Four things elite puck carriers do that look like nothing

Four things elite puck carriers do that look like nothing

Not hand speed. Posture, eyes, grip pressure and where the puck sits relative to your shooting position.

Published Sep 18, 2026

What elite defenders do that gets no highlight reel

What elite defenders do that gets no highlight reel

Three unglamorous mechanics that separate the top of the position.

Published Sep 18, 2026

How to defend the rush without backing in

How to defend the rush without backing in

Backing in is a skating problem before it is a decision problem.

Published Sep 18, 2026

The soft drag: deception that costs you nothing

The soft drag: deception that costs you nothing

A small, cheap movement that makes defenders commit — and keeps every option open if they do not.

Published Sep 18, 2026

Changing direction without losing speed

Changing direction without losing speed

Plant, push, redirect is the slow way. Here is what the fast players do instead.

Published Sep 18, 2026

Hockey IQ is mostly head position

Hockey IQ is mostly head position

Players described as smart are usually players who looked earlier. That is trainable.

Published Sep 18, 2026

How to enter the offensive zone against a defender who is ready

How to enter the offensive zone against a defender who is ready

Controlled entries beat dump-ins by a wide margin. Most are lost before the red line.

Published Sep 18, 2026

What 'skating downhill' actually means

What 'skating downhill' actually means

The phrase is not a metaphor about attitude. It describes where your mass is relative to your feet.

Published Sep 18, 2026

The floating elbow, and why your reach is shorter than it should be

The floating elbow, and why your reach is shorter than it should be

One posture cue that adds most of a metre to how far you can protect the puck.

Published Sep 18, 2026

How to improve your shot: sequence before strength

How to improve your shot: sequence before strength

Why the hardest shooters are rarely the strongest players, and the order the body is supposed to fire in.

Published Sep 18, 2026

Choosing clay when everything in the catalogue sounds the same

Choosing clay when everything in the catalogue sounds the same

A short, opinionated guide for people standing in a supplier's warehouse.

Published Sep 12, 2026

Studio notes: what twelve students taught us about class size

Studio notes: what twelve students taught us about class size

We tried sixteen. Here is what measurably changed, and why we went back.

Published Sep 12, 2026

Why we still teach by hand

Why we still teach by hand

Not nostalgia. The argument is about feedback, and it is a practical one.

Published Sep 12, 2026

The five questions auditors ask about training records

The five questions auditors ask about training records

Taken from a year of audit support. None of them are about completion percentages.

Published Sep 12, 2026

Why annual compliance training does not work

Why annual compliance training does not work

Completion rates measure attendance. Here is what we measure instead, and what changed when we started.

Published Sep 12, 2026

What changed this quarter, and what it means for training

What changed this quarter, and what it means for training

Three regulatory changes that affect mandatory training content, and the one that does not despite the headlines.

Published Sep 12, 2026