Coach Gibbs

Dad, Husband, Grill Master, 🥅🏒⚽️. #613🇨🇦 “Builds machines and character”

[Coach_Healy @Coach_Healy]

What an unbelievable watch. Masterclass in modern coaching! Approach, mindset, separating the on ice performance from the person. Worth the 25 mins!!

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

This is one of my favorite clips we’ve ever had in our 7+ years of doing the podcast from former Red Wings Head of goaltending scouting and development Phil Osaer now working in youth hockey.

How a coach and organization holds top players and their families accountable is so massively important.

Is it worth 3 more wins the next year to cater to toxic players with talent and their parents?

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Kurt Warner shares the lesson that changed his entire career and it applies to everything.

He sat on the bench for 4 years in college. When a friend asked the coaches why he wasn't playing, the answer wasn't what he expected:

"The reason I wasn't playing was because I was not very good in practice."

His first reaction? Allen Iverson mode.

"Practice? What're you talking about, practice?"

But then he did the math.

"In college we play 12 games in 365 days. In the NFL we play 16 games in 365 days."

That's less than 5% of your year.

"95% of our lives are lived in practice. And the biggest impression we make on people, the way people can understand and really realize who we are, is what we do every day in practice."

This is the 95% Rule. And it applies to everything - sports, business, relationships, life.
1: Show Up With Your Best Effort - Compete and give your best every single day. People can't question how you show up - your effort, attitude, and actions. Consistency removes doubt.
2: Trust Is Built In Practice, Not Games - Trust is earned in the thousands of moments before it's given. Before you can be trusted, people want to know you're dependable. Every day. Not just when it matters.
3: Master Daily Consistency - Success isn't about intensity - it's about consistency. Your habits compound. What you do daily defines who you become.
4: Big Moments Are Earned In Small Moments - The little details make the biggest difference. Greatness starts with preparation - it's earned in the boredom of doing the work when no one's watching.

Excellence isn't an event - It's a habit.

Practice is where trust is built.

How you show up daily is who you really are.
(🎥 Passing the Torch Podcast)
(🎥 @kurt13warner)

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

I’ve always been a big believer in coaching your top players the hardest. Number one, you’re making them better by setting higher standards and pushing them outside their comfort zone for their ability. And number two, you’re sending a message to all your other players that nobody is above the team.

We talked about this and some of our other top Short Shifts episodes in our Best of 2025 Short Shifts episode out now 🎧

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

The greatest athletes on the planet are not super human. But they are resilient. Amazing perspective from former Marine JJ Howland on similar characteristics of people that are great at what they do.

[East Coaster Hockey Review @ArctypeConsult]

@Eags37 Interesting how coaches of these kids overlook this and praise the over-zealous dman, while the defensive dman is roasted for small mistakes. Too many kids want to be Makar and just aren't that skilled to it payoff, yet their coaches praise and double shift.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Nick Saban said, "Complacency creates a blatant disregard for doing what is right."

"Success is momentary, it's not continuous."

Success hinges on doing the work, while complacency is full of indifference.
• It erodes your discipline.
• It affects your focus.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

@SportPsychTips It reminds me of Nick Saban's definition of discipline:
"Doing what you're supposed to do, when you're supposed to do it, the way it's supposed to get done."
• It means choosing commitment over comfort.
• It means consistency in your habits.
• It means mental toughness.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

If you only work hard when you feel motivated, you’ll never be consistent enough to reach your biggest goals. To succeed in life, you need to have the discipline to work hard even when you don’t feel like it.

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

The best thing you can do as a teammate is bring your best in practice. The most selfish thing you can do as a teammate is not bring your best to practice.

[BCHL @BCHockeyLeague]

Despite the NCAA eligibility rule change that was approved on Nov. 7, the BCHL has remained one of the top producers of Division I athletes and is on a similar commitment pace to previous years.

[The Coaches Site @TheCoachesSite]

Keith Paulsen, Assistant Coach with @MinnStMHockey, shares this net bump breakout progression to help defencemen work on retrievals.

Full #TCSxMHCA 🎥: https://t.co/E08c579KSV

[The Coaches Site @TheCoachesSite]

"Keep the game simple, it's not complicated. To make an offensive play on a puck you need to establish offensive (inside position) position on your defender." - @TLPF_Hockey https://t.co/iN9ogaUXRe

[Cam Kerry @camkerry7]

Minnesota and Massachusetts used to be at the top of the hockey world. Now, Minnesota stands alone.

What's different? Well, a lot.

“Shame on us if we don’t learn from what happened in Massachusetts.”

https://t.co/vOOEy6xO1C

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Bad leadership destroys teams. Great leadership creates dynasties.

The difference? Leadership traits that set the tone for culture, accountability, and success.

Here are 7 leadership traits that make or break a team:

[THREAD] 🧵

[LiveBarn @LiveBarn]

Pippa Gibbs of the Cornwall Typhoons dangles and snipes in the puck top corner at the 2024 East Coast Wizards Thanksgiving Tournament at The Edge Sports Center!

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Dabo Swinney said, "Our strength coach always says 'They don’t put championship rings on smooth hands.'"

There are no shortcuts, you have to show up and do the work.
• It means commitment.
• It means toughness.
• It means sacrifice.

[IceHockeySystems.com @icehockeydrills]

🏒 Top 15 Hockey Drills on IHS in 2024

🚨 View the drills here: https://t.co/c9VUBowFxz

[FloHockey @FloHockey]

As @usahockey begins their #WorldJuniors selection camp, @ErieOtters forward Carey Terrance is looking to make his second #WJC team, but this time with a bigger role 👀
Check out FloHockey's latest feature on Terrance 📺
https://t.co/FOjxqClbto

#TeamUSA #OttersNation

[Tim Kuijsters @kuijsters_tim]

For 6 years my shoulders felt like a curse with endless issues.

After spending over 1500+ hours researching and bulletproofing my shoulders I found the cure...

A shoulder routine of the 5 most potent shoulder drills you'll ever find:

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