Welcome to Season 3, Episode 4 of The Hockey Toolkit! In this episode, Trevor and Andrew do a deep dive into the Hockey journey of Herberts Zeibots.

In their first long form interview since the Hockey Advisor series last winter, Trevor and Andrew discuss with Herberts the differences he has seen coaching in his native country of Latvia vs what he has seen as a coach in the United States. Herberts talks about his youth career in Latvia, his journey to play Junior Hockey in the US, then his return to Eastern Europe to attend College and Play Professionally in Latvia and Estonia. Other topics the guys discuss are:

• What Youth Practices look like in Europe vs the US
• Are kids and parents different from country to country?
• Funny US Billet Story
• The Latvian Hero Award
• and much more...

The guys finish the episode off with a preview of some upcoming episodes.

Pick up your copy today- The Hockey Planner: A Year by Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior Hockey: Trimble, Andrew: 9781963743388: Amazon.com: Books

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Welcome to Season 3, Episode 3 of The Hockey Toolkit! In this episode, Trevor and Andrew discuss recent happenings in the Youth and Junior Hockey world!

The guys then dive into their interview with Adam Houli, the GM/Head Coach/ Co-Owner for the New Jersey 87s. Houli and the crew get into a long discussion about USA Hockey's Atlantic District and hockey in New Jersey, including the Pros and Cons and recent changes in the mid-Atlantic landscape. He also discusses with Trevor and Andrew what amateur Hockey looks like and things he'd like to see change for the betterment of the player experience. Other topics the guys discuss are:

• Gym Class
• "I'm a Hockey Director" and some of the hockey-related videos swirling around the Twitter Universe
• Player Releases
• and much more...

The guys finish the episode off with a long discussion about modern players and playing for good coaches who can teach you life skills.

Pick up your copy today- The Hockey Planner: A Year by Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior Hockey: Trimble, Andrew: 9781963743388: Amazon.com: Books

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@AndrewTrimble7

@TDC_Hockey

@TheHockeyFocus

Also, sign up for Coach Trimble's Daily Hockey Newsletter:

https://andrewtrimble.substack.com/

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 2 of The Hockey Toolkit! In this episode, Trevor and Andrew discuss their season start in both the Youth and Junior Hockey world as well as much, much, more about the current state of Jr hockey!

The guys then dive into their interview with Joey Recktenwald, the GM/Head Coach/ Owner for the Columbus Mavericks of the USPHL. Recktenwald, lays out how following Columbus' difficult season last year, how he was able to build and recruit a team that has started the season so strong and with so much optimism. He discusses with Trevor and Andrew also what the future of Jr Hockey looks like for teams and organizations at the EHL/ USPHL level, and how new the leadership in the USPHL has greatly affected the performance of the league. Other topics the guys discuss are:

• Neck guard stories
• The potential impact of the CHL on US Jr Hockey
• Early results in NCDC Free vs NCDC Pay to Play
• and much more...

The guys finish the episode off with season predictions from Coach Trevor and Coach Trimble regarding their favorite NHL franchises, the Chicago Blackhawks and the New Jersey Devils .

Pick up your copy today- The Hockey Planner: A Year by Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior Hockey: Trimble, Andrew: 9781963743388: Amazon.com: Books

Follow the guys on Twitter-

@AndrewTrimble7

@TDC_Hockey

@TheHockeyFocus

Also, sign up for Coach Trimble's Daily Hockey Newsletter:

https://andrewtrimble.substack.com/