The Total Female Hockey Podcast

Coach Kim McCullough
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Coach Kim McCullough, Director & Founder of Total Female Hockey, shares the information and inspiration that players, coaches and teams need to take their game to the next level.

  1. Tryout Secrets: What Players, Parents & Coaches Need to Know

    1D AGO

    Tryout Secrets: What Players, Parents & Coaches Need to Know

    👉 Want More Tryout Advice? Check out this episode 🏒 Want 10% Off A TFH Summer Camp? Visit our Camps page Tryouts are about more than skill — they reveal how badly players, parents, and coaches truly want it. In this 35 minute episode, Coach Kim shares honest insights from 20+ years of coaching girls hockey about what really matters during tryout season and how players can stand out when it counts most. In this episode, you’ll learn: • The question every parent should ask before pushing their player to the next level• Why coaches must make their players feel wanted — and the mistake many coaches make during tryouts• The “grass isn’t always greener” trap that families and coaches often fall into during recruiting season• The #1 thing coaches look for at tryouts — and why compete level often beats pure skill Whether you’re a player preparing for tryouts, a parent navigating the process, or a coach building a team, this episode will help you see the tryout experience in a whole new way. Enjoy and share with any friends, teammates, players, parents, coaches and teams who want to take their game to the next level. Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — your secret weapon to building elite-level Hockey IQ and confidence this season. This is our premium paid newsletter where Coach Kim shares all her best stuff every week!  What You Get as a Member of The Orange Machine: 🎥 Weekly hockey IQ video breakdowns of the best female players in the world 📝 Simple takeaways you can use right away in games & practices 📚 Parent & coach cheat sheets you can use to reinforce key concepts 🎯 Full access to 50+ video breakdowns & 10 PWHL spotlights 🔄 On-demand training she can revisit anytime 👩‍🏫 Me, Coach Kim, as your personal Hockey IQ coach all year Click here to join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    36 min
  2. Episode 100: The Secret to Making Hockey Look Easy

    MAR 3

    Episode 100: The Secret to Making Hockey Look Easy

    💥 Want more Coach Kim in your life? Join the Total Female Hockey & Orange Machine newsletters - all details and differences can be found here:⁠⁠⁠ https://totalfemalehockey.com/subscribe-orange-machine/ In this special 100th episode of the Total Female Hockey Podcast, Coach Kim breaks down what it really means to “make the game look easy” — and why the best players in the world combine speed, poise, and hockey IQ to control the pace of the game. In this episode, you’ll learn:• Why elite players don’t just play fast — they know when to speed the game up and when to slow it down• The difference between “go-hard” players and “slow-it-down” players, and why great teams need both• The key ingredients that allow top players to make hockey look effortless: skill, fitness, confidence, experience, and hockey IQ• How players, parents, and coaches can help athletes develop the ability to manipulate time and space like the best players in the world Enjoy and share with any friends, teammates, players, parents, coaches and teams who want to take their game to the next level. Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — your secret weapon to building elite-level Hockey IQ and confidence this season. This is our premium paid newsletter where Coach Kim shares all her best stuff every week!  What You Get as a Member of The Orange Machine: 🎥 Weekly video breakdowns of the best female players in the world 📝 Simple takeaways you can use right away in games & practices 📚 Parent & coach cheat sheets you can use to reinforce key concepts 🎯 Full access to 50+ video breakdowns & 10 PWHL spotlights 🔄 On-demand training she can revisit anytime 👩‍🏫 Me, Coach Kim, as your personal Hockey IQ coach all year Click here to join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    41 min
  3. Gold Medal Recap

    FEB 24

    Gold Medal Recap

    🧠 Grab Your Free Olympic Hockey IQ Access Pass: Make Coach Kim your personal hockey IQ coach for the next 14 days - and get FULL access to all her hockey IQ breakdowns from the Olympic women's hockey event. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to grab your free pass⁠⁠ What a gold medal game! 🥇 As always, it was a masterclass in structure, composure, and high-pressure decision making.  Canada didn’t try to outskill Team USA; they slowed the game down, controlled space, and nearly flipped the script with discipline and experience.  This game delivered many powerful hockey IQ lessons on how smart teams win, how elite players adjust, and how tiny details decide championships.   📣 Listen & learn from Coach Kim's 15 minute breakdown of the gold medal game, including: how Team Canada made this one closewhat caused Team USA to have to adjust their line-upwho won the all-important goaltendingbattle Enjoy and share with any friends, teammates, players, parents, coaches and teams looking for the information and inspiration to take their game to the next level. 🧠 Grab Your Free Olympic Hockey IQ Access Pass: Make Coach Kim your personal hockey IQ coach for the next 14 days - and get FULL access to all her hockey IQ breakdowns from the Olympic women's hockey event. ⁠⁠⁠Click here to grab your free pass⁠

    15 min
  4. Olympic Surprises & Medal Predictions

    FEB 18

    Olympic Surprises & Medal Predictions

    🧠 Grab Your Free Olympic Hockey IQ Access Pass: Make Coach Kim your personal hockey IQ coach for the next 14 days - and get FULL access to all her hockey IQ breakdowns from the Olympic women's hockey event. ⁠⁠⁠Click here to grab your free pass⁠⁠ What have been the biggest surprises of this Olympic Women's Hockey Event? In this 20 minute episode, Coach Kim breaks down her biggest surprises of the 2026 Olympics and makes her predictions for who will bring home the gold, silver and bronze medals from the Games. Topics include: Goaltending standoutsThe teams that punched above their weightAll the questions surrounding Team CanadaThe likelihood of Team USA coming home with anything less than a gold medal. Enjoy and share with any friends, teammates, players, parents, coaches and teams looking for the information and inspiration to take their game to the next level. 🧠 Grab Your Free Olympic Hockey IQ Access Pass: Make Coach Kim your personal hockey IQ coach for the next 14 days - and get FULL access to all her hockey IQ breakdowns from the Olympic women's hockey event. ⁠⁠Click here to grab your free pass⁠

    22 min
  5. Greatest Olympic Hockey Team Ever?

    FEB 11

    Greatest Olympic Hockey Team Ever?

    🧠 Get Your Free Olympic Hockey IQ Access Pass: Make Coach Kim your personal hockey IQ coach for all 14 days of the Olympic women's hockey event. Click here to grab your free pass Is this the greatest women's hockey team ever assembled? This 20 minute episode is an ode to Team USA and their dominant performance so far at the 2026 Winter Olympics. No other team is even in the same stratosphere as the Americans and in this episode, Coach Kim breaks down why. We dive into: Murphy the Menace & the other Team USA teenagers living rent free inside Team Canada's headsThe 3 S skills that are creating a giant chasm between USA and all the opponentsExactly how Team USA makes themselves so "dangerous" on the attack Enjoy and share with any friends, teammates, players, parents, coaches and teams looking for the information and inspiration to take their game to the next level. 🧠 Grab Your Free Olympic Hockey IQ Access Pass: Make Coach Kim your personal hockey IQ coach for all 14 days of the Olympic women's hockey event. ⁠Click here to grab your free pass⁠

    21 min
  6. 5 Olympic Coaching Strategies

    FEB 4

    5 Olympic Coaching Strategies

    🧠 Get Your Free Olympic Hockey IQ Access Pass: Make Coach Kim your personal hockey IQ coach for all 14 days of the Olympic women's hockey event. Click here to grab your free pass https://totalfemalehockey.com/2026-olympics/ In this week's 30 minute episode, Coach Kim breaks down 5 short-term event strategies that coaches can use to win Olympic gold medals and your next big playoff series. These strategies include: To short or not to shorten the benchHow to navigate goalie worldTo match or not to match linesWho to choose as shootout shootersHow to balance process vs outcomeEnjoy and share with any friends, teammates, players, parents, coaches and teams who want to take their game to the next level.

    31 min
  7. 3 Reasons Great Players Get Cut - How Olympic Rosters Are Built

    JAN 20

    3 Reasons Great Players Get Cut - How Olympic Rosters Are Built

    💥 Use the Olympics to take your hockey IQ to the next level ! Grab your free 14 day trial to The Orange Machine and get full access to Coach Kim's hockey IQ video breakdowns throughout the Olympics. Learn how to think the game like an Olympian and apply it to your own game. Click here to get started! In this 26 minute episode, Coach Kim breaks down three often-overlooked factors that play a huge role in Olympic roster decisions — and explains why the same thinking applies to minor hockey and beyond. You’ll learn how experience under pressure, positional versatility, and even handedness and subtle lineup details influence how coaches build teams, balance rosters, and make tough cuts. Whether you’re a player chasing your Olympic dream or a parent trying to understand team selection, this episode will help you think like a coach — and position yourself to add real value at any level of the game. Enjoy and share with any friends, teammates, players, parents, coaches and teams who want to take their game to the next level. Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — your secret weapon to building elite-level Hockey IQ and confidence this season. This is our premium paid newsletter where Coach Kim shares all her best stuff every week!  What You Get as a Member of The Orange Machine: 🔑 Exclusive access to the “Get Dangerous” Hockey IQ Masterclass 🎥 Weekly video breakdowns of the best female players in the world 📝 Simple takeaways you can use right away in games & practices 📚 Parent & coach cheat sheets you can use to reinforce key concepts 🎯 Full access to 30+ video breakdowns & 7 PWHL spotlights 🔄 On-demand training she can revisit anytime 👩‍🏫 Me, Coach Kim, as your personal Hockey IQ coach all year Click here to join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    26 min
  8. 5 Skills Every Player Must Master

    JAN 13

    5 Skills Every Player Must Master

    💥 Want more Coach Kim in your life? Join the Total Female Hockey & Orange Machine newsletters - all details and differences can be found here:⁠⁠ https://totalfemalehockey.com/subscribe-orange-machine/ In this week's 28 minute episode, Coach Kim dives deep into the 5 most important skills for players of all ages & levels to master. Listen and learn why: every player has to be able to win a 1v1"hunt" is the best cue to use to get pucks backwhy every move needs a set-up movewhat an "effective" shot is and how to master yoursthe 360 degree rule must apply at every age/level Enjoy and share with any friends, teammates, players, parents, coaches and teams who want to take their game to the next level. Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — your secret weapon to building elite-level Hockey IQ and confidence this season. This is our premium paid newsletter where Coach Kim shares all her best stuff every week!  What You Get as a Member of The Orange Machine: 🔑 Exclusive access to the “Get Dangerous” Hockey IQ Masterclass 🎥 Weekly video breakdowns of the best female players in the world 📝 Simple takeaways you can use right away in games & practices 📚 Parent & coach cheat sheets you can use to reinforce key concepts 🎯 Full access to 30+ video breakdowns & 7 PWHL spotlights 🔄 On-demand training she can revisit anytime 👩‍🏫 Me, Coach Kim, as your personal Hockey IQ coach all year Click here to join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    28 min
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Coach Kim McCullough, Director & Founder of Total Female Hockey, shares the information and inspiration that players, coaches and teams need to take their game to the next level.

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