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June 25, 2024 Episode 94: Brad Frost – Head Coach of the U of Minnesota Golden Gophers Women’s Hockey Program
This is a must-listen episode of the Champs App Podcast. We discuss Brad’s impressive career which includes 4 national championships and coaching countless Olympians. He shares his principles for coaching team
and student-athlete success. Brad also provides his perspective on the recruiting process and what to expect during the summer months.
You can connect with Brad Frost either on the Minnesota
women’s hockey website: or via Brad Frost’s Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/brad-frost
You can learn more about the Minnesota Golden
Gophers Women’s Ice Hockey team here: https://gophersports.com/galleries/womens-ice-hockey/
Follow Brad and the U of Minnesota Women’s hockey team on X: @frostbrad and @gopherwhockey on Instagram: @coachbradfrost and @gopherwhockey
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Champs App is your recruiting and development
copilot. Champs App helps athletes, coaches, parents and agents/advisors navigate the world of youth sports.
We recently completely redesigned Champs App so that all our offerings fit together seamlessly to dramatically improve the user experience. Next time you visit Champs App you will see that it is much easier to use Champs App as your copilot for recruiting and development.
While we will continue to provide free content and tools
like podcasts, articles and directories on our website, some new content will require a free Champs App account to access special analysis and information.
We have made it easy to create a free Champs App account, without the need to create an online profile.
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⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. ⁠Champs App Messaging⁠ cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically
populates the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. ⁠To learn more about Champs App Messaging⁠ please visit:
https://www.champs.app/2024/03/introducing-the-champs-app-messaging-tool/
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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠:
https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/
To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the ⁠Champs App⁠
website ⁠http://www.champs.app⁠
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⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠
to help with college or prep school recruiting: ⁠https://profile.champs.app/sign-up⁠
With Champs App profile you can:
· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information
· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule
· Share personal, student and athletic profile information
· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates
Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized
link to share with coaches and teams.
Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs
App. Here is our Champs App Team Coach Directory https://sports.champs.app/coach-directory/
55 min
June 11, 2024 Episode 93: Bill Mandigo – Head Coach with the Middlebury College Women’s Hockey Team
On this episode we talk with Bill Mandigo, he longtime
head coach of the Middlebury Panthers women’s hockey team. We discuss him being both a multi-sport athlete and coach, the benefits of a liberal arts education at Middlebury, how the program continues to be a powerhouse in DIII hockey and of course the recruiting process.
You can connect with Bill Mandigo either on the Middlebury women’s hockey website: https://athletics.middlebury.edu/sports/whockey/roster/coaches/bill-mandigo/930 or via Bill Mandigo’s Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/bill-mandigo
You can learn more about the Middlebury Panthers
women’s hockey program here: https://athletics.middlebury.edu/sports/whockey .
Follow the Panthers team on X: @MiddWIH and Instagram: @middwhockey
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Champs App is your recruiting and development
copilot. Champs App helps athletes, coaches, parents and agents/advisors navigate the world of youth sports.
We recently completely redesigned Champs App so that all our offerings fit together seamlessly to dramatically improve the user experience. Next time you visit Champs App you will see that it is much easier to use Champs App as your copilot for recruiting and development.
While we will continue to provide free content and tools
like podcasts, articles and directories on our website, some new content will require a free Champs App account to access special analysis and information.
We have made it easy to create a free Champs App account, without the need to create an online profile.
===========================================
⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. ⁠Champs
App Messaging⁠ cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically populates the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. ⁠To learn more about Champs App Messaging⁠ please visit:
https://www.champs.app/2024/03/introducing-the-champs-app-messaging-tool/
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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠:
https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/
To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the ⁠Champs App⁠ website ⁠http://www.champs.app⁠
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⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠ to help with college or prep school recruiting: ⁠https://profile.champs.app/sign-up⁠
With Champs App profile you can:
· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information
· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule
· Share personal, student and athletic profile information
· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates
Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams.
Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs
App. Here is our Champs App Team Coach Directory https://sports.champs.app/coach-directory/
53 min
May 28, 2024 Episode 92: Maura Crowell – Head Coach with the Minnesota-Duluth Women’s Hockey Team
On this episode we talk with Maura Crowell, the head coach of the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. We discuss her lengthy coaching career at the prep, DIII and DI levels, go into detail about Minnesota Duluth and do a deep
dive on the recruiting process including the upcoming June 15th call date. Maura also tells an amazing
recruiting story.
You can connect with Maura Crowell either on the Minnesota-Duluth women’s hockey
website: https://umdbulldogs.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/coaches/maura-crowell/1184
or via Maura Crowell’s Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/maura-crowell
You can learn more about the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women’s hockey program here: https://umdbulldogs.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey and their summer camps here: http://www.umdbulldogsportcamps.com/.

Follow Maura and the Bulldogs team on X: @mauracrowell and @UMDWHockey and Instagram: @mauracrowell and @umdwhockey
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Champs App is your recruiting and development
copilot. Champs App helps athletes, coaches, parents and agents/advisors navigate the world of youth sports.
We recently completely redesigned Champs App so that all our offerings fit together seamlessly to dramatically improve the user experience. Next time you visit Champs App you will see that it is much easier to use Champs App as your copilot for recruiting and development.
While we will continue to provide free content and tools
like podcasts, articles and directories on our website, some new content will require a free Champs App account to access special analysis and information.
We have made it easy to create a free Champs App account, without the need to create an online profile.
===========================================
⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. ⁠Champs App Messaging⁠ cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically
populates the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. ⁠To learn more about Champs App Messaging⁠ please visit:
https://www.champs.app/2024/03/introducing-the-champs-app-messaging-tool/
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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠:
https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/
To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the ⁠Champs App⁠
website ⁠http://www.champs.app⁠
===================================================================
⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠
to help with college or prep school recruiting: ⁠https://profile.champs.app/sign-up⁠
With Champs App profile you can:
· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information
· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule
· Share personal, student and athletic profile information
· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates
Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized
link to share with coaches and teams.
Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs
App. Here is our Champs App Team Coach Directory
49 min
May 21, 2024 Episode 91: Erik Strand – Head Coach with the Wisconsin Eau-Claire Women’s Hockey Team
On this episode we talk with Erik Strand who is the head
coach of the Wisconsin Eau-Claire women’s hockey team. We discuss playing at the highest level of DIII hockey, compare playing DI vs DIII, and go into detail on the recruiting process.
You can connect with Erik Strand either on the Wisconsin
Eau-Claire women’s hockey website: https://blugolds.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/coaches/erik-strand/562
or via Erik Strand’s Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/erik-strand
You can learn more about the Wisconsin Eau-Claire
women’s hockey program here: https://blugolds.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey. Follow Erik and the Blugolds team on X: @CoachErikStrand and @uwecwhockey and Instagram: @uwecwhockey
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Champs App is your recruiting and development
copilot. Champs App helps athletes, coaches, parents and agents/advisors navigate the world of youth sports.
We recently completely redesigned Champs App so that all our offerings fit together seamlessly to dramatically improve the user experience. Next time you visit Champs App you will see that it is much easier to use Champs App as your copilot for recruiting and development.
While we will continue to provide free content and tools
like podcasts, articles and directories on our website, some new content will require a free Champs App account to access special analysis and information.
We have made it easy to create a free Champs App account, without the need to create an online profile.
===========================================
⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to
send error-free messages to coaches. ⁠Champs
App Messaging⁠ cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically populates the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. ⁠To learn more about Champs App Messaging⁠
please visit: https://www.champs.app/2024/03/introducing-the-champs-app-messaging-tool/
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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠:
https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/
To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the ⁠Champs App⁠
website ⁠http://www.champs.app⁠
===================================================================
⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠
to help with college or prep school recruiting: ⁠https://profile.champs.app/sign-up⁠
With Champs App profile you can:
· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information
· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule
· Share personal, student and athletic profile information
· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates
Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized
link to share with coaches and teams.
Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs
App. Here is our Champs App Team Coach Directory
49 min
April 30, 2024 Episode 90: Allison Coomey – Head Coach with the new DI Delaware Blue Hens Women’s Hockey Team
On this episode we talk with Allison Coomey who is the
inaugural head coach of the Delaware University women’s hockey program. We discuss her plans to start the Blue Hen program in 2025 including her thoughts on the coaching staff, her recruiting strategy and what she is looking for when she forms the team.
Also, listen Ep 12 where Allison Coomey discussed her being a 2-sport athlete in college and goes into detail on her lengthy coaching career: https://open.spotify.com/episode/04ab6lT8vSf7kcs1EQJoFK?si=xkcaDbAMRYaEyUnMk3Aq5g
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/episode-12-allison-coomey-associate-head-coach-penn/id1541775922?i=1000510593080
You can connect with Allison Coomey either on the Delaware women’s hockey website: https://bluehens.com/sports/ice-hockey/roster/coaches/allison-coomey/5271
or via Allison Coomey’s Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/allison-coomey
You can learn more about the Delaware women’s hockey program here: https://bluehens.com/sports/whockey .
Follow Allison and the team on X: @Coomey2
and @Delaware_IH and Instagram: @coomey2
and @delaware_ih
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⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to
send error-free messages to coaches. ⁠Champs
App Messaging⁠ cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically populates the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. ⁠To learn more about Champs App Messaging⁠
please visit: https://www.champs.app/2024/03/introducing-the-champs-app-messaging-tool/
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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠: https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/
To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the ⁠Champs App⁠
website ⁠http://www.champs.app⁠
===================================================================
⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠
to help with college or prep school recruiting: ⁠https://profile.champs.app/sign-up⁠
With Champs App profile you can:
· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information
· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule
· Share personal, student and athletic profile information
· Invite and connect with coaches,players and teammates
Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized
link to share with coaches and teams.
Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs
App. Here is a ⁠list of college and team coaches already using Champs App⁠:
⁠https://www.champs.app/2022/09/ncaa-coaches-directory/⁠
You can view sample profiles here: ⁠Women’s: Cammie Knight⁠ and Men’s: Wayne Crosby⁠ ⁠https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knight⁠ and ⁠https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby
36 min
April 22, 2024 Episode 89: Tim Crowley – Assistant Coach with the Cornell Big Red Women’s Hockey Team
On this episode we talk with Tim Crowley, who is the
assistant head coach with the Cornell Big Red women’s hockey team. We discuss his coaching history in DIII and the Ivy League, go into detail on the Cornell women’s hockey experience and discuss his perspective on the women’s hockey recruiting process.
You can connect with Tim Crowley either on the Cornell
women’s hockey website: https://cornellbigred.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/coaches/tim-crowley/8064 or via Tim Crowley’s Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/tim-crowley
You can learn more about the Cornell women’s
hockey program here: https://cornellbigred.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey . Follow the team on X: @cornellwhockey and Instagram: @cornellwhockey
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Champs App Messaging is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. Champs App Messaging cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically populate the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. To learn more about Champs App Messaging please visit: https://www.champs.app/2024/03/introducing-the-champs-app-messaging-tool/

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Here is a list of 2024 Girls Hockey Events: https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/
To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up
With Champs App profile you can:
· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information
· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule
· Share personal, student and athletic profile information
· Invite and connect with coaches,players and teammates
Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized
link to share with coaches and teams.
Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App. Here is a list of college and team coaches already using Champs App:
https://www.champs.app/2022/09/ncaa-coaches-directory/
You can view sample profiles here: Women’s: Cammie Knight and Men’s: Wayne Crosby
https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knight and https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby
40 min
March 04, 2024 Episode 88: Peter Elander – Associate Head Coach of The Ohio State University Women’s Hockey Team
On this episode we talk with Peter Elander who is the Associate Head Coach of The Ohio State Women’s Hockey program. We discuss his tremendous international hockey experience, including the “Swedish Miracle on Ice” of 2006, how Buckeyes have become the powerhouse of women’s college hockey and his perspective on the recruiting & development process.
You can connect with Peter Elander either on the Ohio State women’s hockey website: https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/coaches/peter-elander/1432 or via Peter Elander’s Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/peter-elander
You can learn more about the Ohio State women’s hockey program here: https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/. Follow Peter Elander and the team on X:
@elanderp and @ohiostatewhky and Instagram: @peterelander and @ohiostatewhky
Here is a list of 2024 Girls Hockey Events: https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

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To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting
for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app
Create a free,beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up
With Champs App profile you can:
· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information
· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule
· Share personal, student and athletic profile information
· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates
Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams.
Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App. Here is a list of college and team coaches already using Champs App:
https://www.champs.app/2022/09/ncaa-coaches-directory/
You can view sample profiles here: Women’s: Cammie Knight and Men’s: Wayne Crosby https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knight and https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby
48 min
February 26, 2024 Episode 87: Sadie Lundquist – Director of Women’s Hockey at College Hockey Inc.
On this episode we talk with Sadie Lundquist, who is newly
appointed Director of Women’s Hockey at College Hockey Inc. We discuss the mission of College Hockey Inc, her priorities for growing women’s college hockey and getting a DI women’s
hockey team in the state of Michigan.
You can connect with Sadie Lundquist on the College Hockey Inc. website: https://collegehockeyinc.com/sadie-lundquist.php
Follow Sadie and College Hockey Inc. on X: @sadielundquist and @collegehockey and Instagram: @sadielundquist and @collegehockeyinc
Here is a list of 2024 Girls Hockey Events: https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/
To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting
for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app
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Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up
With Champs App profile you can:
· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information
· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule
· Share personal, student and athletic profile information
· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates
Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized
link to share with coaches and teams.
Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App. Here is a list of college and team coaches already using Champs App:
https://www.champs.app/2022/09/ncaa-coaches-directory/
You can view sample profiles here: Women’s: Cammie Knight and Men’s: Wayne Crosby
https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knight and https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby
33 min
February 12, 2024 Episode 86: Dr. Colleen Hacker – Six-Time Olympic Mental Performance Coach
On this episode we talk with Dr. Colleen Hacker, who is a
professor of sport and performance psychology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma Washington. In addition, Dr Hacker has been a mental performance coach at the professional, international and Olympic level for countless athletes, teams and leagues, but they do include the US Women’s National Soccer Team that won the 1996 gold medal team and the 1999 world cup. She was also the US Women’s Hockey Team’s Mental Skills coach from 2011-2018 and won 2 Olympic medals including gold in the 2018 Pyong Chang games. Her most recent book go into detail on what it takes to perform at the highest levels and provides specific competencies, tools and examples to be the best you can be.
You can follow Dr. Hacker on Twitter: @DrColleenHacker
Buy Dr. Hacker’s book “Achieving
Excellence: Mastering Mindset for Peak Performance in Sport and Life” on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Achieving-Excellence-Mastering-Mindset-Performance/dp/1718207700/

Here is a list of 2024
Girls Hockey Events: https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/
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To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting
for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

Create a free,
beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school
recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up
With Champs App profile you can:
· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information
· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule
· Share personal, student and athletic profile information
· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates
Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized
link to share with coaches and teams.
Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App. Here is a list of college and team coaches already using Champs App:
https://www.champs.app/2022/09/ncaa-coaches-directory/
You can view sample profiles here: Women’s: Cammie Knight and Men’s: Wayne Crosby https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knight
and https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby
53 min
February 05, 2024 Episode 85: Brian Idalski - Head Coach with the St Cloud State Huskies Women’s Hockey Program
On this episode we talk with Brian Idalski, head coach of
the St Cloud State women’s hockey team. We talk about his lengthy hockey coaching career, including what happened with the North Dakota Women’s hockey program, coaching the Chinese women’s hockey team at the Olympics and how he has turned the St Cloud State program into a Top 10 team in his first 2 years.
You can connect with Brian Idalski either on the St Cloud State women’s hockey website: https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey or via Brian Idalski’s Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/brian-idalski
You can learn more about the St Cloud State
women’s hockey program here: https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey. Follow Brian Idalski the team on Twitter: @Coach_Idalski and @scsuhuskies_whk and Instagram: @coachidalski and @scsuwhockey

Here is a list of 2024 Girls Hockey Events: https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/
To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting
for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app
======================================
Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up
With Champs App profile you can:
· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information
· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule
· Share personal, student and athletic profile information
· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates
Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized
link to share with coaches and teams.
Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App. Here is a list of college and team coaches already using Champs App:
https://www.champs.app/2022/09/ncaa-coaches-directory/
You can view sample profiles here: Women’s: Cammie Knight and Men’s: Wayne Crosby
https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knight
and https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby
54 min

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The Champs App Podcast helps players and parents demystify the minor hockey development & recruiting process for both girls and boys. Learn more at http://www.champs.app