Hockey IQ Podcast

On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with hockey skating specialist, Marcie Kierpiec.

A few areas on this episode we discuss:

• Teaching ice hockey skating technique and movement patterns.
• Maximizing reps during skating-focused practice
• Age-appropriate skating development
• Languaging to teach hockey skating
• Importance of gaining a feel for your skates and edges
• Fixing common hockey skating issues
• Linking strength training to improved skating technique and power
• Activity/drill design for skating-focused ice time
• Example of a player Marcie has worked with from age 12 to the NHL, skating development journey
• Incorporating the 5-elements of practice within skating work

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with soccer coach and English teacher, Nick Smallridge.

A few areas on this episode we discuss:

• How to give impact team talks between periods/halfs and after the game
• Quality questions asking... going beyond just asking open-ended questions
• Guiding attention and focus to improve coaching effectiveness
• Cueing players via intentions NOT mechanicals/technique
• Benefits of overplanning practice
• How to get transfer from practice into actual games
• Small-sided game constraints and rules
• Improving players ability to learn
• Impact of shared language and curriculum
• Maintaining reality-based practice.... Task simplification, not decomposition

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with hockey dad, Champs App founder, and curious hockey mind... Ray Tenenbaum.

A few areas on this episode we discuss:

• Game play styles and tactics
• What scouts look for in a hockey player
• Situational play, eg. Zone entries
• Puck management
• Clean defensive feet
• And more into the details of the game and pieces that are helpful to improve performance

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Coach Developer and Consultant, JP Nerbun.

A few areas on this episode we discuss:

• Leadership development as experiential
• Awareness at the first step
• Self-Authored internal scorecard
• Increasing self-awareness with 4 practical tips
• Attribute of faster developers
• Navigating conflict
• Preparing for confliect
• Effectiveness vs efficiency
• Emotional regulation for coaches

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Mental Performance coach, Cassidy Preston.

A few areas on this episode we discuss:

• Managing frustration
• Reset routines
• Yo-yo Confidence vs Sustainable Confidence
• Internal vs external confidence sources
• Earning your confidence
• Handling praise and success
• Power of accurate self assessment
• Overcoming overthinking
• Accepting and committing
• When to challenge someone vs supporting someone
• Physical preparation as part of mental preparation
• Becoming consistent
• Mental game cheat sheet/summary

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Shakopee HS Ice Hockey Head Coach, Calvin Simon.

A few areas on this episode we discuss:

• Finding balance between push and pull as a leader
• Value in feedback via observing and listening
• Group needs vs individual needs
• Being repetitive without being stale
• Teaching the team to look out for each other
• Praise in public with criticism in private
• Focus on your bobber
• Importance of diet and respecting your body
• Making someone's insight your hindsight... Senior mentality

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with The Coaching Lab founder Jack Rolfe.

A few areas on this episode we discuss:

• Self-reflection for both players and coaches
• Game-based learning techniques, challenges, and solutions
• Individualizing a team activity or game
• Quality question asking
• Why coaches should stand in multiple spots throughout an activity
• How to accelerate athletic learning
• Working backward to design a training session... with an example from Gordon Ramsey
• Fostering autonomy
• The job of a coach
• Where do you go to learn as a coach?

Connect with Jack here:

• https://thecoachinglab.org/pages/game-changer-2025-online-sports-coaching-course
• [email protected]
• @The_coachinglab

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with ice hockey coach Don Granato to discuss best practices, coaching evolutions, and nuanced issues faced by ice hockey players.

A few areas on this episode we discuss:

• Attributes that lead to future success
• Effectiveness/Efficiency vs Talent/Skill
• Importance of having a willingness to do a role then grow from there
• False confidence vs real confidence
• Helping players understand the relevant information
• How to accelerate a player's growth
• Why accurate self assessment is ultra critical for every player and person
• Simple coaching hacks and tricks
• The value of creating an environment that embraces vulnerability
• Research back into the 2 separating traits... personality and daily habits

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with ice hockey coach Don Granato to discuss best practices, coaching evolutions, and nuanced issues faced by ice hockey players.

A few areas on this episode we discuss:

• Why development is critical to winning frequently
• Creating an environment that fosters a player's passion and grows a coach's influence
• Getting more out of your players
• Barometers for how well the coach is doing
• How to go about adding detail to practice and player's habits
• The mismatch between coaches, parents, and players that must be bridged
• Why the answer to your problem is to... just get better
• Importance of coaches getting out of the way.
• How Don went about selecting players for the USNTDP

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with development coach Brian Slugocki to discuss best practices, coaching evolutions, and nuance issued faced by ice hockey players.

A few areas on this episode we discuss:

• What do players want out of playing ice hockey
• Characteristics in common with high achieving ice hockey players
• How to watch ice hockey if you want to improve
• Accurate self-assessment's place in becoming a great learner
• Deliberate play vs deliberate practice
• Lacking judgement within your development process
• The importance ofpParent-child attachment
• Why "I love watching you play" is the best thing a parent can say to their child

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