In today's episode we talk with Ken Martel, the technical director for USA Hockey, about game-based practice design. More specifically we explore what skill really is and how it differs from technical ability, what is game sense and how can we teach it, and how do we create buy-in to these types of practices with coaches and parents. This is a great listen for any coach!
As always, we asked Ken to provide some resources for us to share. Ken recommends reading Mark William's book "Anticipation and Decision Making in Sport." This is a dense read but practical in the ideas that it shares.
To see more from Ken, check him out on Twitter (@KenMHockey).
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Thanks for listening and see you all next week!
