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A 7-part Hockey Video Series
Over a few years of penning this Hockey Diary (and other site posts), I'm sure I've mentioned my long ago studies in the old Soviet Union quite a few times. Ya, it kinda formed the basis for a lot of...
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A Thank You to My Dad
I've gotten to like Facebook's new flashback feature, or the feature that shows things I was doing a year ago, two years ago, and going back to my earliest days on that social media site. As it turns...
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11 Myths About Looking & Feeling Your Best
When you get to be my age, you pay attention to titles like the one above. (I'm not telling you any more than that I won the 1957 Whitman, MA Little League batting championship, and my dad took me to...
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You Can Learn Anything
I just finished a post written exclusively for my CoachChic.com coaches and parents. In that post, called "Why Some Kids Try Harder", I quote (to members-only) some research that includes not only the...
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Listen to Hockey Talk Radio
As a convenience to my many Hockey Diary visitors, I've placed a player here so that you might listen to Hockey Talk Radio. All you need to do is click on the arrow on the player down below to hear...
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Procrastination: It's Killing Me (And You)!
Ugh... Procrastination. Whether it's in the front of our minds or not, I think it's always there, at least often -- and to some degree -- affecting all of us.Up front, you ought to know that I wasn't...
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Why You Have To Podcast
Now, while the article that sparked this post was released on January 27, 2016 -- only days ago, I have news for the author of that piece: I put my very first podcast online on a Wednesday night,...
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Forever Chasing Butterflies
Aaaaaah, those butterflies... Here's the story behind that story...At 10-years old, my grandson wasn't giving up on his want for a dog. His grandma and I had been through that before, and we were...
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The Meaning of Happiness
Hmmmmmm... The Meaning of Happiness... I kinda like Wikipedia's definition, as in it being "a mental or emotional state of well-being defined by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment...
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Understanding The Latest Internet Craze - 1
The more I read, the more I find I'm once again faaaaar ahead of the proverbial curve.Ya, Internet radio is becoming more and more accepted, or it's being discovered by more and more fans of...
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Understanding The Latest Internet Craze - 2
This being Part 2 on a rather unique topic, I might suggest that "Understanding The Latest Internet Craze - 1" was written for those who aren't all that familiar with either podcasting or Internet...
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How To Be Thankful
Let me start by saying that Brenda and I have tried a number of churches since we landed in Central Florida. I don't think it's fair to suggest that any we visited weren't very nice, and more than...
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Welcome to Coach Chic's Hockey Diary
This Message from Coach Chic...Just so visitors know, I've been writing about hockey for a good thirty or so years, and that has almost always included advice -- about coaching the game, about being a...
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Not On These Given Sundays!
If you don't recognize that "given Sunday" reference, that's close to the title of an Oliver Stone movie called on "Any Given Sunday'. A football flick starring Al Pacino, I guess that title suggested...
View ArticleMy Apologies in Charging for My Services
5-Star "Reputation Marketing"3 Reasons Why It’s Important to Charge for Your Services - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/3-reasons-why-its-important-charge-your-services-heather-woodward3. It’s an...
View ArticleWhat we can learn from John Wooden
"The coach is first of all a teacher."~ John WoodenNon-hockey folks ought to know that a small battle rages on between many experienced hockey coaches and their governing bodies. In a nutshell -- or...
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The Three-Year Swim Club
Boston GlobeHawaii’s Three-Year Swim Club overcame WWII-era anti-Japanese sentiment on quest for Olympic gloryBy James Sullivan Globe Correspondent October 19, 2015For years now, we’ve been...
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17 Benefits of Trampoline Exercise That May Make You Live Longer - Consultant of Trampoline ImportersHomeContact Us17 Benefits of Trampoline Exercise That May Make You Live LongerTrampoline exercise...
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Must I Apologize For Talking Politics?
Ya, that's the question -- not only today, but for the past few years. Why? Well, let me count the ways...Up front, everyone in the world knows I tend to think about teaching or coaching hockey --...
View ArticleThe 15-second Commute
Actually, I lied about that... My commute is probably more like 5-seconds -- from the bedroom to my laptop. But then, it takes a goodly amount of time to get my first morning coffee. :)As for that...
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The Freedom to Change
This discussion actually began amid some Facebook comment exchanges with a long time UK friend. Actually, it started innocently enough, with my friend offering something to the effect that, "A guy...
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What I Owe to Sport
Although I'll use some examples of my own ups and downs in life, this piece is really for parents of young athletes, and of course, for my hockey friends...As it so happened, I received the following...
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An Open Letter to All AAA Hockey Programs
This post actually appeared a few years ago, as part of my old Hockey Diary blog. So, while the timing of some things might be off those couple of years, the information is no less appropriate to...
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