The Coach's Road

This episode features a great conversation with Derek Army, Head Coach of the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL. With Derek we talk about the USA Hockey Player Development Camps, what the ECHL is and the opportunity it presents players and coaches. We then also talk about recruiting and buy in, self-development, and the influence his father, also a coach, had on him! Enjoy! We have begun to focus more on creating quality episodes. Therefore, we will publish episodes a bit more sporadically! Thanks for listening and all the best in your coaching!

This conversation features Joe Bonnett and Dave Caruso, two pieces of the coaching staff for Team USA’s Ice Hockey Team in the 2024 Youth Olympic Games! We have a great conversation around the games and learning from and carrying on the success of USA Hockey at the World Juniors and Women’s U18 World Championships. We also talk about their guiding mantra of People over Pucks and how that has helped prepare the staff and team for a short, but exciting tournament. We also touch on how they each prepared themselves for the tournament and emphasis they have heading into the Games! We have begun to focus more on creating quality episodes. Therefore, we will publish episodes only once a month.  Thanks for listening and all the best in your coaching!

This episode features a great conversation with Thomas Koulentes and Stan Bowman about a core value process that goes beyond selecting a set of words. They talk through their experience of the process that Thomas took the Chicago Blackhawks Management team through and how he encouraged them to own the values they created. We also discuss about the Guardians of a Championship Culture workshop they did with the players at the 2023 USA Hockey National Player Development Camps and the important work they do to help promote environments built on respect, psychological safety, and inclusion. We have begun to focus more on creating quality episodes. Therefore, we will publish episodes only once a month. Thanks for listening and all the best in your coaching!

This conversation features Professor Cliff Mallett from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. With Prof. Mallett we talk about the recent serial winning coaches study, what they learned about serial winning coaches, and how we can apply their learnings in our coaching. A big part of the study and our conversation is about striving, surviving, and thriving as a coach. We have begun to focus more on creating quality episodes. Therefore, we will publish episodes only once a month. Thanks for listening and all the best in your coaching!

This episode features Pyry Lukkarila, Head of Coach Development for the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. We explore the coach development system in Finland Ice Hockey and the crucial skills needed to be a coach developer. We also touch on how Pyry got interested in coach development and the aspects of the field that excite him in his work.  We have begun to focus more on creating quality episodes with great guests. Therefore, we will publish episodes only once a month. Thanks for listening and all the best in your coaching!

This episode features David Min, Player Development Coach for the Kraken Youth Hockey Association. We speak with David about his story in hockey and coaching. This includes the impact hockey had on him coming from South Korea to North America at 5 years old. We also talk about how he got into coaching and a bit on how his experiences in the game shaped his coaching and the things he finds important. Finally we speak about the influences and mentors he has had around him and their impact on his pathway.  The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you!  Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!

This week we have our yearly reflection on our previous season. Last year Rick was with Frisk Asker and Holmen Hockey and he tells us about his experience and learnings spending time there. Derek was at Jar Idrettslag and, same as Rick, shares his experiences and learnings. Some similarities from working in the same country and culture but some differences given the two different environments! Always great to reflect back and notice the key elements of a season! The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you!  Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!

In this episode we speak for a second time with Markus Åkerblom, now the Head Coach for HC Thurgau in the Swiss League. The first time Markus joined us he was the Assistant Coach for the Swedish National Team and so we speak to him about why he sought out the challenge of coaching in Switzerland, his experience at the Olympic Games in 2022, and how he has had to adjust to the change in culture and roles with his new job. Hope everyone enjoys the conversation! The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you!  Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!

This episode is a great conversation with Espen Sæther, development consultant for the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation. We spend time talking about his background and values, the importance of letting go a bit of control as a coach, the importance of winning and losing, and how to measure success. The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you! Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!

This week we chat with Kalle Valiaho, the IIHF’s Development Director. We take on a global perspective and talk about how the IIHF is supporting the development of the game of hockey through work and support towards federations. It is a great chat that really shows development from a big picture! The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you! Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!

This episode features Martin Fossli, Norway’s U16 boy’s National Team Head Coach and Head Coach of Frisk Asker U18/NTG! We talk with Martin about the impacts of his teacher education on his coaching, developing confidence as a coach, the environment in NTG and the National Team Programs. We also talk about how he is restructuring the NTG program in his first year there and implementing changes from his own ideas and from the federation! The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you! Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!

This episode features Branislav Bendik, Head of Coaching in Banska Bystrica in Slovakia. You may remember Brani from our 7th ever episode, the skill development round table. We now talk with Brani about his work in the club, how he is developing a coaching culture, and the development of their players! It was great to catch up with Brani and hear all the ideas he is implementing in Slovakia! The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you! Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!

This episode feature Sports Psychologist, Johan Fallby, from Sweden. With Johan we chat about the nuances of creating a sound and challenging environment, how self-determination is needed to make it to the top, and how how to build internal drive. Then we talk about the role of parents in the process of developing young athletes and how we can involve parents in a positive way. The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you! You can check out Johan's work more on his website fallby.net (in Swedish). Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!

This week we have a catch up episode with Derek and Rick. We chat about our starts in Norway and our new positions and the opportunities they give us. We also chat about what is important for us going into this season and what our plans for the season are. Finally we chat a bit about how we are trying to build up hockey sense in our players. The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you! Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!

This episode is a chat with Adam Truhlar, Sport Psychologist and Author of Fearless: Rewiring the Brain of Young Athletes. In his book, Adam goes through the mental development model that starts with building the motivation of the young athlete and how to follow through to help the athlete have success throughout their career. We also talk a bit about his next book Adaptive, written for young athletes as they look to go on the path to elite performance. Check out adamtruhlar.com to find out more about Adam, his work, and to buy his book, Fearless! The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you! Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!

This week’s episode, we talk with Kyle Williams, the Chief Empowerment Officer for A Long Talk. A Long Talk is an organization with the goal of putting an Antiracist at every dinner table in America and to educate to end hate. With Kyle we talk about the experiences that lead to the beginnings of the organization and how we can become more antiracist in our actions. This is an important conversations inside of sports and outside of sports and we hope everyone finds the talk beneficial. A Long Talk offers a lot of resources to help educate people to become antiracist. To check out the resources provided by Kyle check out this google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IQIHQg-IqPDkXa5UJ5AMBktYXQ7kMXropl33qOs0Dhs/edit?usp=sharing The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you! Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!

This week on the show we chat with Cory Schneider, Assistant Coach at Clarkson University in New York. We chat about how his pathway as a coach helped prepare him for the role he currently has with Clarkson. Specifically how he has been able to learn from some great coaches on how to scout and recruit players for your team. The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you! Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!

SORRY WE ARE LATE! This time on the Coach’s Road Podcast we have our first conference room breakdown with Quintin Bollue, Jar Idrettslag’s Hockey Director in Norway. These episodes will come around time to time and will just be conversations in the conference room with coworkers, coaches, and other people around Norway! Fun chat today with Q and hope everyone enjoys! The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you! Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!

This week we chat with Dakota Keene, Coordinator of Hockey Operations with the American Hockey League (AHL). Dakota has the ambition to become a General Manager within ice hockey and we chat about that role and his plan to get there. Than we shift to talk a bit about his current role with the AHL and player safety. The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you! Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!

In this episode we talk with Steve Thompson, USA Hockey’s Regional Manager for Goaltending Development. We chat about the requirements for goaltending, how coaches with no background in goalies can help their goalies, and how to develop goalies. We also get into ice time, bench activities and a lot of other tips for helping out goalies! The Coach’s Road Podcast is proud to be presented by CoachTools, a tool to improve coaching and power your club’s philosophy! Start your new season off right with a free trial of CoachTools! If you are interested in using CoachTools go to www.coachtools.net and fill out the “Start Free Trial” Form and mention we sent you! Don’t forget to check out the rest of the resources from our guests on our drive: https://bit.ly/t-c-r-drive. You can also catch all of the presentations from the first ever Coach’s Road Conference on our YouTube channel! Thanks for Listening!