Hockey naturally develops Character

Quick Shot: Hockey naturally develops Character not just well paid NHL Characters " Character " Retired NHL Player, Adam Graves embodied Character, both on and off the ice.  He has served his Team, his Family and continues to serve through several Community-based Foundations.  “Talent is a gift, but Character is a choice”, John...

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The Character of a Person

  QUICK SHOT: At the professional level, Scouts and Coaches often look for “Players with Character”.  Teams that succeed in any sport are reported to have a bench “deep in talent, character and heart”.  It has been said that hockey breeds “character” into the DNA of the people who play, and those who have played it long enough understand...

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Hockey DNA

  Quick-Shot: Parents, Coaches and Players who seek to improve Hockey Skills can look to the Pros as examples of successful players who are well-rounded, and invested in athletic development beyond singular sport focus. Long Version: Some say hockey players are born and you can’t teach kids to become great hockey players. Truth...

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Athleticism & the “A-Factor”

Quick Shot:  Drilling down on the concept of Athleticism, I take a closer look at some of the Game's Pioneers, Builders, and Hockey Greats. Long Version: George Kingston, a Canadian Hockey icon has been a major contributor to Hockey and to development of Youth, Elite and Pro Hockey Players around the world for almost 50 years.  At age...

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Building Blocks

Quick Shot: Hockey affords many opportunities for its participants to learn far more than technical skills related to Sport. Early on in an Individual's life, the Game introduces Building Blocks that serve as foundation to bigger Life Lessons that are naturally learned through Play. Long Version: As I look back to my own experience playing...

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How we WIN and how we LOSE, matters

Quick Shot: Seasoned athletes know from experience that winning and losing are both possible, and neither is definite nor forever.  In the sport of hockey, the duration of a shift; a game; and of the season itself puts a demand on players to refrain from celebrating prematurely, and to regulate their emotions through the many small victories...

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Sacrifice (is far more rewarding than hogging the puck)

Quick Shot: Selfless acts or “sacrifices” are woven into the game of Hockey and they find their way into the lives of its participants. Hockey is a fast, dynamic game that periodically invites players with unique opportunities to excel, perform and to showcase and share their Gifts, on and off the ice. Long Version: Hockey is a fast, dynamic...

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T-E-A-M (Together Everyone Achieves More)

T-E-A-M (Together Everyone Achieves More) Bobby Knight is a Hall of Fame Basketball Coach from Indiana, and lover of Sport.  His description of T-E-A-M, “Together Everyone Achieves More” is a simple way for players and Coaches to understand and own a broad meaning of Teamwork, and of what playing on a Team is all about.  In hockey, perhaps...

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