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Professional Rugby Player Phaidra Knight signs with Heraea Marketing
by HeraeaMarketing
posted May 8, 2013 at 8:18pm

Phaidra Knight chooses the right team...more

#1 Secret To Shooting Harder in Hockey
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 30, 2013 at 10:46pm

The Under-18 provincial team tryouts start in a few weeks here in Toronto. After watching these tryouts in person for the past 5 years, I can tell you a few key things that really made players stand out: :: Dynamic skating – especially quick change...more

1 on 1 drills: teaching athletes to get over the fear of getting beat
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 11, 2013 at 9:08pm

  1 on 1 drills. Players either love them or hate them. One of the hardest things to do (and teach) is gap control. It doesn’t matter if you’re a defensemen defending a 1v1 coming over your blue-line or a forward on the backcheck tryin...more

The Politics of Girls Hockey
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 9, 2013 at 9:18pm

The “politics” of hockey are about to wreak havoc on all of us.  Impending tryouts take all of our stress levels through the roof.  We’re all worried that we might make the wrong choice, that what people are telling us is not t...more

Women And Checking: An American Perspective
by The First Line
posted April 4, 2013 at 9:55pm

Keely Dunn has written an excellent post, echoing the views of what I presume to be many Canadians that women’s hockey should allow checking.  I wrote a very similar post a few years ago, making some of the same arguments about safety and sexis...more

3 Killer Tips From 3 Women’s College Hockey Coaches
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted March 14, 2013 at 11:14pm

I truly believe any player who wants to play at the college hockey level can. Not everyone is going to make the Olympic team, but there are over 110+ colleges and universities in North America that have varsity women’s hockey programs, which means t...more

Hockey Insights Lost to Tabbed Browsing
by The First Line
posted March 1, 2013 at 8:14pm

The one day…THE ONE DAY I don’t save as I go along.  I worked for an hour on this post with my usual witty brilliance or brilliant wittiness and great insight, and it’s now in the ether.  Which DOESN’T EVEN EXIST.  ...more

Red Lights: Watching Hockey Will Never be The Same
by jschonb
posted February 22, 2013 at 1:13pm

If you're a hockey fan, this is one of the coolest sports promotions I've every seen. The way it works is simple. Install a Budweiser Red Light wherever you'd like and connect to your wifi network via an easy iPhone or Android app. Then pick your favorite...more

Just for women sports 24/7 coming our way
by HeraeaMarketing
posted February 12, 2013 at 7:46pm

Sports Channel for Women TV...more

You can have hockey or gay rights but not both (under the Harper government)
by The Rabbit Hole
posted November 28, 2012 at 7:35am

Please note this article is cross-posted on Hockey in Society.Stephen Harper.  Photo from Huffington Post.While doing research on hockey and Canadian masculinity I read an article by Jay Scherer and Lisa McDermott, from the University of Alberta, tit...more

You Can’t Teach This
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted November 19, 2012 at 7:40pm

As a coach who works with players both on and off the ice, I spend a lot of time teaching different skills and helping girls hockey players develop the athleticism necessary to take their game to the highest level possible.  But there is one thing th...more

Top 3 of the Past 4 Years
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted September 13, 2012 at 9:21pm

7 Skills Every Player Must Work On (and Why) [Originally sent of January 21st, 2010]   This past weekend I was at a tournament in Duluth, Minnesota where I had the opportunity to watch two of the best women’s college hockey teams in the State...more

Talent-Rich Draft Makes For Exciting Changes In CWHL
by The First Line
posted July 19, 2012 at 3:57pm

There was an exceptional class emerging from the NCAA this year, and that means that each team in the nascent CWHL had an embarrassment of riches to choose from.  It also means I can at long last stop marveling (= complaining) about how Montreal mana...more

"While the men watch": ESPN meets "Sex & the City"
by The Rabbit Hole
posted May 25, 2012 at 1:35am

Photo from the Winnipeg Free Press.Cross posted on Hockey in Society.The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) has come up with a, shall we say, intriguing gimmick for the Stanley Cup finals this year.  It will be introducing While the Men Wa...more

Women's Hockey Worlds
by After Atalanta
posted April 22, 2012 at 10:53pm

Two weekends ago I headed north to Burlington, Vermont for a quick, last-minute getaway that happened to coincide with the IIHF Women's Hockey World Championships. (Timing is everything!) Here is what I observed: Nothing indicated as we drove into Burlin...more

Hockey Worlds: Oh, Canada, What The Hell Happened Out There? U.S. hands Canada its worst loss ever
by The First Line
posted April 9, 2012 at 11:17am

Editor's note: the 14th Annual International Ice Hockey Federation's Women's World Championships are taking place April 7-14, 2012, at the University of Vermont's Gutterson Fieldhouse. On day 1 of the tournament, 2010 Olympic Champs Canada lost to the Uni...more

NCAA Hockey Championships: Gophers Bring Home The Gold
by The First Line
posted March 20, 2012 at 12:40pm

Photo: Marlin Levison | Associated Press As the cliche goes, much of life is simply showing up.  The Badgers vacated the building after Emily West’s penalty shot goal, with their first line unable to capitalize on some good chances (elevate th...more

Top 4 Rules for Selecting a Girls Hockey Team for Your Child
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted March 18, 2012 at 4:28pm

When it comes to deciding where you should play next season, the most critical factor is coaching.   Sure, many girls hockey players want to play with their friends, they want to have fun, and the logistics of getting to and from practices and games ...more

NCAA Hockey Frozen Four: After A Wild Weekend, On To The Semis
by The First Line
posted March 13, 2012 at 11:05am

BC versus Wisconsin- The major upside to the Frozen Four’s being played in Duluth is that we won’t have to listen to the BC announcer, as he gets more nervous, use the phrase “nothing doing” with increasing frequency until it&rsquo...more

Culture vultures and violent male athletes
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted March 11, 2012 at 12:42pm

Sexual assault charges against two members of Boston University’s wildly successful ice hockey team have prompted the usual media hand-wringing on the meaning of it all in a societal context. So naturally, we must have a quote like this one in The ...more

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