PowerTech Development Podcast

Jan 04 2025 218 ep. 75 mins 50
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Providing the best information, education, and general content for young athletes, parents, and coaches looking to get to that next level.

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Ep.219 | World Junior Hockey Championship, USA v Canada Systems

Jan 04 2025 52 mins  
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, consultat

Ep.218 | Parent Behaviour, Coaches and Confidence Building

Dec 28 2024 50 mins  
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! T

Ep.217 | Trades, Designing Youth Development, the 80/20 Rule

Dec 21 2024 55 mins  
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 becomin

Ep.216 | Music, Contracts, and Salary Caps

Dec 14 2024 34 mins  
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 sh

Ep.215 | The Size Factor, NCAA & Cornell, Life After Hockey, Matterhorn Fit, All-Ivy & All-Path Showcase with Ryan Vesce

Dec 07 2024 57 mins  
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

Ep.214 | NCAA, Scholarships, Eligibility, & College Hockey Inc with Chris Meriney

Nov 30 2024 60 mins  
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.col

Ep.213 | Old Time Hockey, the Pit Crew Analogy, Competitiveness & Fairness

Nov 23 2024 56 mins  
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 becomin

Ep.212 | NCAA Eligibility Rule Change (CHL Players are IN)

Nov 16 2024 49 mins  
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

Ep.211 | The Coaches Site with Founder & CEO Aaron Wilbur

Nov 09 2024 63 mins  
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 Coach

Ep.210 | Thinking Like A Hockey Dad, Tone with Teaching, & Humble Parenting

Nov 02 2024 45 mins  
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 o