Youth Hockey Coaching Tips
Youth hockey should be a wonderful experience for all the players, every year. Hockey is a great sport, one that kids should love and play their entire life. Use the links below to explore some coaching tips and memories.
Overview of youth hockey philosophy
- Remember good people and forget the rest
- Winning isn't the only goal
- Ice Time and Winning
- How to select and evaluate a coach
- Road Trips should be fun and memorable
- The team manager is critical
- Small teams so everyone plays a lot
- Scrimmage as much as possible
- Schedule a Mix of Competition Levels
- Dealing with Youth Hockey Parents
- Get out of the way of the kids energy
- If you don't pass, you don't play
- Build from strength not weakness
- Hesitation is the enemy
- A goal against isn’t always a mistake
- Statistics can be Dangerous
- Pick Your Battles
- Stay in Hockey for your whole life
- Great Memories
Youth Hockey Coaching Tip Index
- Pictures From Barry Biegler’s Past and Present
- Barry Biegler Hockey Resume
- Squirt 2023-2024
- Squirt B 2010-2011
- Bantam A and B 2005-2006
- Vail Peewee B 2004-2005
- Vail Midget AA 2004-2005
- Vail Bantam A 2003-2004
- Vail Bantam A 2002-2003
- Taos Mountain Dragons 2001-2002
- Peewee A 2000-2001
- Peewee AA 1999-2000
- Squirts A 1998-1999
- Squirt AA 1997-1998
- Vail Mites 1996-1997
- Vail Mites 1995-1996
- Vail Mites 1994-1995
Zermatt Switzerland Ice Rink
Hockey has become an international game. If you are ever in a new town, find the closest rink and sign up for Men’s league. You will have 15 friends quickly.