Today we chat with Aku Nieminen the Membership Development Manager from the International Ice Hockey Federation about their role in developing hockey around the world. We talk about the programs, seminars and camps the IIHF offers its 81 members countries and what kind of coaches the IIHF wants to develop. We go through the Coach Development Framework being published this fall. We also explore what culture is and what hockey culture is more specifically. We discuss what makes hockey culture unique if it is, how the IIHF handles working with different cultures and simply what is culture? Aku turns this question back on us and it leads to a great discussion.
Aku suggests keeping an eye out for the IIHF Coach Development Framework coming this fall an additional resource. Can't wait for that!
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