The USA Hockey Podcast: A Youth Sports Conversation

In episode 14, we are chatting with Dan Jablonic and Katie Holmgren of USA Hockey about the upcoming Hockey Directors and Youth Hockey Leaders course at the 2023 North American Conference Rink and Expo on June 13-16 in Buffalo, NY. We also chatted with three former attendees about their experiences and what they were able to take back to their clubs. For more information or to sign up, visit: https://www.usicerinks.com/ To get in contact with Katie Holmgren: katieh@usahockey.org To get in contact with Dan Jablonic: dan.jablonic@usahockey.org

In episode 13, we have Manager of the Coaching Education Program Brent Seidel on to talk about the upcoming Level 5 in Falmouth, Massachusetts. If you are attending the upcoming level 5, this will be an excellent preview of what you can expect. If you have never attended a level 5, listen in about how to attend a future level 5 Coaching Symposium. For more information about this year's level 5: https://www.usahockey.com/level5

In episode 12, we chat with Roger Grillo, the Director of Player Development with USA Hockey. Roger has a lot of experience coaching experience, and in this chat, he shares a lot about how we can increase player development through small area games and other coaching techniques. For more information about the USA Hockey Webinar with Bill Beaney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgQ2HhgSJWI&t=3065s To get in contact with Roger: Rogerg@usahockey.org

In episode 11, we chat with three people involved in the Dallas Stars Youth Hockey Programming and Development: Dwight Mullins, Director of Hockey Development;  Lucas Reid, Vice President of Business Development; and Eric Silverman, Director of Hockey Ops for Dallas Stars Elite. In this episode, we chat about their unique programming and development model and the impact of USA Hockey's American Development Model on them and their kids. For more information or to contact them, visit: https://www.nhl.com/stars/starcenters/youth-hockey.

In this week's episode, we chat with Stuart Armstrong, the Head of Coaching for Sport England and the Host of the Talent Equations Podcast, one of the most popular coaching podcasts on the market now. Listen in as we chat about improving practice design, what a drill is and how we get away from them, and how we can design practices for higher transfer of training.  Make sure to follow Stuart on Twitter @Stu_arm. For more information about Stuart, make sure to check out the Talent Equation Podcast on all major podcast hosts.

In episode 9, we chat with Pierre Debar, who is the Director of Culture & High-Performance HAP Training, Inc - Emotional Intelligence Trainer, HeartMath Certified Trainer, and Director of Training at Biosysco, Inc. In this episode, we talk about breathing and its impact on Emotional regulation for team and individual performance. Pierre walks us through different pre, mid, and post-game breathing strategies, leaving us with various resources to help your team now. Resources -Poize App -Unbeatable mind Box Breathing Ways to contact Pierre -SigmaqClinic.com -HAPTraining.com -Instagram: @Thementalskillscoach Make sure to subscribe for notifications when episodes drop on Tuesday. Join the discussion on Twitter at @USAHockeyCoach

In episode 8, we chat with Matt Leaf and Heather Mannix from USA Hockey. Matt Leaf currently serves as the Director of the Officiating Education Program, and Heather as the Manager of Education. In this episode, we talk about how coaches and officials can work together to bridge the gap and build relationships for the betterment of youth hockey around the country.  To get involved in coaching: https://www.usahockey.com/coaches To get involved in officiating: https://www.usahockey.com/officials Make sure to subscribe to the podcast for new episode notifications on Tuesdays. Join the discussion on Twitter @USAHockeyCoach.

In this episode, we chat with the Assistant Executive Director of Membership for USA Hockey, Kevin Erlenbach. The theme for this episode is around the 100,000th 8U participant, what this means for USA Hockey now, and where membership will go in the future. Tune in for another fantastic episode. For more information or ways to get involved, below are some links discussed throughout the episode. Follow us on Twitter @USAHockeyCoach for more resources. Program Services: https://www.usahockey.com/page/show/4965656-program-services-resources

This week, we chatted with Frank Serratore, Head Coach of the Air Force Academy Hockey Team. Listen in as we chat about his late start in hockey and how he continued his playing career straight into coaching and 40 years later he is still in the game. A few of the topics we chat about are how his coaching has changed over time, how he builds relationships with his players, and how he works with his staff to make sure they are providing the best experience for every Air Force hockey player. Make sure to follow us on Twitter @USAHockeycoach to give us some feedback, and let us know who you would like to see on a future episode.

In episode 5 of the USA Hockey Podcast, we chat with Dave Caruso of the Columbus Blues Jackets. Dave shares his story through hockey, and then we do a deep dive into the Blue Jackets Hockey League and how they aim to develop more players and excellent coaches.  To get in contact with Dave: dcaruso@bluejackets.com To learn more about the Blue Jackets Hockey League: www.bluejacketshockeyleague.com For more information from the NHL: https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets