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Getting Over Getting Cut in Girls Hockey
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 27, 2009 at 2:28pm
We just finished our first round of girls hockey tryouts for next year’s teams here in Toronto, which means that there are some players with broken hearts out there.
I’ve been cut my fair share of times in my hockey career and I know how much it suc...more
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How To Shoot A Better Wrist Shot
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 24, 2009 at 4:22pm
Now that the off-season is officially here and the weather is starting to get nice outside, many girls hockey players are going to be heading into the driveway to work on their shot. The truth is they are going to focus most of their time and effort on t...more
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The best test for girls hockey players
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 23, 2009 at 10:32am
Your results in the “aerobic” Beep Test won’t tell you a single thing about your speed - and speed kills. Watch the video below and try out the Ultimate Speed Test, that will tell you whether you have the strength and power you need for speed.
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Making the cut at girls hockey tryouts
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 22, 2009 at 11:30am
Some players make the mistake of thinking that their tryout is over as soon as the last drill is done on the ice. Here are two quick tips female hockey players can use to make a great impression and standout from the crowd after the final whistle blows.
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How to standout during girls hockey tryouts
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 21, 2009 at 11:33am
Making the team is about making a great impression.
Of course we’d all love to be the best player on the ice and be a “lock” to make the team. Every girls hockey team is going to have a handful of those players who have a “guaranteed” spot, and...more
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How to prepare to standout at tryouts
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 20, 2009 at 10:47am
Preparing to perform your best at your next female hockey tryout is 90% mental. Whether you are two weeks or two days out from the first session, there isn’t a lot you can do to change your physical performance. Your physical preparation is important...more
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Talking With Women’s Hockey Legends
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 16, 2009 at 4:50pm
Today, CBC.ca ran a LIVE women’s hockey forum on-line and I was lucky enough to be a part of the “expert” panel. I am one of the featured writers on the CBC Our Game site (my column is called “The Female Game”) and I wanted to share the link ...more
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Total Female Hockey Speed Test #2
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 15, 2009 at 1:27am
Girls hockey speed all starts with your core. To try out the second Total Female Hockey Speed Test, watch the video below.
This test may look simple - but don’t forget the 4 things you must do to make sure you are performing the second speed test prope...more
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Try This Hockey Speed Test
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 14, 2009 at 3:30am
Do you have what it takes to be the fastest women’s hockey player possible? Try this speed test to see how you stack up.
Try it out and share your results in the comment box below.
And come back to Total Female Hockey Club tomorrow to see how you m...more
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What Happened To Women’s Hockey?
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 11, 2009 at 10:43pm
It’s really cool to see how much women’s hockey has grown in the last 10 years since we first made our debut as an Olympic sport back at the 1998 Games in Nagano. Back when I first started playing women’s college hockey in 1998, the sport was reall...more
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#1 Way To Become A Faster Skater
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 8, 2009 at 10:04am
Rebecca Johnston, 19, is a winger with the Canadian national team at the women’s world championships being played in Finland right now.
Rebecca also put up 25 goals and 45 points in 26 games with Cornell University this season, and was one of 10 final...more
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The Secret To Girls Hockey Speed
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 7, 2009 at 8:48pm
On Easter weekend, I am running Speed Secrets Seminars at the Brampton Tournament (which I’ve been going to since I was 15 and is the biggest girls hockey tournament in the world). There are going to be 300+ players at those seminars who are going to f...more
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The Grand Frozen Four TweetUp
by ...On Being a Sports Girl
posted April 6, 2009 at 3:31pm
Because I always must take charge and plan things, I took it upon myself (after a Twitter discussion with my fave Bemidji State fan @kellyschultz) to plan an informal Frozen Four TweetUp (a meeting of Twitter users.)
Hockey Twitterers who will be at the...more
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Womens Hockey Workout Rocky Style
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 5, 2009 at 1:33am
I was in Philadelphia this week and I thought it would be awesome to go run up the “Rocky” steps. I used to do running and jumping drills up the stairs all the time back when I was playing at the elite levels of women’s hockey. You’ll find a lit...more
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Girls Hockey Players Gone Wild
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 1, 2009 at 11:34am
Two weeks ago, 70 motivated and energetic girls hockey players participated in the first ever Total Female Hockey Speed Camp. To see what happened when we put that many players in one room to participate in high-intensity off-ice training, watch the vide...more
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Shooting Too Low With Your Goals?
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted March 31, 2009 at 12:31am
What goals do you want to achieve as a female hockey player? Are you shooting high enough? Watch this video to see exactly what I mean.
My favorite line from this speech deserves repeating (and bold letters):
Most people don’t fail in life because t...more
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Marketing Sports Stars: Men vs. Women
by Pretty Tough
posted March 27, 2009 at 7:33pm
With the World Figure Skating Championships taking place in Los Angeles right now, it’s interesting to note that skating is one sport where the ladies outperform the men when it comes to media and marketing perks.
So what exactly makes a sports star ma...more
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5 BIG Girls Hockey Training Mistakes
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted March 26, 2009 at 3:43pm
You’ve heard me say time and time again that my main goal as a coach of girls hockey players is to help them to avoid making the same off-ice training mistakes I made as an young player looking to play at the highest levels of women’s hockey. But I n...more
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