Philosophy of coaching

  • Knowledge of the sport
  • Organization skills
  • Knoeledge of training and conditioning method
  • Effective use of personnel
  • Ability to understand and handle the athlete
  • Fairness, Motivation, Communication
  • Dedication, Entusiasm, Maturity, Rectitude
  • Knowledge of how the body works (EXPERCISE PHYSIOLOGY)
  • Knowledge of growth and development principles
  • Ability to teach
  • Concern for athlete
  • Knowledge of the rules
  • Ability to recriut and build a program

During practices coaches can do several things to ensure that players enjoy their hockey experience:

  1. Have a positive atitude
  2. Maintain a high tempo at practice
  3. Lead by example,be energetic
  4. Be fair
  5. Run practices efficiently
  6. Include at leat one fun drill at the end of practice