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Coaching Tips | Ice Chips

As a coach, the influence you exert over your players goes far beyond wins and losses. That's why Chevrolet Safe & Fun Hockey is designed to help you create an environment that's filled with fun and learning. So while your players are developing their hockey skills, they're also learning the fundamental values of respect and responsibility - on and off the ice.

A Few Tips for Keeping it Safe & Fun.

As the coach of a hockey team, you have a number of young, impressionable players watching your every move and listening to your every word.

Here are a few tips to keep in mind regarding the Player / Coach Relationship.

Develop Trust
Remember that you don't necessarily have to be liked in order to be effective. Although it is very human to seek approval, sometimes a coach must make difficult decisions that will not benefit everyone on the team. If players truly learn to trust their coach, even the difficult decisions will be accepted.

Affect Individuals in Order to Affect your Team
As a coach, do not forget that teams are made up of individuals coming together to work toward a common goal or objective. As such, remember to spend time with individuals, and not just the team.

Model Expected Behaviour
It has been said that a team assumes the personality of its coach. No one can expect you to be perfect but just as you have high standards for your players, so too must your standards be set at a high level. Remember, your team is looking at you all the time.