Our Kids Play Hockey | Hockey Stories & Teamwork Tips

Coaches are only as great as the standards they keep for themselves and their teams. Aaron Wilbur’s work as the founder of The Coaches Site is no exception. In addition to educating hockey coaches on the tactics of the game, Aaron and his team also help prepare coaches to impact the lives of their athletes

On this week’s episode of Our Kids Play Hockey, we dive into the genius platform that Aaron and his team have built and look at ways they are impacting a large portion of the global hockey coaching community, at every level.

Be sure to check out www.thecoachessite.com to learn more and find ways that you and your organization could benefit.

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The echoes of a hockey game played 43 years ago today still reverberate. 

There’s a reason the U.S.A. defeating the USSR in 1980 was selected as the most significant sports moment of the 20th century. 

It lifted a team, a town and a nation - events like that are in short supply today.

This team also thought us something that I have based my professional life on; that when a group of people believe, trust and work for each other - miracles are possible.

This week we’re re-releasing a recap of the Miracle On Ice that Lee recorded back in 2019. We hope you enjoy this special episode and it inspires you to look to the 1980 team for motivation and as an example of a well-bonded team.

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Youth hockey is stressful on us as parents and coaches, imagine how it must feel for the kids! 😳

Scott Kelsey is a former pro and shared with us how his journey in the game taught him how to approach Youth Hockey as:

🧭 A Journey

📈 A Process

📍 Not Just A Means To An End

Scott is the CEO and Founder of Shareapy, the Founder of Edge For Athletes and works closely with The Ranch: Teammates For Life to help bring mental health awareness to athletes everywhere. 

You can find out more about these initiatives at https://www.shareapy.com/, https://www.edgeforathletes.com/ and https://theranchteammatesforlife.org/. 

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Tryout & evaluation season is upon us! 

 It’s a weird time. 

😳 It’s a stressful time. 

🙃 It’s an important time. 

🏒 (Trust us, we know) 

The gang shares as many tips and tricks on how to navigate this time of year as calmly as possible in this week’s episode.

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NHL veteran goaltender Clint Malarchuk’s life and story are a testament to the importance of mental health in the sport of hockey and beyond. He is a suicide survivor, someone who has experienced trauma from childhood on, and now dedicates his life to impacting others through speaking regularly on the subject of mental health and by serving as a figurehead at The Ranch Teammates For Life organization.

We are beyond honored to have had Clint for an interview on Our Kids Play Goalie. Our team took so much away from this extremely impactful episode.

You can learn more about Clint’s work and The Ranch at https://theranchteammatesforlife.org/ and https://malarchuk.com/.

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It’s not how many times they get knocked down, but how many times you’re there to coach them back up that matters. Adversity happens to all of us, but how do you help your young athletes overcome it? Lee and Mike drop valuable coaching insight this week to help you coach your kids through failure.

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How do you manage to make child #1’s home game at noon, and child #2’s game across town at 1:15pm?? Parents of multiple kids: you’re in good company! All three of our hosts have, or have had, multiple kids playing hockey at the same time and focus this week on sharing their tactics with you!

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How do you continue to inspire your young athlete when the game is no longer fun? 

We recently received an email from a parent who says that their child is struggling to find the fun in playing now that they’re at the elite level - of course we had to unpack our thoughts right away! Do your homework, do your research, and take our advice on how to combat any chance of hockey not being fun anymore!

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This week we’ve decided to have do our very first cross-over episode featuring a parent (and a podcast host) that has braved the elements of another youth sport.

We thought it would be a great show idea to compare and contrast our crazy sport lifestyle - to see if ours is as insane as we say - and soccer seemed like the perfect starting point. JB Anderson of the Soccer Dad Pod is just the right man for the job!

In addition to being a podcast host and the Owner of Gaslight Studio’s STL, he is a State Champion in Illinois with Granite City High, winner of the Holland Cup International Tournament, a NAIA Collegiate player and has spent 15 years as a youth club coach.

Most importantly he is a proud parent (like the three of us and most of you listening) of 3 kids, Keller - who is 17, Beckett who is 14 and Maxwell who is 9 - all whom play soccer competitively.

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FIT CHECK! Are you certain your goalie’s gear fits properly? How about their training, does that fit them well too? On this month’s edition of Our Kids Play Goalie, we brought in goalie gear and coaching expert Brad Johnson to discuss how to find the right fit for your tendy!

Brad is a Level 5 Coach with USA Hockey, the associate Coach in Chief for goaltending in the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association, a Mentor Coach Developer, and is the US Sales Manager in retail, pro, and college with Brian’s Custom Sports.

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