Coaching continued

This article first appeared in Breakout Magazine (December 2009- The Official magazine of the Greater Toronto Hockey League & its Member Organizations).
In the everyday operations at Mind to Muscle, we are in contact with coaches, general managers and player development personnel from teams in the OHL, AHL and NHL. Suffice to say many of these conversations reflect on the quality of players entering into the ranks of junior and professional hockey....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Keep Reading ›

Recently I was fortunate to be invited to help out with the San Jose Sharks prospect camp. Spending 5-days with Coach Potenza gave me a lot to think about regarding strength and conditioning, but what stuck with me more than anything was what I learned about leadership....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Keep Reading ›

So You're Going to Coach My Grandchild?   A message to coaches from Jay M. Bylsma: I'm so grateful that you've volunteered to be the coach of my grandchild's ice hockey team. I'm getting ...#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Keep Reading ›

2009 was a great personal and professional year for me. Boston University won the National Championship in ice hockey. Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning had an "up" year in a down economy. My family remained healthy and happy. In addition I wrote a new book and had a huge success with Functional Strength Coach Vol 3. Lastly, StrengthCoach.com has grown tremendously. I had lots of things reinforced for me this year that I want to share. Here are just a few:...#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Keep Reading ›

I think I remember Stephen Covey in his book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People making reference to what I believe he called "the law of the farm." The reference was meant to show that most of the truly good things in life take time and can't be forced. Covey described the process of farming and alluded to how it requires patience and diligence to grow crops properly. In addition, farming requires belief in the system. The farmer must believe that all the hard work will yield an eventual long-term result.
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A recent post in the forum on the value of the strength and conditioning coach made me repost this article. I wrote it a few years ago but, the debate continues regarding the value and impact of the strength and conditioning coach. Football is the best example as football has employed the strength and conditioning coach the longest, and generally employs organized off-season programs....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Keep Reading ›