I highly recommend the book The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle to all parents, players and coaches. The book has been helpful shaping how we strive to create a positive, hockey-rich learning environment where players can improve their hockey skills in a profound way.

Below in bold please find concepts that Andrew Coyle developed in his book. In italicized, I have quoted Coyle and I also share how we implement Coyle’s concepts in our teachings.

Myelin:

Skill is myelin insulation that wraps neural circuits and that grows according to certain signals. The story of skill and talent is the …

I have pulled some of my favorite Stickhandling drills from @driscollhockey Instagram and put the drills in a progression that makes sense to me.

I have had good success with getting players to practice 10-15 minutes per day and then build to twenty minutes or more once they start seeing the benefits and gain confidence. Even every other day could also work well.

As you can see, variety of drills and variety of surfaces and pucks, golf balls, green biscuits, etc. Every surface and every object has its own unique properties, some work better with certain drills, encourage …