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Hockey Performance Unleashed: Brenna Dardar: Optimizing Nutrition for Hockey Players

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Brenna Dardar, a registered dietitian, discusses the importance of nutrition for hockey players, focusing on weight management, body composition, and the role of carbohydrates and protein in performance. She emphasizes the need for hockey players to understand their individual nutritional needs, the significance of gut health, and the impact of nutrition on overall performance metrics. The conversation also covers game-day nutrition strategies and post-game recovery, highlighting the importance of timing and food choices for optimal athletic performance. Get in touch with Brenna and Nutrition With Wendi: https://www.nutritionwithwendi.com/ Off-Season Domination '25 is Almost Here!Get ready to unlock explosive speed, agility, and hockey-specific strength. The new program drops April 6thdon't miss out! Find it here: https://hockeytraining.com/programs/

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Glass and Out: DB Hockey Factory Founder Daniel Broberg: Developing good posture, players facing adversity and finding the flow state

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In episode #294, we welcome back a man who requires no introduction (but we'll give one anyway): Player Development Coach Daniel Broberg. He is the founder of DB Hockey Factory and is regarded as one of the top development coaches in the game,travelling the world extensively to work with players, teams, clubs of all levels, and is sought after by some of the the top players in hockey to tweak and refine their skills. We recently collaborated on the course with Broberg, 7 Steps From Basic Skills to Smooth Power,provides you with a blueprint for building a foundation in your players that will not only enhance their fundamental skills, but also empower them to read and react to whatever the game gives them and tap into the full spectrum of their creativity. Check it out here. And on top of that, he will be presenting on-ice at this June's TCS Live coaching conferencefor the first time ever.Save your spot to meet him in person! Listen as he shares the importance of posture in skill development, why players need to face adversity on their own, and why finding the state of "flow" is the key to building elite players.

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Glass and Out: NCAA Head Coach Dave Smith: Positive message to players, evolution of the royal road and following your passion

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In episode #293, we welcome good friend of The Coaches Site, Dave Smith. Two days before we were scheduled to record this podcast he notified us that he had been relieved of his duties as the Head Coach of RPI. Despite that, he agreed to join the pod with hisonly request being that we focus on the future and the positive experiences he enjoyed during his eight seasons leading the RPI program. Previous to his time with RPI Smith spent 12 seasons as Head Coach at Canisius College. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Coach for seven seasons split between Miami University (Ohio), Bowling Green, and Mercyhurst. He is now going to start a new chapter in his coaching journey and will again relish in the opportunity to build and lead a team. We hope that this conversation will give other coaches hope and help them navigate the curveballs that the game throws at them. Listen as he shares the message he left his players with after being let go, why the royal road has changed offensive hockey, and why it all starts with following you passion.

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Glass and Out: Tappara Head Coach Rikard Grönborg: Always choosing the challenge, encouraging decision making and failure over cowardice

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In episode #292, we welcome Tappara Head Coach Rikard Grnborg. Last time we spoke with Grnborg, he and the Swedish National team were coming off back-to-back Gold medals at the World Championships, while he was also preparing to speak at TCS Live in 2019. His presentation on the evolution of coaching and player development in Sweden is a must watch. You can check it out at The Coaches Site. Grnborg was then hired by the Zurich Lions heading into the 2019-2020 season, his first opportunity to coach a club team in professional hockey. He would lead the Lions to first place in the NLA standings prior to his first season being cut short due to the COVID pandemic. From Zurich, he would head north to Finland, joining Tappara, and in the process, become the first non-Finnish coach to coach in the Liga. In his first season, he would lead Tappara to a league Championship. Now in his second season, hes managing a younger roster, but also an organizational shift focused on sports science and homegrown talent. Listen as he shares why he's always accepted the challenge of trying something different, how to get players out of their comfort zone, and how to encourage your players to make decisions.

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Glass and Out: HC Davos Head Coach Josh Holden: Skills-skills vs game-skills, passing habits in practice and the Spengler Cup bench incident

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In episode #291, we continue our trip through Europe with a visit from HC Davos Head Coach Josh Holden. Davos is of course the home of the Spengler Cup, a tournament that Holden and HC Davos won last season (his first with the team), the 16th in the club's history. After a playing career in North America that saw Holden drafted 12th overall in 1996 by the Vancouver Canucks and spend time with Carolina and Toronto, he would travel overseas and evetually settle in Zug, Switzerland. Zug would also be where he got his start in coaching, joining Dan Tangnes staff the season following his retirement.During his five seasons as an Assistant Coach, the club would capture one Swiss Cup and back to back NLA Championships. Listen as he shares the difference between skills-skills and game-skills, the mentality of being "all in today," and what he learned from the infamous bench incident at the Spengler Cup.

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The Hockey Journey Podcast: Dodge County - Becoming Champions - Jeremy Gunderson EP157

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Today, we're talking about the amazing evolution of the Dodge County Girls High School Hockey Program,and how theyjust madehistory by winning theirfirst ever State Championship! The guy who's been at the helm of the ship for over 500 games as head coach, Jeremy Gunderson have experienced every emotion a squadcould go through. The last 2 seasonsfor this group had the 2extremes, the agonyof defeat a year ago and most recently, the thrill of a bitter sweet victory. If you're looking to build a hockey program from the bottom floor, you have 18 years to dedicate to the project, you'll get the blueprint of how Dodge County did it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy this special episode!!To learn more about Coach Lance Pitlick, visit -Online Hockey TrainingLargest Online Data-Base Off-Ice Stickhandling, Passing and Shooting Drillshttps://www.onlinehockeytraining.com/In-person lessons with Coach Lancehttps://www.sweethockeycoach.com/If interested in purchasing the Stickhandling Training Aidhttps://headsuphockey.ai/ Use the Code coachlance for 10% off the investment into yourself :)

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Glass and Out: EV Zug Head Coach Dan Tangnes: Keys to playing a possession game, creating offence through risk management and integrity alwa

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In episode #290, we welcome current Head Coach of EV Zug Dan Tangnes. He grew up in Norway and represented his country internationally at the U20 level, and eventually made his way to Sweden where he would turn pro. Tangnes started coaching in the Rogle academy and eventually would work his way up to coaching Linkoping HC in the SHL, Swedens top league. From there, he would join Zug in 2018 and lead them to a regular season title in his first season. He continued to invest in relationships and along with his players, created a culture that would support Zug capturing back to back NLA Championships in 2021 and 2022. Next season, he will be returning to Rogle to become their next Head Coach. In the meantime, hes focused on bringing a third Championship to Zug. Listen as he shares why filtering information down to what matters most is a key skill for coaches, why playing a possession game comes down to the players without the puck, and why integrity needs to come first before wins and titles.

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Glass and Out: The Mental Game Academys Larissa Mills: Phone usage affecting confidence, the gambling-porn problem and solutions for coaches

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In episode #289, we're joined Cognitive Behavioural Sports Specialist Larissa Mills for a very important conversation. Whether its social media, sports betting, pornography or any number of other apps designed to highjack the focus of your players, smart phones have become an opponent were all grappling with. Mills holds a BA in Sociology, Psychology, and a Masters of Science in Education, specializing in brain functionality and learning mechanisms. She is the Founder of the Mental Game Academy, an organization committed to empowering athletes, specifically by helping them overcome addiction to their phones. She also gave a talk last year's at TCS Live on How Phones and Social Media Impact Athlete's Brains and Hockey IQ. Listen as she shares why confidence is directly linked to phone usage, why gambling and porn have become a major issue for today's youth, and solutions for coaches on handling these many issues.

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