Episode 160 - Adam Nicholas

05/31/21 • 99 min

On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring back on Adam Nicholas of Stride Envy Hockey to talk about player development and his journey with the Chicago Steel as they just hoisted the Clark Cup as the USHL champions. This is the fourth time Adam has been on the podcast, and it doesn't disappoint for a second! We talk:

-Individual Player Development Plans

-Working through relationships between coaches and player development coaches

-Methods of teaching development to high level athletes

-The Chicago Steel Clark Cup run and the development relationships built with their players

-Individual Player Development Plans

-Working through relationships between coaches and player development coaches

-Methods of teaching development to high level athletes

-The Chicago Steel Clark Cup run and the development relationships built with their players

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Episode 159 - Matt Caldaroni x2

On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring on mental performance coach and resiliency expert Matt Caldaroni! Matt and his company Molliteum work with high achieving athletes from the professional to youth levels and is a big part of working with the Chicago Steel who just won the USHL's Clark Cup this weekend. On this episode, we talk:

-The definition of mental toughness
-The benefits of having a performance alter ego
-The importance of being "realistically optimistic"
-MUCH MORE!!

This is a must listen to episode for anyone trying to develop their mental toughness and mental game. Thank you to our title sponsor GELSTX, our drill sponsor icehockeysystems.com - listen to the intro for a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT from them, TrainHeroic, and BlueWire Pods. And most of all thank you to all of our amazing listeners!!

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Episode 161 - Topher's Presentation at the AHCA College Coaches Convention

On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we share Topher's presentation to all college hockey coaches at the AHCA (America Hockey Coaches Association) Coaches Convention. This is the 4th year in a row that Topher has been asked to speak in front of this esteemed group of coaches, and this year he tackles what he's learned from his relationships with coaches at the highest levels of hockey. He goes through five takeaways:

Identity is everything
It's all about the people
Developing leaders
Player accountability
How are you spending your time?

We hope you enjoy this episode! Thank you to all of our sponsors, including GELSTX (gelstx.com), TrainHeroic App, IceHockeySystems.com, and our podcast company we are under Blue Wire Pods. Thank you so much to all of our amazing listeners who continue to push us to be better every episode. And thank you to the ACHA for allowing Topher to speak again at this convention. To get access to more awesome presentations from the convention go to ahcahockey.com.