Youth hockey parents are the worst! This podcast gets into the details of youth hockey in North America and who&#39;s doing it right and who is driving the parents to go insane. We&#39;ll be discussing youth hockey topics like house vs travel vs AAA, half ice play, coaching, and the plethora of options after youth hockey and how to get there. Hockey is a very complicated game with an even more complicated path for kids. We aim to clear some of this up with facts and humor. We tell stories from real-life - we are youth hockey parents and will have some special guests that will drop some &#34;been there done that&#34; knowledge on us.

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This one is more about taking advantage of all that free off-ice time you have, but not just saying you&#39;ll do it - schedule it! Make it a habit!

Episode 8 :: Get on a Schedule

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Just a quick chat about gift giving this holiday season for your hockey player and hockey families. Merry Christmas! <a href="https://amzn.to/3sZFKpZ" rel="nofollow">Link to the Ororo Vest - https://amzn.to/3sZFKpZ</a>

Episode 7 :: Holiday Hockey Gifts

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Quick chat about my definition of Hockey IQ and how to help your young player recognize it and strengthen it.

Episode 6 :: Hockey IQ

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Discussion about gaining and maintaining possession as an individual player and as a team.

Episode 5 :: Gaining Possession

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I know I said I wasn&#39;t going to talk NHL, but it&#39;s the Stanley Cup!

Episode 4 :: Stanley Cup Round 1

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Quick episode (aka rant) about paid coaching vs parent or volunteer coaching in youth hockey. Bottom line, find a good coach. Don&#39;t be sucked in by the lies that paid coaches are necessarily better or that parent coaches always give special treatment to their kid. Yes it happens, but that&#39;s why you look for the best coach and focus on player development ability.

Episode 3 :: Paid Coach vs Parent Coach (a rant)

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Tryout season is crazy time. Parents, coaches and manager all lose sight of reality in search of something else. Instead, can we just truly focus on the players. How can we help them grow and get better?

Episode 2 :: Crazy Season (aka Tryouts)

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In this intro episode, we simply cover what we will cover in future episodes!

Episode 1 :: Introduction

The podcast dedicated to the mess of youth hockey.

Youth hockey parents are the worst! This podcast gets into the details of youth hockey in North America and who's doing it right and who is driving the parents to go insane. We'll be discussion youth hockey topics like house vs travel vs AAA, half ice play, coaching, and the plethora of options after youth hockey and how to get there. Hockey is a very complicated game with an even more complicated path for kids. We aim to clear some of this up with facts and humor. We tell stories from real-life - we are youth hockey parents and will have some special guests that will drop some "been there done that" knowledge on us.