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If you’re a hockey coach, think like a goalie coach

By Brion O'ConnorOctober 1, 2017

Consider the following a cautionary tale heading into your 2017-18 hockey season.

Perhaps the worst thing for a dedicated coach is to see a team fail to reach its potential. All things being equal, wins and losses are usually predicated on talent. And talent, particularly at the high school level, can vary dramatically from year to year.

Getting the most out of whatever talent you have on the ice is the goal. When a team doesn’t, it’s incredibly frustrating. To illustrate, I’ll refer to a girls team that I knew well (I’ll refrain from identifying the squad, to protect the guilty and the innocent alike).

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