Individual Skills Hockey Podcast

Wayzata Girls HS Head Coach Brad Podiak sits down with us to chat about his background and upbringing in the Wayzata Community, his new role as the head coach of Wayzata Girls HS, comparing girls and boys hockey, and the overall state of girls and women's hockey in Minnesota. 

Dave Brown is the head boys hockey coach at Rogers High School. He is also the owner of The Base Sports Performance and Minnesota Lakers AAA. He joins to discuss three main topics: how The Base approaches player development, the balance between trying to win and long term development, and how his perspective on parenting hockey players has changed since he's become a hockey parent. 

Barry Karn of Karn Skating Dynamics sits down with us to discuss skating technique, the importance of vision, and other topics as well! This is a don't miss episode!

We sit down with Pete Samargia of Attitude Goaltending to discuss all things goalie development. Pete played HS goalie for Eveleth-Gilbert, and went on to play for the University of Minnesota and Augsburg College. He now serves as the goalie coach for Wayzata HS, Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL, St. Cloud Norsemen in the NAHL, and Northstar Christian Academy. Pete owns and operates Attitude Go...

Ben Monahan joins to discuss all things hockey sense! We discuss strategies to foster an environment where players are developing their hockey sense, factors that contribute to a propensity to learn sense more quickly, and much more!