“Sometimes life doesn’t let you choose your battles. Just the company you keep.”
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Musings & insights of an athlete turned coach back to athlete back to coach.
A kid born in a refugee camp wasn’t supposed to make it! But here we are GOING TO THE WORLD CUP. Don’t let no one tell you that your dreams are unrealistic. KEEP DREAMING, KEEP ACHIEVING!
The reason you coach youth sports should be because you want to make a positive impact in the lives of kids. Not because you want to prove to other adults what a great coach you are.
The average NHL Player began skating and playing hockey after 4-years old & did not specialize until after the age of 14
The age of specialization most often provided by Players was 16 (mode)
Source: 2018 NHL/NHLPA survey (more 👇 below)
What makes a champion?
An analysis of over 6,000 athletes found distinct differences between those who made it to world-class versus those who didn't progress from child star.
Similar research has been done on one-hit wonders and Nobel Laureates.
Here's what they found:
"Life achieves its summit when it does to the uttermost that which it was equipped to do."
-Jack London @ Murrin Provincial Park https://t.co/f82GhOSlgo
📺 An important return for #TeamChina at @IIHFHockey Worlds: former #VankeRays top D Melanie Jue (@Jue612) served as assistant coach. But that's not her first experience in coaching! Back to Sep 2019, she told Gillian Kemmerer on her coach-player transition in 2017 🇨🇳