How Can Coaches Increase the Compete Level of Players

Seth Appert, Assistant Coach of the Buffalo Sabres discusses How Can Coaches Increase the Compete Level of Players. He explains that keeping score in small area games during practice and having something on the line for the winner is a great way to increase competition in practice. Additionally, he mentions that praising competitive plays, or efforts and bringing light to them instead of just focusing on what players are doing poorly, will help to show that being competitive is important in the game of hockey.

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