This week's episode is a little bit different. Sticking to our theme of culture and development we discuss our own development through hockey. Rick grew up in Germany, playing for ECC Preussen Berlin and Derek grew up in the U.S. playing for the Colorado Springs Jr. Tigers so it provides us a good chance to compare the environments, coaches and lessons we had growing up. We discuss how each of us got started playing hockey, the environments and coaches we had, and the lessons that we learned. Then we shift to talk about how and why we got into coaching and how we got introduced to the program at Vierumäki. Even though we come from different cultures, it is interesting to see that our experiences in playing and coaching are not as different as we might have thought.
We really enjoyed creating this episode, and we hope that you enjoy listening and getting to know us a little bit better! Make sure to connect with us on twitter (@DerekERead, @RickSchreiber68, and @thecoachsroad) or send us an email to get in touch (thecoachsroad@gmail.com).
