Episodes

  • Mitchell Goodin
    Sep 25 2024

    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with U12 and High School coach, Mitchell Goodin.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:
    - Metrics for player feedback
    - Going beyond simply putting together a team
    - How to create dynamic players instead of robots
    - Games as a showcase of what you learned in practice
    - "Good players can play on one foot and one edge at a time"
    - Developing a player's feel for their game and the game
    - The best ways to run video review
    - Importance of capturing video at practice

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Website HockeysArsenal.com
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
    Instagram @HockeysArsenal
    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
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    49 mins
  • Mark Letestu
    Aug 28 2024

    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with former NHL player and current AHL coach, Mark Letestu.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:
    - Mark's playing path from AA to Jr B to the NHL
    - Succeeding as a smaller & slower hockey player
    - How to think so you can find soft spot on the ice
    - Problem creators & asking questions of the defenders
    - Reading body language to play a step ahead
    - Earning trust so you can earn opportunities and confidence
    - Defense as the basis of creating offense
    - Importance of building your physicality in a functional way
    - Practice habits
    - Creating an identity for yourself
    - How to win more faceoffs
    - Importance of being specific in coaching feedback
    - Embracing feedback as a step in being a great learner

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Website HockeysArsenal.com
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
    Instagram @HockeysArsenal
    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
    Facebook @HockeysArsenal
    Newsletter HockeysArsenal.Substack.Com

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Shaun Goodsell
    Aug 14 2024

    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Sports Performance Coach, High Performance Mental Toughness Expert, Shaun Goodsell.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:
    - Power of self talk and how to change it
    - Mental training for performance
    - Simple power of focus, internally and externally
    - Mental hockey hands
    - Fostering and developing leader on a hockey team
    - Importance of creating emotional safety
    - How to best give feedback and instructions
    - Being a great ice hockey parent
    - Power of removing judgement, internally and externally
    - Clarity's role in performance and culture
    - Why flow drills are the worst hockey drills

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Website HockeysArsenal.com
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
    Instagram @HockeysArsenal
    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
    Facebook @HockeysArsenal
    Newsletter HockeysArsenal.Substack.Com

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Sumeet Wareh
    Jul 31 2024

    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Player Development Specialist, Sumeet Wareh.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:
    - Edge control and skating development
    - Importance of posture when skating
    - Using film to speed up player development
    - Separating traits from the average vs the greats
    - Developing trust to earn ice time
    - Designing personalized development ice sessions
    - How to develop players in season and over the years
    - Elite player mindset of those players that make the NHL
    - Focus asa separating factor
    - How to best watch film to improve performance

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Website HockeysArsenal.com
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
    Instagram @HockeysArsenal
    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
    Facebook @HockeysArsenal
    Newsletter HockeysArsenal.Substack.Com

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    1 hr
  • Kevin Galerno
    Jul 17 2024

    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Skill Development Specialist + Total Package Hockey owner, Kevin Galerno.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:
    - Helping players evaluate their game and find their identity
    - Why more is not always better
    - Ugly practice = great practice
    - Adding variability into any type of practice
    - Why some players make it and others don't
    - NHL development camps
    - Adding depth to a player's game
    - What separates AHL players from NHL players
    - Being great at things that don't show up on the scoresheet

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Website HockeysArsenal.com
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
    Instagram @HockeysArsenal
    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
    Facebook @HockeysArsenal
    Newsletter HockeysArsenal.Substack.Com

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Derek Panchuk
    Jul 3 2024

    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Skill Development Specialist + coach consultant, Derek Panchuk.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:
    - Building bridges between academia and the art of coaching
    - How to know if you coaching is effective
    - Accelerating athletic learning
    - Creating great athlete & coach experiences
    - Building a positive relationship with failure
    - Why feedback is a coach's best friend
    - Handling problem learner and athletes that struggle to learn
    - Communicating expectations as a way to reduce dissappointment
    - Asking great questions as the ultimate coaching hack
    - Coaches giving guidance instead of giving answers

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Website HockeysArsenal.com
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
    Instagram @HockeysArsenal
    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
    Facebook @HockeysArsenal
    Newsletter HockeysArsenal.Substack.Com

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ryan Kosecki
    Jun 19 2024

    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Youngtown Phantoms GM (and way more), Ryan Kosecki.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:
    - Prioritizing youth leading to championships
    - What talent evaluators look for in youth ice hockey players
    - Invaluable nature of heads up hockey/scanning
    - Evolving USHL Youngstown Phantoms into a championship organization
    - Using video within teaching hockey, technically + tactically
    - Importance of playing multiple positions as young players
    - Having evidence and analytics guide skill/talent development priorities

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Website HockeysArsenal.com
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
    Instagram @HockeysArsenal
    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
    Facebook @HockeysArsenal
    Newsletter HockeysArsenal.Substack.Com

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    49 mins
  • Xander Mavrogiannis
    Jun 5 2024
    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Hockey IQ development specialist, Xander Mavrogiannis.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:
    - Best summer development ever
    - The power of self-study
    - Key to teaching Hockey sense/IQ
    - How to ask great questions
    - The best ways to go over film with hockey players
    - Focusing on cues and influencing player rather than simply reading and reacting
    - SImple practical CLA implementation
    - Balancing development with winning now

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Website HockeysArsenal.com
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
    Instagram @HockeysArsenal
    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
    Facebook @HockeysArsenal
    Newsletter HockeysArsenal.Substack.Com

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    58 mins