In segment four with Kurt Kleinendorst we talk about the aspect of how to coach. How you plan for a season what are the keys you need to have ready for your season. 

He breaks out how they coach systems in the NHL and AHL for the players so they have an understanding of how things work. In other leagues you are coaching to the strength of your team. In the college level it is more about the development and how things operate. The youth level is tough because kids are playing on two teams and sometimes you may not have all the players for a practice so you have to make adjustments. 

Kurt touches on his time as an assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils and working with Larry Robinson and Slava Fetisov. He learned a great deal from them while there. It was his first time being an assistant coach so there was a learning curve for him. 

One thing that was amazing to him was between periods in the NHL you only have 18 minutes before you have to go back out for the next period. The coaches only have about 8 to 9 minutes to make adjustments. Not a great deal of time. Also, during the game action you are picking up on things and you are really focused on what is going on. It is a grind to coach at the top levels of hockey and sports. 

It is a great listen as to the inner workings of coaching.