Ice Hockey Coaching Blog

IHS is thrilled to announce a long-term partnership with the National Skill Development Association (NSDA), led by esteemed NHL skill development coach Dwayne Blais. This groundbreaking collaboration will integrate NSDA’s over 300 skill development videos, courses, age-specific guides, and more into the IHS platform, creating an unparalleled resource for hockey coaches, parents, and players...

Redefine Your Coaching Approach by joining IHS & Darryl Belfry in an exclusive 3 day Coaches Workshop in Estero, Florida on June 24, 25 & 26. The overall theme of the workshop will be The Art of Teaching Skill in a Team Environment. You can buy tickets to the in person event here. Highlights of the Workshop: Insightful On-Ice Sessions: Experience over 10...

IHS is extremely excited to present the 2024 Brock University High Performance Hockey Seminar! Come learn, connect, and share with the hockey world for a 1 day event! TJ Manastersky, the Head Coach of the Brock Badgers, will serve as the event's moderator. The event will feature advanced hockey tactics and sport performance presentations from speakers from the NHL, PWHL, OHL, NCAA,...

IHS had the pleasure of sitting down with TJ Manastersky, the Head Coach at Brock University, for an in-depth discussion on various game day strategies. In this interview, we cover 14 questions on game preparation, bench management, and post-game reflections. Coaches can access the full interview or jump directly to specific questions using the links provided below. If you enjoy this content,...

The Team at IHS would like to thank you for all of your support in 2023. We are so very grateful to all of our members, associations, contributors, and partners. Our objective at IHS is to create content and tools that inspire coaches and players around the world. Below is a list of the most popular practice plans, small area games, drills, coaching clips, coach education videos, tools,...

Face-off plays are fun.  Players love them and there seems to be more face-off intensity when your team is ready to run one.  Having a few good face-off plays for your offensive zone can really help your team gain an edge while improving communication among your players.  Below we share 10 face-off plays from our new clip library.  We start with some simple face-off plays...

IHS is proud to announce Nik Passero, as a new contributor to IHS. Coach Passero is the Head Coach and General Manager of the Fort Erie Meteors. The Meteors play in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Nik was named the Tom Kelly Memorial Award winner for the Golden Horseshoe Conference Coach of the Year in 2022. Nik lead a breakout discussion on Leading Leaders...

IHS is proud to announce Wes Wolfe, as a new contributor to IHS. Coach Wolfe is an Assistant Coach with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Wes presented on Developing Hockey IQ at the Brock University High Performance Hockey Seminar and shared 6 drills with the IHS community. You can view all of his content on his contributor page or by clicking any of the links...

IHS is proud to announce Steve Wiedler, as a new contributor to IHS. Coach Wiedler is the Interim Head Hockey Coach of the University of Vermont Men's Hockey Team. The Vermont Catamounts play Division 1 NCAA in the Hockey East conference. Steve presented on Practicing & Developing The Penalty Kill at the Brock University High Performance Hockey Seminar and shared 6 ...