Rich Tocchet speaks to one of the most important concepts in the game of hockey “Gotta Protect the Guts of the Ice”. RT also has shared the importance of being in position to defend and the use of body position 1st and stick position 2nd. Going to post on this on my TCS account.

"If you're body physically has never experienced what it feels like to play at 100% capacity for 30 seconds...how would you know?" In her #TCSLive talk, @TerrierWHockey's Tara Watchorn explains how to prepare young players for effective shift lengths. WATCH:

Patriots defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington was asked about assistant coaches today … and that led him to talk about coffee beans. (cc: @JonGordon11)

Elite habits: (1) Middle entry (2) Dish and drive (3) Stick pick the D on way through (4) Stop at the net Those will get you paid. https://t.co/T639N67nwf

PLAYERS: The playing time you want during your season is often earned by what you do in the off-season.

Dayzer!!! One of my favorites. But what a great story about playing against the odds. D1 - never played. Transferred d1 didn’t play. 2x all American endicott NHL contract Edmonton - broken hand Hershey bears Calder cup winner This “D3” player has never played a game

"Being on the bench is growth time NOT garbage time. When they're on the bench, they're trying to grow & learn what's going on in the game." Don't wait for your opportunity in a game to prove yourself. Prove yourself in practice daily, and you will get an opportunity in the

Deliberate practice in Invasion Games vs. Target Games: 🏒Invasion Games: “Kucherov starts by taking 60 rimmed pucks off the boards, often on his backhand. He’ll make 100 passes. Then comes 40 zone entries. Rinse. Repeat.” - on NHL leading scorer, Nikita Kucherov

“Your contribution doesn’t have to be 25 points, but it has to be something. Your number one contribution is the energy that you bring to what we’re doing.” — Geno Auriemma

COACHES: This is another HUGE pet peeve of mine. Players trying to do it all themselves and making a potential rush opportunity into a 1v1. The higher the level you play, the less likely a player will beat a defender 1v1. Especially on the rush. I see so many kids try to do it

Shout this from the rooftops…couldn’t agree more.

This should be required viewing for every kid playing sports.

GET THE RIGHT GUYS ON THE BUS! "Mediocre people don’t like high achievers and high achievers don’t like mediocre people ... Get the right guys on the bus, get them in the right seats, and get the wrong guys off the bus." ~ Nick Saban video from @TheCrimsonWhite

Being a Head Coach is HARD Work. I have talked to MANY coaches over my long career. Here are 9 Things Coaches Want Parents to Understand. 1: We CARE about your Child Even if your child doesn’t get much varsity playing time, we care about them. Nothing is ever personal. We

“Don’t be a blame guy. That’s the first sign of loser mentality when you blame someone else for a mistake,” Kirby Smart A winners response to adversity inspires others to seek greatness.

Thank you @HillsideSchool1 and Coach @rolsson17 for the campus and hockey facility tour 🙏🏻 @MYHockeyRanking

Middlebury has named Jack Ceglarski as the Interim Head Men's Ice Hockey Coach for the 2023-24 season. https://t.co/D6ETEGKSR5

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms that make the world go round 🫶

MHKY: Tolan Chosen As CCM/AHCA Division II/III Men’s Coach Of The Year Finalist STORY ➡️ https://t.co/T4u4w9LBMN NOTES * This is the 4th time Coach Tolan has been a finalist for this award

"Find out how to love practice, enjoy it, love it, love the grind...and ask yourself, are we in, or are we out, every single day" Want to achieve greatness? Master the basics and find joy in the daily grind. Success starts with a solid foundation and a positive attitude.