On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, Topher and Jeff welcome Toph’s sister, Jessi Feld, on the podcast. Jessi is a hockey sister, a hockey mom to FOUR boys, and a long-time educator with a passion for identifying the ways kids learn.

Jessi holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education and Master’s Degrees in Curriculum and Instruction as well as Instructional Technology and has some incredible insight on the correlation between teaching and coaching.

In this episode we talk about:

— Embracing the ways kids learn and absorb information to create an environment that’s conducive for them to thrive

— Teaching direct skills, modeling, repetition, & routines

— The importance of teaching self-advocacy, kindness, respect, self-awareness and being proactive to help build a culture of acceptable standards

AND SO MUCH MORE!

CONTEST ALERT: We have partnered with LactiGo for an awesome giveaway for our listeners! Head to the 01:50 mark at the beginning of this episode for details on how to get your hands on some LactiGo for you or your team! It's the @LactiGo Gamechanger contest with the Hockey Think Tank Podcast!

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