Resource Library
At The Armory Hockey, we are always learning, refining our approach, and applying cutting-edge methodologies in the areas of youth hockey, coaching, leadership, childhood learning & development, skill acquisition, sports psychology and mental performance. We never presume to know everything or display an unwillingness to adapt our approach to the latest research-backed recommendations of experts in these fields of study.
In the interest of sharing information, spreading awareness, and positively influencing our youth sports community, The Armory Hockey is happy to provide some resources that inform our own beliefs and approach.
As Ted Lasso says, "Be curious, not judgmental."
Online Hockey Resources
Note: Some of the listed sites require a subscription
Blog - Changing the Game Project
Recommended Reading
"Every Moment Matters"
"The Coach's Guide to Teaching"
"Coaching Better Every Season"
By: John O'Sullivan
"Coaching Better Every Season"
"The Coach's Guide to Teaching"
"Coaching Better Every Season"
By: Wade Gilbert
"The Coach's Guide to Teaching"
"The Coach's Guide to Teaching"
"The Coach's Guide to Teaching"
By: Doug Lemov
"Let Them Lead"
"Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World"
"The Coach's Guide to Teaching"
By: John U. Bacon
"Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World"
"Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World"
"Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World"
By: David Epstein
"The Talent Code"
"Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World"
"Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World"
By: Daniel Coyle
"Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things"
"Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things"
"Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things"
By: Adam Grant
"The Playmaker's Advantage"
"Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things"
"Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things"
By: Leonard Zaichkowsky, PhD & Daniel Peterson
"The Playmaker's Decisions"
"Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things"
"The Playmaker's Decisions"
By: Daniel Peterson & Leonard Zaichkowsky, PhD
"The Sports Gene"
"Coaching the Mental Game"
"The Playmaker's Decisions"
By: David Epstein
"The Champion Teammate"
"Coaching the Mental Game"
"Coaching the Mental Game"
By: Jerry Lynch & John O' Sullivan
"Coaching the Mental Game"
"Coaching the Mental Game"
"Coaching the Mental Game"
By: H.A. Dorfman
"The Alter Ego Effect"
"The Alter Ego Effect"
"The Alter Ego Effect"
By: Todd Herman
"Mindset First"
"The Alter Ego Effect"
"The Alter Ego Effect"
By: Dr. Cassidy Preston
"Take Back The Game"
"The Alter Ego Effect"
"The Tyranny of Talent"
By: Linda Flanagan
"The Tyranny of Talent"
"The Tyranny of Talent"
"The Tyranny of Talent"
By: Joe Baker
"Coach to Coach"
"Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success"
"Coach to Coach"
By: Martin Rooney
"Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success"
"Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success"
"Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success"
By: John Wodden & Jay Carty
Recommended Podcasts
"The Way of Champions"
"The Way of Champions"
"The Way of Champions"
Host: John O' Sullivan
"Beyond the X's & O's"
"The Way of Champions"
"The Way of Champions"
Hosts: Dr. Cassidy Preston & Chris DePiero
"Hockey Think Tank"
"Our Kids Play Hockey"
"Hockey Think Tank"
Hosts: Topher Scott & Jeff Lovecchio
"Our Kids Play Hockey"
"Our Kids Play Hockey"
"Our Kids Play Hockey"
Hosts: Lee MJ Elias, Christie Casciano Burns, & Mike Bonelli
Video Resources
Changing the Game in Youth Sports
John O' Sullivan, Founder of Changing the Game Project, gives compelling Ted Talk on Changing the Game in Youth Sports.
How to find hidden potential
Adam Grant, NY Times Best Selling Author, discusses research on how to find and tap into hidden potential.
Yelling from the bench hinders player development
Guy Gadowsky, Head Coach of Penn State's Men's Hockey Team, talks about yelling instructions from the bench hindering player development.
Utilizing a constraints led approach to enhance player development.
Ken Martel, USA Hockey's Senior Director of Player & Coach Development, presents on the constraint led approach and how it enhances player development.
Stop obessing over results.
Dr. Cassidy Preston, Mental Performance Coach & Founder of CEP Mindset, provides advise for avoiding the "results trap" to improve performance.
Where there is chaos there is learning.
Bob Mancini, Executive Director of Hockey Development for USA Hockey, presents on embracing chaos as a means to player growth.
Early specialization in sports doesn't always mean long-term success.
NY Times Bestselling Author of "Range" gives a Ted Talk on how specializing in a particular skill too early in life may undermine your long-term development -- and explains the benefits of a "sampling period" where you try new things and focus on building a range of skills.
Why some athletes perform better in practice than in games.
Dr. Alan Goldberg, internationally known peak performance consultant and director of Competitive Advantage explains to coaches and athletes the key to competing as well as you practice.
How to be successful without defined positions in hockey.
VP of Client Relationships with RinkNet Software, Kenny Rausch explains why having great habits and emphasizing concepts are key to creating success in the four roles of hockey: offense with the puck, offense without the puck, defense with the puck, and defense without the puck.
The value and evolution of small area games in hockey.
Ken Martel, USA Hockey's Senior Director of Player & Coach Development, shares his thoughts on how the use of small area games has grown in hockey and how coaches can continue to use them to encourage compete and game-like situational play.
The two rules every team needs.
Author of "Let Them Lead", John U. Bacon, shares the two rules that helped him bring together what he calls the 'worst' high school hockey team in America.
Creating an Alter Ego to Transform Your Mental Game
Dr. Cassidy Preston, Mental Performance Coach & Founder of CEP Mindset, explains how creating a personalized alter ego can transform your mental game and, ultimately, your on-ice performance.
The only thing that will prevent you from getting better is thinking that you know it all.
Dr. Fergus Connolly PhD, Elite Performance Coach
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