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Gold Medal Yet Another Proud Hockey Memory for Linda Lamoureux
June 2, 2023
“You kind of reflect on all the years of hard work and making the team, then the gold-medal game and then they are Olympic champions.” From their very first strides on the North Dakota ice all the way to the world’s biggest stage, Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson fiercely chased after their dreams of winning […]
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How to Coach a Standout Athlete
June 2, 2023
Advanced athletes should receive a different level of coaching
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Twelve Simple Ways to Run a Great Volleyball Tournament
June 2, 2023
When starting a new event or working with other clubs on an event, club reciprocation is important. Make sure all parties are equally supporting each other. This is the time of year when clubs begin to plan next season’s playing schedule. New volleyball tournaments bring options to the table, and your long standing event may […]
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Wild Leadership Summit Inspires Up-and-Coming Hockey Leaders
June 2, 2023
300 high school and college captains and coaches gathered for an inspired day of learning It’s been a busy summer for Mara McClain, a soon-to-be senior goaltender at Bloomington Jefferson High School in Minnesota. She’s juggling the typical 17-year-old fun in the sun with work as a youth tennis instructor and training for her upcoming […]
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Five Strategies for More Female Hockey Coaches
June 2, 2023
In the 1990’s and early 2000’s, girls ice hockey experienced tremendous growth in Minnesota and across the United States. Today, those efforts have created a girls’ hockey landscape that many of the early pioneers previously only dreamed of. For example, there are now nearly as many girls ages 8 & under playing hockey in Minnesota […]
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The Intangibles of Team Building
June 2, 2023
“At the end of the season, no one can recall all the scores of their matches, but they do remember the relationships that were created, their little sisters and the lock-in” Teams are often formed based on the skill and talent level of individual players, but ultimately the team of individuals needs to work together […]
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Five Tips for Marketing Your Volleyball Club
June 2, 2023
To get the top players you need to market your club to put your name at top-of-mind for the elite athletes. Is your club striving to be one of the top clubs in your region or nationwide? Building a successful youth volleyball club that contends for championships each year requires attracting top talent. To get […]
What’s Wrong With Fun?
June 2, 2023
When our young hockey players see older players in their association, or collegiate and professional hockey players still having fun and enjoying the game, they will see that the enjoyment is never meant to be taken out of this game. Q: What is the three-letter word that makes people so uncomfortable? A: F-u-n. The word is […]
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Simple Drills for Slick Stick Skills
June 2, 2023
A garage floor, an old stick, a training ball or puck and a willingness to put in the time is all it takes to develop stick skills. Depending on the age and experience level of the player, there are numerous reasons to find hockey fun. One of the most common at any age level though […]
Player Safety and the Culture of Playing Through Pain
June 2, 2023
In order to protect yourself and your team from harm, there are certain culture changes that locker rooms need to exhibit. Players and fans love to tout it. The media is quick to promote it. Man, hockey players sure are tough. Staying in the game, playing through pain. It’s come to define a sport that’s […]
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