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Youth Hockey Podcast

Trying to navigate the youth hockey landscape? We have seen it all and done it all. Our experiences include the top prep school in the nation down to the dirtiest rink in Southern California. One thing has become clear. It's better to have a bit of a roadmap and a shoulder to cry on when everything heads south. We are optimistic, ebullient, and sharp as a rusty old skate that's seen too many ponds. We want to help you glide along the path to hockey stardom, and have a few chuckles along the way. Email: youthhockeypodcast@gmail.com Sponsor: https://gabegiffordhockey.thinkific.com

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Published: Jan. 24, 2024, 5:37 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 10 seconds

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S4 Episode 13 Randall talks about the meanest thing a parent on his own team said to him (brutal)- Lance and Coach share their own stories.

Published: Oct. 25, 2023, 12:58 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 17 seconds

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S4 Episode 12 Randall talks about parental friction - Lance talks about the outcast kid on a team - Rolly thinks that friendships have to be formed in natural conditions

Published: Oct. 17, 2023, 9:51 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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S4 Episode 11 Rolly takes profiling to a new level - Randall introduces a new character to the show: Doug - and Lance questions when skates should become a big ticket item for a young hockey player

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 9:56 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 4 seconds

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S4 Episode 10 Randall talks about chirping, his son is an expert - Rolly talks about team chemistry in teams that are fresh starts and returning many kids - Lance has Duck appreciation night

Published: Oct. 6, 2023, 12:24 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 52 seconds

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S4 Episode 9 Rolly talks about youth hockey broadcasting options - Talking Girl's Hockey with Randall - Lance is totally checked out this episode (honestly drink when you hear his voice)

Published: Sept. 27, 2023, 12:09 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 11 seconds

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S4 Episode 8 Lance talks about how youth sports participation is going down - Rolly thinks it might be the overbearing coaching - Randall thinks it might be the rise of the phone

Published: Sept. 18, 2023, 9:33 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 15 seconds

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S4 Episode 7 Randall has some intel on teams that fold during the year - Rolly has seen teams disband because of "grabbing kids" off lower teams - Lance talks about how coaches sweet talk parents

Published: Sept. 7, 2023, 3:24 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 46 seconds

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S4 Episode 6 Randall fields an email about tournaments - Rolly takes on Riverside - Lance thinks the scouts are always watching

Published: Aug. 30, 2023, 2:16 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 24 seconds

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S4 Episode 5 Randall suggests that parents rather than kids be cut - Rolly talks about the Californians on the national team - Lance talks about the camps that lead to national recognition

Published: Aug. 24, 2023, 2:43 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 18 seconds

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S4 Episode 4 Lance talks about not leaving home- Coach talks about essentials before having a kid billet - Randall talks about what to do when people come back to their home rink after leaving

Published: Aug. 15, 2023, 2:41 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 51 seconds

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S4 Episode 2 Coach talks California prospects on national team - Lance digs into motivation and mites - IDTA (I was Definitely The Asshole) Youth Hockey edition

Published: Aug. 7, 2023, 6:41 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 44 seconds

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S4 Episode 1 Training days (summer) how to make the best of them - ice reports as temperature soar - fantasy tender game to end

Published: July 31, 2023, 6:59 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 37 seconds

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S3 Episode 39 YHP is taking a month off - Bubble players and bubble parents - Lance talks about penalties killing opportunities for the lower lines

Published: June 9, 2023, 12:58 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 51 seconds

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S3 Episode 38 Coach talks about "Outliers" by Gladwell and how it has been updated recently on his podcast - the month a kid is born changes athletic outcomes - Lance notes the difference a year makes

Published: May 24, 2023, 2 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 31 seconds

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S3 Episode 37 Lance talks Bantams (what programs are the best) - Randall gets into girls rankings why is MN missing from Peewee - Rolly gets into the Jr. Flyer program

Published: May 18, 2023, 5:33 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 52 seconds

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S3 Episode 36 Lance defends the refs - Coach does a great job of taking both sides - Randall talks about parents getting thrown out of games

Published: May 10, 2023, 6:15 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 6 seconds

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S3 Episode 35 Club hoppers: the good, the bad and the angry, Lance talks lateral moves, Coach questions if a family can outgrow a program

Published: May 3, 2023, 5:55 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 49 seconds

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S3 Episode 34 Rolly interviews Jason Yee - Literally the best podcast we've done up to this point - best resource for skating Rolly has ever had - we just loved having him on the show

Published: April 27, 2023, 12:07 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 54 seconds

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S3 Episode 33 The season is over, now what? - Randall talks about outdoor hockey and what it means to kids- Rolly loves hockey that has no time limit (8hours on a lake is mentioned)

Published: April 19, 2023, 6:40 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 13 seconds

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S3 Episode 32 Rolly takes on coach speak - Randall defends defensive coaches - Lance calls BS on some recruiters

Published: April 12, 2023, 2 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 41 seconds

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S3 Episode 31 Lance talks about determining success in a season - Randall talks about how the fit on a team matters - Rolly gives his impression on being on the ice at important times

Published: April 5, 2023, 7:21 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 20 seconds

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S3 Episode 30 Laura takes on co-hosting duties - Chicago hockey mom talks about her experiences raising a AAA kid - Lance is a big fan

Published: March 29, 2023, 2 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 8 seconds

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S3 Episode 29 Coach builds the best youth hockey coach - Strange strategies that worked in games - Lance talks open coach communication

Published: March 22, 2023, 2 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 49 seconds

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S3 Episode 28 Randall makes a tough argument- concussions add up in our experience - is there new tech to mitigate concussion risk? Rolly thinks so.

Published: March 14, 2023, 2 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 50 seconds

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S3 Episode 27 Gifford's theory of disallowence, is it real? - Great trainer who is a bit of a psycho- Coach talks about rewards that are not in line with performance

Published: March 8, 2023, 3 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 56 seconds

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S3 Episode 26 Randy talks Spirit Airlines to anywhere - How can tournaments not know the schedule until the day before the puck drops - Rolly has stats on how different teams get more assists recorded

Published: March 1, 2023, 3 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 43 seconds

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S3 Episode 25 Randall talks about the perils of jumping levels - Rolly talks about social consequences of birth year teams - Lance talks about how parents can try to force kids to be friends

Published: Feb. 22, 2023, 3 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 25 seconds

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S3 Episode 24 Lance talks about snacks - Podcast shatters listener ratings 1K thanks - Ways to flex in hockey

Published: Feb. 15, 2023, 3 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 35 seconds

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S3 Episode 23 Jockeying for the next year - transition from home to prep school - should you try to build a team

Published: Feb. 8, 2023, 6:43 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes

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S3 Episode 22 What would Lance do if he could do it all over again? - End of season tactics - Rolly talks about some of the High School champs

Published: Feb. 1, 2023, 2:18 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 37 seconds

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S3 Episode 21 Stories from team hotels - Lance talks about risky business, a parent arrested in the hotel parking lot - Rolly talks about a hotel near a cattle ranch

Published: Jan. 25, 2023, 7:23 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 54 seconds

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S3 Episode 20 How do you balance a line in youth hockey? Randall asks, Coach and Lance answer. Does it change when kids become Bantams?

Published: Jan. 18, 2023, 3 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 24 seconds

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S3 Episode 19 Randall talks to an angry hockey mom - Rolly talks about blowouts (they aren't as bad as people think) - Lance remembers a good decision about AAA

Published: Jan. 11, 2023, 3 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 58 seconds

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S3 Episode 18 Randall finds ways to win during a loss - Lance talks about how parents sometimes root against their own team - Rolly finds morons make the best target

Published: Jan. 4, 2023, 3 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 41 seconds

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S3 Episode 17 Randall says the quiet part out loud - Rolly talks about prep schools - Billet stories that make Lance's flow stand on end

Published: Dec. 28, 2022, 4:18 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 2 seconds

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Episode 16 Dave talks top 100 - Randall tells people what to do when somebody is mean to their kid (it will happen) - Lance has a youth hockey story for everything

Published: Dec. 21, 2022, 2:50 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 52 seconds

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Episode 15 Part Two Team Captains in Youth Hockey - Honesty in How Leaders are Chosen - Taking New Paths in Hockey with Injustice

Published: Dec. 14, 2022, 12:29 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 29 seconds

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S3 Episode 14 PART ONE Late bloomers in hockey - struggling kids who made it NCAA div one - undrafted stories that end well

Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 7:08 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 14 seconds

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S3 Episode 13 Rolly takes over the podcast - Classy Fans Scale (who is on top) - Holiday tournament tales

Published: Nov. 30, 2022, 2:21 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 48 seconds

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S3 Episode 12 Lance talks about how far he's gone to watch a hockey game - great stories of hockey commutes - hockey facts quiz

Published: Nov. 22, 2022, 3 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 55 seconds

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S3 Episode 11 CAHA Play in Weekend - Dave calls out Live Barn - Lance talks about the Hitmen in NCDC

Published: Nov. 15, 2022, 3 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 28 seconds

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S3 Episode 10 We reach #2 in South Korea - Middle season issues for players, coaches and parents - breaking in to local hockey teams as an outsider

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 2:13 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 7 seconds

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S3 Episode 9 Randall talks rankings - Rolly tears those ratings apart - Questions about how to choose positions for new players

Published: Nov. 1, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 13 seconds

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S3 Episode 8 Randall talks about the most incredible result he's ever seen in PEEWEES - Rolly has positive coaching news - Lance has stories that coaches love

Published: Oct. 25, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 15 seconds

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S3 Episode 7 Crisis at the CAHA Weekend - Lance has helpful advice for Coaches - Rolly talks about how to balance being on the bench with your kid on the team

Published: Oct. 18, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 20 seconds

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S3 Episode 6 Lance has spreadsheets of players - Dave talks about rankings of Junior A programs - Randall thinks Missoula should be a hockey destination

Published: Oct. 11, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 15 seconds

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S3 Episode 5 Buyout at Tier II - Crazy calls and crazy rules enforced in in youth hockey -Austria has real hockey

Published: Oct. 4, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 45 seconds

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S3 Episode 4 Ratings go up - Unwritten rules of youth hockey - Players who explode at the end of the game (in anger, not production)

Published: Sept. 27, 2022, 5:22 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 9 seconds

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S3 Episode Three Randall is trapped in Lance's House - Websites that never update for hockey programs - Coaches that change

Published: Sept. 20, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 34 seconds

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S2 Episode 51 Most important thing to keep in your kid's bag - Lance talks about advisors and agents - A short lightning lesson on Zambonis

Published: Aug. 23, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 5 seconds

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Season 2 Episode 50 Rink Rundown - Bitter rivalries (sometimes among the parents not helpful) - Stick Curve patterns for the lighting round

Published: Aug. 16, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 13 seconds

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S2 Episode 49 Randall talks about lowering expectations for new teams - Rolly talks about major year and minor year expectations - Lance is still sad about losing the contest

Published: Aug. 9, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 31 seconds

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S2 Episode 48 Rolly talks about the six important lessons for skills coaches (five will blow your mind) great information - MOST IMPORTANT PODCAST OF THE YEAR -

Published: Aug. 2, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 52 seconds

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S2 Episode 47 Alexander boys crash the cast - Talk about equipment needed for top tier leagues - Podcast winner is announced!

Published: July 26, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 19 seconds

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S2 Episode 46 Randall talks taking a date to a rink - Lance talks about the nostalgia of raising hockey kids - Rolly talks about girls hockey

Published: July 19, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 35 seconds

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S2 Episode 45 Randall talks bad teams - Rolly gets into the five exercises for the offseason - Lance talks tacos

Published: July 12, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 43 seconds

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YHP S2 Episode 44 Dave talks 4-sheet rinks - Tryout fallout when a kid is asked to come back - Lance talks about his close call

Published: July 5, 2022, 1:36 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 22 seconds

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S2 Episode 39 Refs that make calls the crowd want - Spring programs ups and downs - Memorial day memories from tournaments

Published: May 31, 2022, 5:47 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 41 seconds

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S2 Episode 38 Lance thinks your kid should Play AA to impress the AAA coach - Randall talks about effort in hockey - Rolly loses his temper

Published: May 24, 2022, 3:57 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 38 seconds

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S2 Episode 37 Corsi stats from coach Rolly - Lance talks about how coaches prepare for big games - Talking about decline of numbers in youth sports

Published: May 17, 2022, 5:37 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 10 seconds

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S2 Episode 36 Team building exercise and associated madness - Rage listener sounds off - Roller hockey and its place in devoloping a great hockey player

Published: May 10, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 24 seconds

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S2 Episode 35 How do you decide your kid's position, when? - Coach talks turkey on defense - Lightning round "cheating" in youth hockey

Published: May 3, 2022, 6:56 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 10 seconds

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S2 Episode 34 Rolly talks about a phantom goal that decided a national championship youth hockey game - Lance talks about burnout - Randall stands up against authoritarianism

Published: April 26, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 10 seconds

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S2 Episode 33 Lance accepts challenge that will be his downfall- Randall sets him up, he also talks about AAA players on AA teams - Lightning round about favorite tournament destination

Published: April 19, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 39 seconds

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S2 Episode 32 Free Hockey for Youth - Getting Professional Teams on Board - Questions Asked at Tryouts

Published: April 12, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 10 seconds

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S2 Episode 31 Interview with Jennifer Giles (RDN) about sports nutrition - Burning Bridges at Clubs - Bulking Up for Juniors

Published: April 5, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 52 seconds

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S2 Episode 30 Team friendships carrying into off season - off season camps and training - what sports comlement hockey in the offseason

Published: March 29, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 29 seconds

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S2 Episode 29 High School finals - Nationals - New Hockey League on the West Coast

Published: March 22, 2022, 2:16 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 46 seconds

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S2 Episode 28 Lance asks if coaches really want to win - Randall talks line combinations - Rolly talks about how lines work from a coach's perspective

Published: March 15, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 10 seconds

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S2 Episode 27 Reviewing the Rule Changes - Skating Mechanics - Finding a Coach Who Helps Your Kid Hit His Stride

Published: March 8, 2022, 8:34 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 8 seconds

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S2 Episode 26 Playoff Hockey brings changes to the game - Lance talks about how he got back at a coach - Rolly talks goalies in the playoffs

Published: March 1, 2022, 3 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 21 seconds

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Episode Nineteen Covid testing supplies for quick tests - Rolly finishes sticks with a blatant lie - Lance talks about justice in hockey

Published: Jan. 11, 2022, 3 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 17 seconds

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Episode Eighteen S2 Rolly talks twigs (stick flex and pattern covered) - Lance introduces crazy hockey story V1 - Randall learns how to take back a stick to the manufacturer

Published: Jan. 4, 2022, 3 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 21 seconds

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Episode Seventeen S2 Taunting in Hockey - One Good Season - Being told not to score

Published: Dec. 28, 2021, 4:28 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 34 seconds

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Episode 16 S2. Rolly goes after high school hockey in So. Cal - Lance admits that he helped ruin HS hockey - Randall talks Utah HS hockey

Published: Dec. 21, 2021, 3 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 10 seconds

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Episode Fifteen S2 Team Managers - Stories about Team Gifts - Rolly promises to take a flamethrower to topic in next episode

Published: Dec. 14, 2021, 5:26 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 4 seconds

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Episode Fourteen S2 Stupid Coaches - Smart Coaches - Finding a way to get along with both

Published: Dec. 7, 2021, 3 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 59 seconds

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Episode Thirteen S2 Rolly finishes sharpening his skates - Lance talks to Lorenz from Switzerland - Randall tries to get Switzerland to sponsor the podcast

Published: Nov. 30, 2021, 3 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 3 S2 Documentary on Hockey Trashers - Coach Speak (how to translate what they say into English) - What films get wrong about Hockey

Published: Sept. 21, 2021, 2 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 33 seconds

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Episode 2 S2 Junior Hockey - Camps - Na3HL Experience - Lance's take on tiers

Published: Sept. 14, 2021, 2 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 51 seconds

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Episode 1 S2 Hockey Emerges from Covid - Rule Changes for 2021 (they suck) - Should you promote your kid around the rink (hint: no)

Published: Sept. 7, 2021, 1:06 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode Sixteen - recuriting responses - corona ice (is anywhere open, hint, yes) - kids using guilt to get new gear

Published: May 2, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 53 seconds

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Episode Fifteen - Life without Hockey - Trying not to fall behind in routines- Guy at the rink who tries to one up you no matter what you say

Published: April 20, 2020, 6:33 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 3 seconds

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Episode Fourteen - Resume tryouts (corona virus limits tryout system for 2020) - Better system for tryouts in youth hockey - Lazy kids during lockdown

Published: April 11, 2020, 3:37 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 59 seconds

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Episode Thirteen - Keeping up with other hockey families - fund raising mistakes and triumphs - the assistant coach who introduces himself after the year is over

Published: April 4, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 59 seconds

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Episode Eleven - Hockey IQ - Kids getting kicked off of teams - Equipping a kid for the locker room - Why can't your family have the same amount of money as my family?

Published: March 21, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 22 seconds

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