Category : An Advisers Life
An Advisers Life – Why You Are Not Getting To The Next Level
Every day, a phone call or an email comes in with the same question asked in many different ways. It all boils down to players...
An Advisers Life – Are You In Tier 3 Still Waiting For That Call Up?
As we prepare to turn the page to February, with roster freezes, and transfers looming in the near future, do you still believe you are...
An Advisers Life – Are You Going To Make It Happen?
Are you going to make it happen? This season or next, are you prepared to really make it happen? What is “it”? “It” is the...
An Advisers Life – To Get To The Next Level You Have To…
Talk is cheap. So many players talk about getting to the next level. Few players actually do, and there are a few simple reasons for...
An Advisers Life – Do You Want To See Your Future?
If you want to see your future, take a minute to look around and see who your friends and colleagues are. If you are hanging...
An Advisers Life – No Two Players Take The Same Path
It’s not often I end up with two players on the same team, playing the same position. This year it happened for the first time...
An Advisers Life – The Number One Reason Most Players Fail To Reach Their Highest Level
December and January are the months when I typically get a lot of phone calls and emails from parents and players who are in their...
An Advisers Life – Don’t Believe All The Advertising You See From Teams
Over the last few weeks I have received multiple emails from players and parents complaining about how the photos teams were presenting of housing, dressing...
An Advisers Life – You Can Not Speed Up The Advancement Process
Patience. It is a word that few hockey players want to hear, and in many if not most cases, it is a word they do...
An Advisers Life – Your Goal Is To Play Tier 3? You’re Kidding Right?
Your Goal Is To Play Tier 3? You’re Kidding Right? Think that’s a stupid set of questions? Yes, I think it is a stupid set...
An Advisers Life – Self Evaluation – Honesty
Self evaluation. How often should we do it? How important is it? How can you be completely honest with yourself? Self evaluation is probably the...
An Advisers Life – If You Cant See The Problem The Problem Is Usually You
I decided to write today after getting calls from a few parents yesterday. Both sets of parents looking to fire their current adviser and hire...
An Advisers Life – What Is “Sanctioned Hockey” Really?
I really enjoy a lot of the emails I get from readers asking questions that really should have common sense answers. Unfortunately though, those common...
Am Advisers Life – Be Humble Not Arrogant
As an Adviser, I really get to see it all. Great competition, great leadership, skillful innovation, and the humility to understand when someone invents a...
An Advisers Life – Contracts Go Both Ways And Thats A Good Thing
Contracts. Some people don’t like them, and some people think they can just be broken when ever they want. It’s usually the same group of...
An Advisers Life – Six Signs You Have A Bad Adviser Or Agent
Now, I know I am probably going to piss off half of my colleagues by writing this column today, but its time some of these...
An Advisers Life – Ten Signs Your Not Going To Get To The Next Level
There are all kinds of players and coaches in the world. Some are good and some are bad? Everyone has been around both types of...
An Advisers Life – If It Ended Today Would You Be Satisfied With What You Have Done?
The End. Some day everyone learns that it is over. That playing at a highly competitive level is over. The comradery. The travel. The recruiting....
An Advisers Life – Four Keys To Successful Mentoring Or Coaching
Often times I get emails and questions asking me what I believe it takes to be a good Mentor, Adviser or Coach. To me it...
An Advisers Life – Building Your Skyscraper
Yes, there are some very basic things that players and parents often over look when staring out on their journey. Many coaches too, do not...