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Learning from some of the best goalies over the last 30 years, Coach Lance breaks down four critical tactics for how you can keep the goalie guessing and score more goals.

Most players want the big prize, but are unwilling to put the time in to obtain it.  It takes years of grinding it out at practices, as well as off-ice stick handling and shooting, hockey camps and clinics. Earning the right to have an opportunity for a big moment requires patience and persistence. This week we revisit a classic fishing story told by Coach Lance with the perfect parallel to hockey training.

When players think of hockey shooting drills, most would think of ripping forehand wrist shots, snap shots or slap shots. Very few think to practice backhand shots on a regular...

Puck control is an extremely important yet often overlooked skill for rising young stars to develop. That said, one’s ability to master this skill is a major differentiator for whether players can continue to move on to play at higher levels. But what does it really mean to have great puck control?

Now that your winter hockey season is in the record books, it’s time to start mapping out your off-season training schedule. So where do you start?

There’s no better feeling for a hockey player than when you split the defense and head off to the races on a breakaway.  Players on the bench stand up, and...

Synthetic Ice is an excellent hockey training aid, conveniently allowing players to develop fundamental skills by skating anywhere, any time. While synthetic ice is growing in popularity with players from...

When your team is down late and needs some last-minute heroics, the players who put in the work with off-ice stick handling drills and shooting thousands of pucks at home will be ready to step up and make the plays. Those players not only have done enough repetitions where they can act without thinking, but also can play with the confident "I got this" approach to help the team prevail.   

If you asked a hockey player to list the four types of shots they use, most would rattle off the wrist shot, snap shot, slap shot and backhand.   Yes, you...

When it comes to the game of hockey, there are a few distinguishing factors that the top players have acquired over the years that makes them leaders and not followers.

There are hundreds of ice hockey drills that involve passing, but very few are designed to work on mastering the saucer pass, which is a passing technique where...

Do your coaches have the same commitment to achieving your dream as you do? In most cases, the answer is no.