Our Kids Play Hockey
Our Kids Play Hockey is a podcast that focuses on youth hockey, offering insights, stories, and interviews from the hockey community. It provides valuable advice for parents, coaches, and players, covering various aspects of the game, including skill development, sportsmanship, teamwork, and creating a positive experience for young athletes. The show frequently features guests who share their expertise and personal experiences in youth hockey, both on and off the ice.
The show features three hockey parents, who all work in the game at high levels:
- Christie Casciano-Burns - USA Hockey Columnist, Author, and WSYR Anchor
- Mike Bonelli - USA Hockey Coach and Organizational Consultant
- Lee M.J. Elias - Hockey Entrepreneur, Author, and Team Strategist
In addition to the main podcast, there are several spin-off series that dive into specific aspects of youth hockey:
1.Our Girls Play Hockey – This series highlights the growing presence of girls in hockey, addressing the unique challenges they face while celebrating their accomplishments and contributions to the sport. Each episode of Our Girls Play Hockey is also hosted by Sheri Hudspeth who is the Director, Youth Hockey Programs and Fan Development for the Vegas Golden Knights.
2.The Ride to The Rink – A shorter, motivational series designed to be listened to on the way to the rink, offering quick, inspirational tips and advice to help players and parents get into the right mindset before a game or practice.
3.Our Kids Play Goalie – This series is dedicated to young goalies and the unique challenges they face. It provides advice for players, parents, and coaches on how to support and develop young goaltenders, focusing on the mental and physical demands of the position.
Together, these shows provide a comprehensive platform for parents, players, and coaches involved in youth hockey, offering insights for all aspects of the sport, from parenting, playing, or coaching to specialized positions like goaltending.
Our Kids Play Hockey
The Ride To The Rink - New Year, New Edge: Reset, Refocus, and Rule the Rink
Are you skating into 2025 with a fresh perspective?
On this episode of "The Ride to the Rink," host Lee Elias offers a motivational boost for players looking to reset and refocus as the new year unfolds. Lee encourages listeners to pause, reflect on their journey, and set new goals to enhance their skills and performance. By emphasizing the power of present actions, he guides players to take immediate steps toward improvement, ensuring that future success is built on today's efforts.
Key Discussion Points
- Resetting and Reflecting on the Hockey Season
- Setting New Goals and Focusing on Improvement
- Taking Action in the Present Moment
- Encouragement and Support for Listeners
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Lee MJ Elias [1:08 - 3:43]: Hello hockey skaters and goalies around the world. And welcome back to another edition of the Ride to the Rink. It's Lee with you today. And you know what? When this episode is debuting and you'll hear that this could be applied at any point during the season, but it is the new year. It is early January. You have turned the corner and now you and your team are heading towards the final stretch and a lot of people are going to start using that term. Now. There's only a couple months left in the season. When you're listening to this, what I want you to do is this. No matter what you're doing, no matter how your team's doing, good, bad, in the middle, you're just on tournaments. You're tired, you're excited. Wherever you are, I want you to take a moment to reset. Reset. Get excited to play hockey again. Think about where you were when this season started, where you're at now, and maybe look at your goals or look at yourself and say, where do I want to be over the next few months? What do I want to accomplish? Whether it's a tactic or a skill at practice that you really want to work on, whether it's something you want to accomplish in gameplay, as a goalie for defenseman, any of it. Let's just take a moment and think, all right, It's January. It's a new year. It's a new Start. Let's think about where I want to be, where I'm at and where I'm going, and then find those answers in the present. A lot of you listening might be thinking, well, I wanted to accomplish this skill. I got to be this good at this thing in the future. And this is why I said this applies at any time of the year. Whatever you want to get good at or better at, the solution lives now. But it's important to identify. So, for example, if you want to get better at skating, I'm picking something very simple here. What can you do now to get better at skating? Maybe it's writing a list of things to do at practice. Maybe it's working out at home or finding exercises at home, doing the research now so you can do the exercises which will eventually be now again, right? So again, no matter where you're at in your season, again, if you're listening to this right, when this is being released in January, make sure you do that little bit of an audit, right? It's okay to stop, reset, look at yourself. And I encourage you to do this multiple times a season, even weekly, if you want of where were you? Where do you want to be? And what am I going to do right now, this week to get better for the future? Anyway, welcome to the new year. For those of you listening to this song, release week, remember, I believe in you. You should, too. I mean that when I say that. And we mean that on this show. Our kids play hockey, the ride to the Rink, Our kids play goalie, and our girls play hockey. It's a big year for you. It's a big year for us. We'll see you on the next edition of the Ride to Rink. Everybody take care.
