(The Role of the Parent in Player Development: Part 1 of a series of discussions on factors influencing player development) Parents have the ability to significantly affect the development of their child in their chosen sport(s). This influence can have positive … Continued
Great players have exceptional “hockey sense.” Wayne Gretzky is probably the quintessential player when you think of “hockey sense” – a player that has the ability to see the ice and to read, react and anticipate, like no other player … Continued
Watching the men’s hockey tournament at the 2010 Olympics has been thrilling. I know it’s easy to say in hindsight that I had a good feeling about that team, but really, I did. I promise. We are actually pretty fortunate … Continued
Watching the men’s hockey tournament at the 2010 Olympics has been thrilling. I know it’s easy to say in hindsight that I had a good feeling about that team, but really, I did. I promise. We are actually pretty fortunate … Continued
I was a little unhappy the other day to see ESPN report that Jacques Rogge had threatened to remove Women’s hockey from the Olympics in 8 years if the talent gap between North America and the rest of the world … Continued
In 2009, EXACT Sports began a relationship with USA Hockey to improve the monitoring and development of its top players attending the Select camps in Rochester, NY. EXACT looks forward to continuing the relationship which includes the behavioral, physical, and … Continued
Below is an excerpt from the news article regarding a very interesting discussion we had with the scouts. 4/5/2009 What does Dr. Tarter look for? TORONTO — The presence of Dr. Ralph Tarter during the first two days of the … Continued
It’s really exciting for us to be a part of something special with the NHL so I wanted to talk a little bit about it here. For quite some time now we’ve been working with NHL Central Scouting to help … Continued
It’s really exciting for us to be a part of something special with the NHL so I wanted to talk a little bit about it here. For quite some time now we’ve been working with NHL Central Scouting to help … Continued
Most of you know already that EXACT Sports puts out a lot of research on player development, performance, and sports statistics. Earlier today I was going through some of our internal research and came across a gem of an analysis … Continued