| How skill development keeps kids safe |
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| In the film "Apollo 13," actor Ed Harris famously utters the line, "Failure is not an option." The line reflects the life-or-death nature of decisions made in space, but one also needs to consider this: in order to conquer space travel in the first place, rocket scientists had to fail countless times. Youth hockey is not rocket science, but we can still learn a valuable lesson by comparison. |
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Q: We're five months into the season and my children aren't playing any better than they did in October. What's wrong?
A: As adults, we become conditioned to expect dramatic performance gains quickly and steadily in our everyday lives. But remember, children's development isn't linear. They don't have adult maturity, physically or mentally, and they don't have the broad foundation of experiences adults have to help them adjust quickly to a wide variety of challenges.
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Fail Harder
Invest two-and-a-half minutes watching this video and you'll gain a lifetime of valuable development perspective for you and your child.
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| WIN |
| WIN is a coaching acronym. It stands for What's Important Now. It's used by coaches to help players focus on the current moment and shift them back into a process-driven mindset. This concept of What's Important Now is also valuable in player development. |
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