Feature Story

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Let’s Play Hockey John Russo article archive

2009-10

• Pre-game player preparation

• Game plan to becoming the performance goalie

• Training “keys” to attaining the competitive edge

• “Going for the gold” in becoming a “clutch” performer

• Running enthusiastic practices (part 2)

• Running enthusiastic practices (part 1)

• The mental parts of the game

• Coaching situations

• The things that create winning

• Developing “The Process”

• Open Letter to Parents

2008-09

• How we are doing in the Upper Midwest

• Somebody else said it

• Hockey needs a “stimulus package”

• Moving up the hockey ranks

• We vs. Me: What it means to be a real team player

• Developing your “tool kit”

• Coaches are teachers

• The basics of coaching

• Shooting to score – What are the odds?

• Teaching players to play with class

• More thoughts about the game of hockey

• Skills assessment and improvement

• Defensemen: Keep it simple

• Coaches Corner opinions and philosophies

• “Wild not anti-American” – Really?

• Canadian Major Junior vs. American College

2007-08

• What the scouts are looking for

• Another look at defensemen (part I)

• Another look at defensemen (part II)

• Another look at defensemen (part III)

• Team concepts (part I)

• Team concepts (part II)

• Team concepts (part III)

• Power plays (part I)

• Power plays (part II)

• Power plays (part III)

• Power plays (part IV)

• Girls’ hockey – A wonderful venue

• We need more use of them

• Several small philosophy topics

• Players should be “class” acts

• A Successful Xposure