All Episodes

Randy talks about the areas that can develop without a coach

S6 E15 New USHL teams in So Cal

S6 E14 Finding the right App for hockey engagement

S6 E13 Talking about hockey in the desert with Gina

S6 E12 Rink Closed (it happens)

S6 E11 Empty Nesters in Hockey

S6 E10 Points don't matter - unless the player doesn't have them

S6 E9 When is it time to quit a team

S6 E8 Happiest Moment this Season

S 6 E7 Playing tournaments on holidays

S6 E6 Randall asks about Captain's Practices - Corwin talks accountability

S6 E5 Lance talks about leaving (not the podcast), Corwing talks hockey watching, Randall talks about kids looking at their own games

S6 E4 Randall shows his abs - Corwin talks coaching- Lance questions Canada Day

S6 E3 Violence in the sport - Lance takes it on - Randall talks about parents - Corwin takes a huge dump on social media

S6 E2 Corwin Talks How to Become a Coach - Lance Wants Details- Randall Celebrates Canada Day

S6 E1 Wisconsin Loves Women Corwin Reacts- Lance Has Peeves- Randall Talks End of Game Strategies

S5E25 Corwin takes over the show - Randy's go to Lunch on the road - Lance gets into the weeds with smarter hockey

S5 E26 Corwin talks tryouts - Lance wants to eat- Randall thanks special fan

S5 E24 Playoff hockey- Lance talks coaches preferences - Corwin knows his history

S5 E23 Randall talks about the puberty mirage - Lance has examples - Corwin comments on birthday blues for hockey parents

S5 E22 Lance talks 10-7 rule- Corwin gets out his calculator - Randall talks about Junior's Championship

S5 E21 Lance's hot topic - Corwin talks Zambonis - Randall teases a coach return

S5 E20 Randall talks scandals - Corwin talks Canadian scandals - Lance creates scandals

S5 E19 Antidepressants and Hockey - Lance asks a question about soap - Talking about how body image lowers sports participation

S5 E18 Randall talks Club Envy - Lance tags in with Ducks love- Corwin is nuanced

S5 E17 Lance talks about reputations- Randall has stories - Corwin talks about the coach side

S5 E16 Randall thinks Strident Hockey Parents have all the answers - Corwin talks about wild expectations - Lance talks about how parents follow a system

S5E15 Corwin Talks Travel logistics - Randall talks "the drive" - Lance Only Missed two games for his kids entire YH time

S5E14 Randall talks pre-season panic- Lance reports on crazies - Corwin weeps for refs

S5E13 How the journey began - first skates - best memories

S5E12 Lance talks about ranking systems- Randall scrambles to understand the newsletter culture - Corwin sheds light on rankings in Canada

S5 E11 Mailbag edition - Answering Listener emails on topics that cause anger and confusion in youth hockey

S5E10 CCM 68 kicks in the door- Randall talks top 68 kids in US - Corwin talks top 68 kids in Canada - Lance

S5 E9 Lance thinks coaches don't matter - Randall has opinions - Corwin talks about exceptions in junior hockey

S5 E8 Lance takes off his shirt - Corwin talks about equipment and how to get your kid ready over the summer- Randall guesses "jockstrap"

S5 E7 Randall talks about how kids get promoted - Lance has stories of injuries leading to promotion - Corwin resists specifics but finally caves

S5 E6 Randall talks about the parent that bothers him- Lance lies about the civility of his son - Corwin keeps the conversation honest by reminding people kids can't hear you on the ice

S5 E5 Coach Corwin takes over - Randall works over Chipotle sponsorship issues - Lance predicts how many women were put in a headlock at a squirt hockey game

S5 E4 Tryout notes from coaches - Lance reveals the secret of sharing the journey - Coach Corwin has good insights on captains

S5 E3 Corwin talks beaver tails and summer training - Lance talks camps - Randall talks about how spring hockey is often not worth the cost

S5 E2 Randall talks to short dad - Lance talks about competition V. development - Corwin looks to maximize lines

S5 E1 Corwin the Canuck joins the cast - Randall talks about tryout frenzy - Lance remembers being recruited

Special Announcement

S4 Episode 13 Randall talks about the meanest thing a parent on his own team said to him (brutal)- Lance and Coach share their own stories.

S4 Episode 12 Randall talks about parental friction - Lance talks about the outcast kid on a team - Rolly thinks that friendships have to be formed in natural conditions

S4 Episode 11 Rolly takes profiling to a new level - Randall introduces a new character to the show: Doug - and Lance questions when skates should become a big ticket item for a young hockey player

S4 Episode 10 Randall talks about chirping, his son is an expert - Rolly talks about team chemistry in teams that are fresh starts and returning many kids - Lance has Duck appreciation night

S4 Episode 9 Rolly talks about youth hockey broadcasting options - Talking Girl's Hockey with Randall - Lance is totally checked out this episode (honestly drink when you hear his voice)

S4 Episode 8 Lance talks about how youth sports participation is going down - Rolly thinks it might be the overbearing coaching - Randall thinks it might be the rise of the phone

S4 Episode 7 Randall has some intel on teams that fold during the year - Rolly has seen teams disband because of "grabbing kids" off lower teams - Lance talks about how coaches sweet talk parents

S4 Episode 6 Randall fields an email about tournaments - Rolly takes on Riverside - Lance thinks the scouts are always watching

S4 Episode 5 Randall suggests that parents rather than kids be cut - Rolly talks about the Californians on the national team - Lance talks about the camps that lead to national recognition

S4 Episode 4 Lance talks about not leaving home- Coach talks about essentials before having a kid billet - Randall talks about what to do when people come back to their home rink after leaving

S4 Episode 2 Coach talks California prospects on national team - Lance digs into motivation and mites - IDTA (I was Definitely The Asshole) Youth Hockey edition

S4 Episode 1 Training days (summer) how to make the best of them - ice reports as temperature soar - fantasy tender game to end

S3 Episode 39 YHP is taking a month off - Bubble players and bubble parents - Lance talks about penalties killing opportunities for the lower lines

S3 Episode 38 Coach talks about "Outliers" by Gladwell and how it has been updated recently on his podcast - the month a kid is born changes athletic outcomes - Lance notes the difference a year makes

S3 Episode 37 Lance talks Bantams (what programs are the best) - Randall gets into girls rankings why is MN missing from Peewee - Rolly gets into the Jr. Flyer program

S3 Episode 36 Lance defends the refs - Coach does a great job of taking both sides - Randall talks about parents getting thrown out of games

S3 Episode 35 Club hoppers: the good, the bad and the angry, Lance talks lateral moves, Coach questions if a family can outgrow a program

S3 Episode 34 Rolly interviews Jason Yee - Literally the best podcast we've done up to this point - best resource for skating Rolly has ever had - we just loved having him on the show

S3 Episode 33 The season is over, now what? - Randall talks about outdoor hockey and what it means to kids- Rolly loves hockey that has no time limit (8hours on a lake is mentioned)

S3 Episode 32 Rolly takes on coach speak - Randall defends defensive coaches - Lance calls BS on some recruiters

S3 Episode 31 Lance talks about determining success in a season - Randall talks about how the fit on a team matters - Rolly gives his impression on being on the ice at important times

S3 Episode 30 Laura takes on co-hosting duties - Chicago hockey mom talks about her experiences raising a AAA kid - Lance is a big fan

S3 Episode 29 Coach builds the best youth hockey coach - Strange strategies that worked in games - Lance talks open coach communication

S3 Episode 28 Randall makes a tough argument- concussions add up in our experience - is there new tech to mitigate concussion risk? Rolly thinks so.

S3 Episode 27 Gifford's theory of disallowence, is it real? - Great trainer who is a bit of a psycho- Coach talks about rewards that are not in line with performance

S3 Episode 26 Randy talks Spirit Airlines to anywhere - How can tournaments not know the schedule until the day before the puck drops - Rolly has stats on how different teams get more assists recorded

S3 Episode 25 Randall talks about the perils of jumping levels - Rolly talks about social consequences of birth year teams - Lance talks about how parents can try to force kids to be friends

S3 Episode 24 Lance talks about snacks - Podcast shatters listener ratings 1K thanks - Ways to flex in hockey

S3 Episode 23 Jockeying for the next year - transition from home to prep school - should you try to build a team

S3 Episode 22 What would Lance do if he could do it all over again? - End of season tactics - Rolly talks about some of the High School champs

S3 Episode 21 Stories from team hotels - Lance talks about risky business, a parent arrested in the hotel parking lot - Rolly talks about a hotel near a cattle ranch

S3 Episode 20 How do you balance a line in youth hockey? Randall asks, Coach and Lance answer. Does it change when kids become Bantams?

S3 Episode 19 Randall talks to an angry hockey mom - Rolly talks about blowouts (they aren't as bad as people think) - Lance remembers a good decision about AAA

S3 Episode 18 Randall finds ways to win during a loss - Lance talks about how parents sometimes root against their own team - Rolly finds morons make the best target

S3 Episode 17 Randall says the quiet part out loud - Rolly talks about prep schools - Billet stories that make Lance's flow stand on end

Episode 16 Dave talks top 100 - Randall tells people what to do when somebody is mean to their kid (it will happen) - Lance has a youth hockey story for everything

Episode 15 Part Two Team Captains in Youth Hockey - Honesty in How Leaders are Chosen - Taking New Paths in Hockey with Injustice

S3 Episode 14 PART ONE Late bloomers in hockey - struggling kids who made it NCAA div one - undrafted stories that end well

S3 Episode 13 Rolly takes over the podcast - Classy Fans Scale (who is on top) - Holiday tournament tales

S3 Episode 12 Lance talks about how far he's gone to watch a hockey game - great stories of hockey commutes - hockey facts quiz

S3 Episode 11 CAHA Play in Weekend - Dave calls out Live Barn - Lance talks about the Hitmen in NCDC

S3 Episode 10 We reach #2 in South Korea - Middle season issues for players, coaches and parents - breaking in to local hockey teams as an outsider

S3 Episode 9 Randall talks rankings - Rolly tears those ratings apart - Questions about how to choose positions for new players

S3 Episode 8 Randall talks about the most incredible result he's ever seen in PEEWEES - Rolly has positive coaching news - Lance has stories that coaches love

S3 Episode 7 Crisis at the CAHA Weekend - Lance has helpful advice for Coaches - Rolly talks about how to balance being on the bench with your kid on the team

S3 Episode 6 Lance has spreadsheets of players - Dave talks about rankings of Junior A programs - Randall thinks Missoula should be a hockey destination

S3 Episode 5 Buyout at Tier II - Crazy calls and crazy rules enforced in in youth hockey -Austria has real hockey

S3 Episode 4 Ratings go up - Unwritten rules of youth hockey - Players who explode at the end of the game (in anger, not production)

S3 Episode Three Randall is trapped in Lance's House - Websites that never update for hockey programs - Coaches that change

YHP S3 Episode 2 First tournament matters or not - ACHA different divisions discussed - ACHA Lightning Round

S3 Episode 1 New Year for YHP - Great Player Crappy Parent Syndrome - Prizes for Players of the Game

S2 Episode 52 Lance takes over the cast - Rolly talks about heads up hockey - Cow pies and how they relate to hockey

S2 Episode 51 Most important thing to keep in your kid's bag - Lance talks about advisors and agents - A short lightning lesson on Zambonis

Season 2 Episode 50 Rink Rundown - Bitter rivalries (sometimes among the parents not helpful) - Stick Curve patterns for the lighting round

S2 Episode 49 Randall talks about lowering expectations for new teams - Rolly talks about major year and minor year expectations - Lance is still sad about losing the contest

S2 Episode 48 Rolly talks about the six important lessons for skills coaches (five will blow your mind) great information - MOST IMPORTANT PODCAST OF THE YEAR -

S2 Episode 47 Alexander boys crash the cast - Talk about equipment needed for top tier leagues - Podcast winner is announced!

S2 Episode 46 Randall talks taking a date to a rink - Lance talks about the nostalgia of raising hockey kids - Rolly talks about girls hockey

S2 Episode 45 Randall talks bad teams - Rolly gets into the five exercises for the offseason - Lance talks tacos

YHP S2 Episode 44 Dave talks 4-sheet rinks - Tryout fallout when a kid is asked to come back - Lance talks about his close call

S2 Episode 43 Lance goes Batman - USHL tryout information - What do you do when your line is very unequal in level

S2 Episode 42 Rink Rundown - Practice hours V. Game hours - Favorite Bumper Music

S2 Episode 41 Part Three Lance Takes the Mic

S2 Episode 41 Part two THE SWISS GUY takes over the podcast

S2 Episode 41 Part One Try Out Strategies

S2 Episode 40 Club Affiliations - Coaching Changes Mid-Year - Three Corners

S2 Episode 39 Refs that make calls the crowd want - Spring programs ups and downs - Memorial day memories from tournaments

S2 Episode 38 Lance thinks your kid should Play AA to impress the AAA coach - Randall talks about effort in hockey - Rolly loses his temper

S2 Episode 37 Corsi stats from coach Rolly - Lance talks about how coaches prepare for big games - Talking about decline of numbers in youth sports

S2 Episode 36 Team building exercise and associated madness - Rage listener sounds off - Roller hockey and its place in devoloping a great hockey player

S2 Episode 35 How do you decide your kid's position, when? - Coach talks turkey on defense - Lightning round "cheating" in youth hockey

S2 Episode 34 Rolly talks about a phantom goal that decided a national championship youth hockey game - Lance talks about burnout - Randall stands up against authoritarianism

S2 Episode 33 Lance accepts challenge that will be his downfall- Randall sets him up, he also talks about AAA players on AA teams - Lightning round about favorite tournament destination

S2 Episode 32 Free Hockey for Youth - Getting Professional Teams on Board - Questions Asked at Tryouts

S2 Episode 31 Interview with Jennifer Giles (RDN) about sports nutrition - Burning Bridges at Clubs - Bulking Up for Juniors

S2 Episode 30 Team friendships carrying into off season - off season camps and training - what sports comlement hockey in the offseason

S2 Episode 29 High School finals - Nationals - New Hockey League on the West Coast

S2 Episode 28 Lance asks if coaches really want to win - Randall talks line combinations - Rolly talks about how lines work from a coach's perspective

S2 Episode 27 Reviewing the Rule Changes - Skating Mechanics - Finding a Coach Who Helps Your Kid Hit His Stride

S2 Episode 26 Playoff Hockey brings changes to the game - Lance talks about how he got back at a coach - Rolly talks goalies in the playoffs

S2 Episode 25 Biggest week ever for the podcast - Mite Superstars - Social Media and Hockey

S2 Episode 24 Lance Takes on the Refs - 5 on 3 Stories - Favorite Hockey Memories

S2 Episode 23 Jersey Numbers - Using stats to choose numbers - Inappropriate relationships

Episode 22 S2 Rolly talks sports psychology - Coaches who try to ruin your kid - Randall talks about bad fans

Episode 21 S2 Swiss Update - Preparing for Tryouts - Coaching Changes mid-season

Episode Twenty Who is more crazy moms or dads - Refs issuing suspensions - How to deal with kids who target yours

Episode Nineteen Covid testing supplies for quick tests - Rolly finishes sticks with a blatant lie - Lance talks about justice in hockey

Episode Eighteen S2 Rolly talks twigs (stick flex and pattern covered) - Lance introduces crazy hockey story V1 - Randall learns how to take back a stick to the manufacturer

Episode Seventeen S2 Taunting in Hockey - One Good Season - Being told not to score

Episode 16 S2. Rolly goes after high school hockey in So. Cal - Lance admits that he helped ruin HS hockey - Randall talks Utah HS hockey

Episode Fifteen S2 Team Managers - Stories about Team Gifts - Rolly promises to take a flamethrower to topic in next episode

Episode Fourteen S2 Stupid Coaches - Smart Coaches - Finding a way to get along with both

Episode Thirteen S2 Rolly finishes sharpening his skates - Lance talks to Lorenz from Switzerland - Randall tries to get Switzerland to sponsor the podcast

Episode Twelve S2 Skate Sharpening - Sparx home units - Questions from Email

Episode Eleven S2 Lance goes negative - Randall talks about expectations that are dangerous - Coach keeps his cool

Episode Ten S2 Joining a Team Late - Switzerland Invades! - Locker room monitoring in a modern age

Episode Nine S2 Rehabbing injuries - Toxic situations in youth hockey - Scary players for halloween

Podcast Episode 8 S2 Concepts with Rolly - Shooting Challenge - Lance goes for goalies

Podcast Episode 7 S2 Expansion of AAA hockey good or bad - remove one thing from youth hockey to make it better

Episode 6 Kids jumping up to a new level - myths around development - brain chemistry Stanford Neurobiologist tricks

Episode 5 S2 Dealing with deep bench - rejoicing at short bench - dealing with injuries

Episode 4 S2 Pathway to the NCAA - Rolly and Randall make a wager - Education and Hockey

Episode 3 S2 Documentary on Hockey Trashers - Coach Speak (how to translate what they say into English) - What films get wrong about Hockey

Episode 2 S2 Junior Hockey - Camps - Na3HL Experience - Lance's take on tiers

Episode 1 S2 Hockey Emerges from Covid - Rule Changes for 2021 (they suck) - Should you promote your kid around the rink (hint: no)

Episode Sixteen - recuriting responses - corona ice (is anywhere open, hint, yes) - kids using guilt to get new gear

Episode Fifteen - Life without Hockey - Trying not to fall behind in routines- Guy at the rink who tries to one up you no matter what you say

Episode Fourteen - Resume tryouts (corona virus limits tryout system for 2020) - Better system for tryouts in youth hockey - Lazy kids during lockdown

Episode Thirteen - Keeping up with other hockey families - fund raising mistakes and triumphs - the assistant coach who introduces himself after the year is over

So Cal Rundown of Hockey Clubs - Simi Valley Mariners

Episode Twelve - Daddy Coaches - Team Captains - Two-faced dad

So Cal Rundown of Hockey Clubs - Bakersfield Junior Condors

So Cal Rundown of Hockey Clubs - The Pasadena Maple Leafs

So Cal Rundown of Hockey Clubs - Time for the California Heat

So Cal Rundown of Hockey Clubs - Next up Valencia Flyers

So Cal Rundown of Hockey Clubs - First up the California Golden Bears

Episode Eleven - Hockey IQ - Kids getting kicked off of teams - Equipping a kid for the locker room - Why can't your family have the same amount of money as my family?

Episode Ten - Teams that think they own your kids - Quitting a team - Cleaning with ozone

Episode Nine Part Two - Curt Sandoval talks goalies - Goalie stories - Goalie training

Episode Nine Part One - Curt Sandoval talks goalies - Goalie stories - Goalie training

Episode Eight Moving to the next level - AAA kid blues - Get on the radar of the right coach

Episode Seven Part Two Hockey as a Seasonal Sport - Prep School Expectations - Drunk Hockey Dad

Episode Seven Part One - East Coast Bias - Talking to Div. One Dad- Strangest Skates Ever

Episode Six - move the family? - shooting targets - can you buy ice time by buttering up the coach?

Episode 5 Injuries - Coming Back from Injury - Tournament Teams - Mouthguards

Episode Four Shortening the bench - Winning the Lobby - Jerseys utility and cost

Episode Three: Checking in Bantam - Hockey Helmets follow up - Girls Playing Defense

Episode Two: Shattuck - Sticks - Skate Sharpening

Episode One Motivation, Helmets, and Playing your kid up in Hockey.