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Second Half of Season Begins Today- What can you as a coach do to make it successful?

Hockey News / January 1, 2024

As players come back from their Holiday Breaks, here are some ideas to incorporate into the first week they return… 1) Fitness Testing– In the below article Bill Guerin talks about the conditioning tests and standards that measured NHL players when he first started till now. In my opinion, the conditioning standards need to be rigid […]

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Trimble’s Drill of the Week – Clock Drill

Hockey News / December 29, 2023

Sorry for the late post!! Holidays had me travelling all around New England Clock Drill- Great for all ages and abilities to develop footwork, transitions, and balance. Use any circle Its a great drill. Enjoy! Below Clip is Example 1 being executed by a local (NH) Bantam Player This example is being executed by a

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Trimble’s Drill of the Week – Creating Variations

Hockey News / December 20, 2023

Create Variations in your circle Drills to make them more challenging for your youth players We all fall into the practice of repeating the same drills. Habits die hard. To make your circle drills (in particular for youth players (U12 and younger where you are doing circle drills) more challenging, try different variations on the

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Pavel Bure & Linear Acceleration – Part 2

Hockey News / December 18, 2023

In our previous article, we looked at how Pavel Bure’s ability to generate speed and offense using linear (and lateral) crossovers can easily still be used in today’s game. In fact, players such as Nathan Mackinnon and Connor McDavid are making a living (and living hell for defensemen) right now in the NHL doing so. So

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Using Video to Teach Youth Players

Hockey News / December 18, 2023

Its a myth that you cant use video for youth hockey players. Any age group can learn by watching themselves, watching their peers, or even watching NHL players. This season I am coaching my sons U8 team AND our Wolves u16 split (which ended in November after a trip to the state finals) and our

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Trimbles Drill of the Week – Drevitch Shooting Warmup

Hockey News / December 13, 2023

Drevitch Shooting Warmup Great Drill to begin a practice, warmup the goalies, and develop passing and communication. Position 4 lines (2 inside the center ice circle & 2 at opposite diagonal bluelines) Great way to get your feet moving and warmup your goalies!! See video for drill in action.

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Pavel Bure & Linear Acceleration

Hockey News / December 12, 2023

Due to recent discussions, I’ve decided to share this piece I wrote back in June of 2021. This is part one of a two part article series. Part two will be published later this week. One of the most ELECTRIFYING players in NHL history, Pavel Bure who was coined The Russian Rocket, was one of the

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The Importance of Pre Game Stretching for All Ages

Hockey News / December 11, 2023

Players in hockey commonly experience lower back issues, hamstring or (especially with goalies) groin pulls and many more simple injuries that can be prevented with a proper stretching routine. Furthermore, coaches and teams, can utilize the time before a game for team building, camraderie, and much more to mentally prepare themselves for the game ahead.

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Trimble’s Drill of the Week – Indirect Passing Warmup

Hockey News / December 6, 2023

Indirect Passing Warmup Station 4 groups of players at the 4 neutral ice faceoff dots with pucks. Place a pad or obstacle about 5′ from the wall near the redline. On the whistle, opposite/ diagonal lines go- leave without a puck and get a pass from the line you are facing. Return the pass immediately

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Trimble’s Drill of the Week – 2 v 2 Continuous Drill

Hockey News / November 29, 2023

2 v 2 Continuous Drill Forwards are positioned at the hash marks at each end. Defenseman are located in the neutral zone near the redline. 1 whistle to start the drill, but then the drill runs continuously without whistles. Forwards will attack the far net against 2 defenders (1 puck is used throughout). Once the

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