Grassroots: The Minor Hockey Show
A provocative, in-depth podcast that examines the world of minor hockey, from coaching to program development to the myriad of issues faced by everyone in the game.
Podcasting since 2020 • 106 episodes
Grassroots: The Minor Hockey Show
Latest Episodes
Episode 105 - Greg Revak: "I'm just trying to be less dumb."
Greg Revak, an Ohio-based coach and USA Hockey coach developer, has unique and progressive ideas on coaching the game. His podcast and newsletter hit on various topics which are pertinent to coaches at every level. In this episode, he shares wi...
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Episode 104 - Are you a new coach - of some sort?
However you define "new," Richard and Dean discuss what coaches need to consider at the start of a new adventure and the resources they should access.Books:How we learn to move by Rob GrayThe Coach's Guide to Teaching by Doug Le...
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Episode 103 - Checking in on checking
Season 5 begins with an important pre-season look at how contact and checking need to be taught to take it beyond the confines of the current checking clinic module. Richard and Dean examine an approach using spectrums of skill for different ag...
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Episode 102 - The Norwegian Blue and Coach Education
This episode is a unique collaboration with Stuart Armstrong whose podcast is The Talent Equation. His May 28, 2024, show was called "Coach Education is broken." It struck a chord...
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Episode 101 - Hockey Coaching Terminology 101
Modern coaching approaches include a litany of expressions, phrases, words and acronyms that are sometimes baffling in what they mean. In this episode, Richard and Dean delve into some of the more common ones and relate them to coaches need to ...
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