hockey player. Choosing an inappropriate size and type of stick might actually be detrimental to their game. Here are a few tips to consider. Read more
Q&A: How to Deal With Cliques During Hockey Tryouts
Breaking into hockey at the travel level can be very difficult. Add to this the problem of favoritism and cliques and you have the recipe for a less than positive experience. Former NHL player Lance Pitlick and founder of SweetHockey and OnlineStickhandling.com offers the following advice regarding how to avoid this unfortunate scenario. Read more
Let’s Play Hockey Expo 2009 – Bauer
This article is part of the ongoing Let’s Play Hockey Expo 2009 series presented by DailyHockeyDeal.com. The Let’s Play Hockey Expo is the largest consumer hockey expo in the U.S. In this segment, Executive Editor TK Stohlman interviews Evan Baker of Bauer Hockey. Read more
