Ep.40 | Youth Hockey Q&A: Ice Time, The Car Ride Home, Phones & Player Confidence
About this episode
In this Q&A episode, Eric and Andy discuss various aspects of youth hockey, including player confidence, communication strategies for parents, and the impact of phones on young athletes.
In this Q&A episode of the Built From Steel Podcast, Eric and Andy answer listener questions across some of the decisions and conversations that shape youth hockey. They talk about earning a role on a stronger team versus being the go-to player elsewhere, how parents can handle the car ride home, and how coaches can communicate without turning every decision into a negotiation. They also get into helping young athletes build steadier confidence, phones and comparison, when promotion or advisors may be useful, moving from smaller markets, getting cut, and how their opinions on NCAA/OHL pathways are changing. Key Moments 3:30 – Question 1: Go to a strong team or be the go-to player? 8:00 – Making limited minutes count 13:50 – Question 2: What should parents say on the car ride home? 14:45 – Helping a player understand what made a good game 22:30 – Question 3: How to find the right balance in coach-parent communication? 28:00 – Communicating with players versus parents 30:30 – Question 4: How to help players become more emotionally steady? 34:00 – Building confidence as a young athlete 40:20 – Question 5: Are phones that bad? 43:00 – Managing phone use on a team 49:30 – Question…
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