Grassroots: The Minor Hockey Show

Richard Bercuson
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Grassroots: The Minor Hockey Show

A provocative, in-depth podcast that examines the world of minor hockey, from coaching to program development to the myriad of issues faced by everyone in the game.

  1. OCT 14

    Episode 106 - Are you a transformational coach?

    The modern lexicon of coaching includes terms like transformational and transactional to describe the approaches coaches use. What are their characteristics? In minor hockey, can someone be both? Dean Holden delves into this topic, aided and abetted by host Richard Bercuson who tosses out questions and examples to investigate.Toward Understanding Youth Athletes’ Fun Priorities: An Investigation of Sex, Age, and Levels of Play: Amanda Visek, Heather Mannix et alhttps://activeforlife.com/...

    1h 1m

  2. SEP 16

    Episode 105 - Greg Revak: "I'm just trying to be less dumb."

    Greg Revak, an Ohio-based coach and USA Hockey coach developer, has unique and progressive ideas on coaching the game. His podcast and newsletter hit on various topics which are pertinent to coaches at every level. In this episode, he shares with Richard his personal bugaboos and annoyances about practice design and what we can do better.His website: https://hockeysarsenal.substack.com/The HockeyIQ Podcast: https://hockeysarsenal.com/podcastContact: richard(at)grassrootsminorhockey.comTwitter...

    1h 11m

  3. AUG 30

    Episode 104 - Are you a new coach - of some sort?

    However you define "new," Richard and Dean discuss what coaches need to consider at the start of a new adventure and the resources they should access.Books:How we learn to move by Rob GrayThe Coach's Guide to Teaching by Doug LemovTransforming Basketball by Alex SaramaThe Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay StanierPodcasts:This one, of course!The Talent Equation - Stuart ArmstrongThe Perception-Action Podcast - Rob GrayHEO Youtube channel...

    58 min

  4. AUG 11

    Episode 103 - Checking in on checking

    Season 5 begins with an important pre-season look at how contact and checking need to be taught to take it beyond the confines of the current checking clinic module. Richard and Dean examine an approach using spectrums of skill for different ages and levels of play, built within the current four-stage checking progression espoused by Hockey Canada.Those who'd like a copy of the spectrums diagram should email Richard: Richard(at)grassrootsminorhockey.comContact: richard(at)grassrootsminorhocke...

    59 min

  5. JUN 8

    Episode 102 - The Norwegian Blue and Coach Education

    This episode is a unique collaboration with Stuart Armstrong whose podcast is The Talent Equation. His May 28, 2024, show was called "Coach Education is broken." It struck a chord with Grassroots host Richard Bercuson who felt it reminded him of the famous Monty Python Dead Parrot sketch. He connected with Stuart and here's the result: a tripartite discussion with Stuart, Richard, and Dean Holden about coach education's demise.Stuart will simulcast the show on his own podcast soon, once...

    1h 27m

  6. APR 6

    Episode 101 - Hockey Coaching Terminology 101

    Modern coaching approaches include a litany of expressions, phrases, words and acronyms that are sometimes baffling in what they mean. In this episode, Richard and Dean delve into some of the more common ones and relate them to coaches need to understand about them and how to apply them in minor hockey.Contact: richard(at)grassrootsminorhockey.comTwitter:Richard - @berky544Dean Holden: funlearnreturn@gmail.com

    1h 26m

  7. FEB 25

    Episode 100 - The Value of Small Space Activities & Games

    Brian Gillam, HEO's Coaching Coordinator and Gold Medal Pathways mentor, delves into the myriad of ways in which small or reduced space practice activities are central to how children will develop both their skills and ability to play games on similar sized areas. Gillam is a longtime proponent of ecological dynamics and constraints led approaches. He explains how important it is for children and teens to be trained in space consistent with their developmental stages and what they can learn f...

    1h 56m

  8. FEB 13

    Episode 99 - Hockey Factories through a different lens

    Matt Dumouchelle is a writer for The Coaches Site and assistant GM for a junior A team near Windsor. But he also authored a revelatory five-part series, "Hockey Factories" published last year on thecoachessite.com. A second series focusing on five different hockey organizations in Europe and North America will be out shortly. In this episode Matt shares what can be learned from these clubs, their programs and approaches. He also discusses his own journey in sports, with keen observations abou...

    1h 26m
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A provocative, in-depth podcast that examines the world of minor hockey, from coaching to program development to the myriad of issues faced by everyone in the game.

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  • Creator
    Richard Bercuson
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    107
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Grassroots: The Minor Hockey Show
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    Grassroots: The Minor Hockey Show

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