26Mar 2013 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
How to Plan Your Practice Using HockeyShare’s Practice Planner

How to Plan Your Practice Using HockeyShare’s Practice Planner

Coaches' Corner, Useful Products
How to Plan Your Practice Using HockeyShare's Practice Planner A while back, I did a post showing how to use HockeyShare's drill diagrammer to set up your drills. As I mentioned in that video, one of the things I like best about HockeyShare's drill diagrammer is that it's web-based, and cross platform. Which means you can access your drill library from any computer, whether it's a Mac or a PC! In the video above, I show you how to plan your practice using the planning mode. In my opinion, this is where HockeyShare really shines! As your planning your practice, you can check out any drill by hovering over the drill title with your cursor. To add a drill, simply click the name of the drill, and it will be…
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29Nov 2012 by Jeremy Weiss 4 Comments

6 Ways to Make your Hockey Practices More Effective

Coaches' Corner, Philosophy, Useful Products
The Ice “Crisis:” It’s no secret that there’s a shortage of ice in a lot of hockey towns. Different organizations have tried to address this problem in different ways… with some outcomes working out better than others. Many organizations run half-ice practices, with two teams sharing the ice. Other programs are running “station practices,” with 50-60 players rotating through various stations. Some programs are still using the “old-fashioned” method of full-ice practices, with one team on the ice at a time. I believe most organizations are using some combination of the scheduling methods above. The purpose of this article isn’t to critique the various “ice accommodation strategies” that have been tried over the years, nor is it to attempt to solve the world’s ice scheduling issues (although that might be…
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