PowerTech Development Podcast

Hockey Parents & The Impact You Have on the Game What’s the WORST parent behavior you’ve seen at a rink? Hockey parents play a HUGE role in their child’s development, but are you helping or hurting their chances of success? In this episode, we dive deep into the hard conversations about parent behavior in the stands, D1 coach insights , and the right way to support your child without getting i...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy cover the importance of having experience to be successful and a deeper dive into a recent conversation on playing with ‘better’ players. Coach Eric finished with a discussion on his observation that so many young players don’t realize their opportunities and fail to take advantage of resources they have.  Support the show by becoming a MEMBER in the Powe...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy discuss the mindset of how to bounce back from a bad loss. Going into games you KNOW you will WIN or LOSE, how should you prepare? What are the coaching strategies to prepare, adjust, and respond to poor outcomes? How can coaches communicate with their players before, during, and after these situations? These questions and related topics are answered.   S...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy look at skill building, key instruction points, and how to understand the microsteps involved in complex movements. They move on to discuss how to make other players better, and a winning mindset when you are playing with players that are better or worse than you.  Support the show by becoming a MEMBER in the PowerTech Community! Take advantage of our ski...

Coming out of the holiday break, Coach Andy and Coach Eric recap the holidays and discuss the World Junior Championships. They discuss the performance of Latvia, the struggles of Team Canada, and compare and contrast the US vs Canadian hockey systems.  Support the show by becoming a MEMBER in the PowerTech Community! Take advantage of our skill development video library, consultation calls, discou...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy discuss parent behaviour and confidence building. They open with a few recent elements of parent conduct at the PowerTech 3on3 Tournament, before moving on to discuss different elements of building confidence - specifically through coaches, teammates, and the competition. Support the show by becoming a MEMBER in the PowerTech Community! Take advantage of...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy cover trades and how it affects players, the skill vs games question for youth development, how best to design a youth development system, the 80/20 principle for getting results, which drills should be staples in your training regimen, what will get you the most return on your time investment, and other topics! Support the show by becoming a MEMBER in th...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy are back for a quick episode covering contracts. They first discuss music and its impact on performance before moving into a discussion on money earned by hockey players. Topics include being paid based on past performance, salary costs and how much is actually retained, salary caps, and judging how much a player is worth.   Support the show by becoming a...

In this episode, Coach Eric is joined by Co-Founder and CEO of Matterhorn Fit, Ryan Vesce. Ryan is a retired 14-year professional hockey player, and ivy league graduate from Cornell. They discussion making the pros as a smaller player, Division 1 scholarships and Ivy league schools, using hockey as a vehicle for life opportunity, his business and training method through Matterhorn Fit, the prestig...

In this episode, Coach Eric is joined by Chris Meriney of College Hockey Inc, an educational platform designed to spread quality information on the NCAA hockey path. They discuss what College Hockey Inc does, the NCAA development path, what college hockey has to offer, recruiting and scholarship money, outreach to coaches and highlight videos, social media, and more! Visit www.collegehockeyinc.com...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy discuss some old time hockey styles and how top players of the past would stack up in today’s game. Coach Andy then discusses the Pit Crew of F1 or NASCAR to draw an important analogy on roles. They use that to branch into a discussion on roles, competitiveness, and the concept of ‘fairness’ in the game.  Support the show by becoming a MEMBER in the Power...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy discuss the recent NCAA Division I rule change to grant CHL players eligibility.   Support the show by becoming a MEMBER in the PowerTech Community! Take advantage of our skill development video library, consultation calls, discount codes, and more! Looking for other ways to support? Subscribe on YouTube, leave a 5-star review, and share the show! AFFILIA...

In this episode, Coach Eric is joined by Founder and CEO of The Coaches Site, Aaron Wilbur. They discuss the genesis of The Coaches Site platform, coaching practices from around the world, keys to a great development plan, age appropriate messaging, parenting through youth sports, and other topics.  Visit thecoachessite.com to learn more!  Click here to SAVE YOUR SEAT at The Coaches Site annual co...

In this episode, Coach Andy shares his thoughts as a hockey dad. He and Coach Eric use this framework to discuss common parenting/coaching situations and how best to teach through these circumstances.  Support the show by becoming a MEMBER in the PowerTech Community! Take advantage of our skill development video library, consultation calls, discount codes, and more! Looking for other ways to suppo...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy discuss the difficulties of being a consistent high performing athlete. The cover expectations from parents and coaching, the problem of consistency, performing under pressure, setting your performance baseline, and more.  Support the show by becoming a MEMBER in the PowerTech Community! Take advantage of our skill development video library, consultation...

This episode is a bonus re-release episode from the BioSteel Road to Pro Podcast. In this episode, Coach Eric joins BioSteel CEO Dan Crosby as they interview BioSteel sponsored athlete, and 2024 PWHL second overall pick to the Ottawa Charge, Danielle Serdachny. They discuss Danielle’s path through youth hockey, college recruitment, the PWHL draft, women’s hockey and growing the game, balancing sch...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy discuss the mindset transition from youth to higher level hockey. They cover what the standard first and second year junior players experience, what expectations you should have as a player or a parent, playing the long game with your development goals, and how coaches can help players understand the significant changes that happen during this transition....

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy discuss the various facets of professionalism in sports. They discuss the “professional” look and first impressions, attention seeking through appearance, the judgment of others, sportsmanship and “chirping”, presenting yourself as a coach or parent, and more!  Support the show by becoming a MEMBER in the PowerTech Community! Take advantage of our skill d...

In this episode, Coach Andy is joined by Jason Podollan. Jason is a retired NHLer and founder of Up My Hockey. Jason shares his experience going from an NHLer to a Hockey Dad, describes the youth system in Western Canada, Academies vs AAA models, youth coaching and mindset training, his platform for giving back to the hockey world, and more!  Check out Jason's platform at upmyhockey.com ! Supp...

In this episode, Coach Eric reflects on his weekend at The Coaches Site LIVE Event with BioSteel Sports. He and Coach Andy discuss what can make or break conference style events, evaluating guest speakers, what type of information is valuable, and more. This branches into a larger discussion on how to modernize coaches to keep training methods relatable to players in development.    Support the sh...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy discuss the first few days launching BioSteel Sports Academy and their roles in the operation. They cover what they see in today's youth players, how this program (and other like it) can be extremely beneficial to the lifestyle of athletes, the various components the student-athletes are exposed to, how they intend to communicate their message with th...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy reflect on their takeaways from the BioSteel Sports Academy development camp. They focus on the U18 level, positives and negatives of their development track, critical skills that need to be a focus, and differences between performing in a real game vs performing in practice.    Support the show by becoming a MEMBER in the PowerTech Community! Take advant...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy speak to making an impression at junior camps, and the value in playing for good teams. They cover the mindset behind a lot of these decisions and how to position yourself to succeed at higher levels.  Support the show by becoming a MEMBER in the PowerTech Community! Take advantage of our skill development video library, consultation calls, discount codes...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy discuss how to choose where to play. They focus specifically on the U18 age group, academics vs U18, Jr. C vs Jr. B, making decisions based on friends, and how to gauge quality development programs.  Support the show by becoming a MEMBER in the PowerTech Community! Take advantage of our skill development video library, consultation calls, discount codes,...

In this episode, Coach Eric and Coach Andy dissect the hockey school business world and how it has developed over time. The include a discussion on different age groups, developing a business niche, quality over quantity, and other topics.  Support the show by becoming a MEMBER in the PowerTech Community! Take advantage of our skill development video library, consultation calls, discount codes, an...