The USA Hockey Podcast: A Youth Sports Conversation

In episode 32, we have Jean Cote on the podcast to talk about transformational leadership and coaching. Jean is a Professor and researcher in the areas of children in sport, coaching, sports expertise, and positive youth development. He works in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queens University in Canada. He has also published quite a bit of research in the area of sport, one of which is the idea of Transformational Coaching and Leadership.

Reach out to Jean:

Email: [email protected]

X: @jeancote46

Learn more about Transformational Leadership:

Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWTsPcaebKo

Applying transformational leadership theory to coaching research in youth sport: A systematic literature review: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1612197X.2016.1189948

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In episode 31, we examine recent research on who makes it to the NHL early, on time, or late developers. To have this discussion, we have John Lind on the podcast. John is the Head of Education and Research for the Swedish Ice Hockey Association. John worked firsthand on this research project and shared his insights on their process, what they learned, and how we can use this data for future projects.

To get in contact with John: [email protected]

Resources discussed:

The Research: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-023-01985-z

Khamis–Roche method Calculator: https://www.calculator.net/height-calculator.html

In episode 30, we chat with Rob Gray, a professor at Arizona State, a Skill Acquisition Specialist with the Boston Red Sox, producer and host of the Perception-Action Podcast, author of multiple books, researcher, and much more.

Listen in as we chat about...

-What is the Constraints Led Approach (CLA)?

-What is the history of the CLA?

-What are the benefits?

-How can we use this in hockey?

For more information, to purchase his books, and to get in contact with Rob, visit: https://perceptionaction.com/

Other resources discussed

Talent Equation Podcast: https://www.thetalentequation.co.uk/podcasts

Opposite Direction YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsVkH7793RMAhYqKLXle_vQ

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In episode 29, we chat with USA Hockey's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Stuart, and Manager of Player Safety, Kevin Margarucci, about the changes in neck laceration protectors, other types of lacerations, and reactive ways that players, parents, and coaches can keep the sport of ice hockey safer for everyone.

Stop The Bleed: https://www.stopthebleed.org/

US Council for Athletes Health: https://uscah.com/

Red Cross First Aid Training: https://uscah.com/

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In episode 28, returning guest Heather Mannix discusses the #1 reason kids play sports: to have FUN! This is also the number 1 reason kids drop out of sports. In this episode, we explore what kids find fun in sports and how we, as coaches, can encourage a more fun environment for better retention and player development.

For information on Fun Integration Theory: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4201634/

USA Hockey Webinar with Dr. Amanda Visek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF4XGWO8Jro

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Heather Mannix on X: @Hmannix14

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In episode 27, we talk about resiliency with Dr. Larry Lauer. Dr. Lauer is the Director of Mental Performance at United States Tennis Association Player Development. He has a history of working with USA Hockey's NTDP program and presenting at many USA Hockey events.

In this episode, we chat about...

-Is it trainable?

-The 3 pillars of resiliency

-How can we support our players

Compete Like a Champion Podcast: http://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com/podcasts/

USA Hockey Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZFSkETx0FY

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/larrylauer?lang=en

In episode 26, we sit down and chat with the Youth Olympic Coaching Staff to discuss the upcoming tournament. The 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games are set to be played from Jan. 19 - Feb. 1 in Gangwon, South Korea.

From the Youth Olympic Coaching Staff, we chat with Head Coach Joe Bonnett (Player Development Manager, USA Hockey) and Assistant Coaches Matt Gilroy (Asst. Coach NTDP), Jason Guerriero (Asst. Coach Northeastern) and Dave Caruso (Columbus Blue Jackets)

In this episode, we chat about the coaching staff and their backgrounds in hockey, the difficulty in the selection process, how to manage a young team with high expectations, keeping the team in the moment, and much more.

Episodes are live on Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Podcasts.

In episode 25, we return for the second installment of Coaches Corner, where we are chatting about a much-requested topic from parents and coaches, which is strategies for coaching kids with different learning needs.

The host of the podcast, Zachary Nowak, is a former Elementary Intervention Specialist who has worked for many years to support kids with mild to intensive learning needs.

Listen in as we chat about different ways we can support each individual kid on their learning journey.

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Reach out to Zack at [email protected]

For the 1 year anniversary episode, we are pleased to welcome Joe Bertagna. Joe has served in many capacities in hockey, from NCAA D1 goalie to NHL Goalie Coach and the longest-serving commissioner in college hockey.

In episode 24, we chat with Joe about his journey and how he got to this point. We also chat about the state of goalie coaching and where the future lies in encouraging creativity.

In episode 23 we are chatting with Ken Martel of USA Hockey about how to better develop on-ice awareness in our players. In this episode we answer a few of the following questions around this topic.

-What can we learn from the research?

-What do the best players do?

-What is scanning?

-How do we get our players to look around?

-What is next in the scanning world?

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