Brant Berglund

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@Brant_Berglund

Sr. Director Coaching/GM Apps NHL
Former Boston Bruins Video Coach
Youth Hockey Coach& Dad (98% of my Tweets)
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Joined January 2012

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Brant Berglund @Brant_Berglund Dec 16, 2018

Replying to @bobusahockey

@bobusahockey @usarausch
Yes but...
"The Ballad of the Lonely Dman" is still sung in half ice games around the country.
Usually, it's the kid who needs the most puck touches that gets tacked to the goalie.
#canIplaytoo #doublegoalie #yeahbutwegottheW

Brant Berglund @Brant_Berglund 5h

Hockey with 2 25-30 min halves & no side change isn’t hockey.
Only in MA would we come up with this idea for HS Summer & Fall Leagues.
Learning to play on both sides of the puck with a long change is CRITICAL.
Hero hockey hurts way more in the 2nd. We are just fostering bad habits.

Brant Berglund @Brant_Berglund Nov 2

Such great insight by @JeffMarek from two former players with incredible compete levels.
Use an offense, defense, out rotation for your continuous drills/SAGS. That constraint helps players learn how to defend tired.
Long shifts happen. Players need to be able to maintain composure in those moments.
Conditioning mid practice is another great adjustment.

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Brant Berglund @Brant_Berglund Oct 29

"Skill development" conventionally is 1 player w/puck with either token or no resistance. At the least, they are in isolated moments segmented from game context.
Team practices deal more with systems & conditioning.
When would a player learn "physicality" if these are the norms?

Dave Starman @DStarmanHockey Oct 29

The other debate is have we gone so skill development heavy that we forgot how to teach the game, or put kids in situations that let the game be the teacher. Small area games are great, if you let the game teach and not overcoach the SAG. Just my experience as a coach.
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Brant Berglund @Brant_Berglund Oct 26

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