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Answer Question #147: How often should you sharpen skates... Answer Question #146: How can I help my son become more aggressive... Answer Question #145: How to do cure a cherry picker who gets a lot of goals... Answer Question #144: How to I handle a team member who isn't trying... Answer Question #143: My son seems to have lost his heart for the game... Answer Question #142: Can I get a job in the front office if I'm not a hockey person.. Answer Question #141: How does a parent handle diminished ice time... Answer Question #140: What can I do to turn a disasterous season around... Answer Question #139: More on leaning away from the turn... Answer Question #138: Why do you and other NHLers look scruffy in pictures... Answer Question #137: I can only play roller hockey. Can I make it... Answer Question #136: How should a PeeWee coach select the Answer Question #135: How do I handle House league parents with NHL expectations... Answer Question #134: Hockey-less summer testamonial... Answer Question #133: When should my daughter start playing on girls' teams Answer Question #132: How many stitches do you have... Answer Question #131: What's more important - stickhandling or puck protection skills? Answer Question #130: How does an un-drafted player get a tryout in the NHL... Answer Question #129: How do you treat blisters... Answer Question #128: Do NHLer's train with the PowerSkater... Answer Question #127: What is a good check... Answer Question #126: I have three questions... Answer Question #125: How can I learn to become a defensive forward... Answer Question #124: Have we come to needing policemen at every game? Answer Question #123: What would you do about bad attitudes in small teams? Answer Question #122: What can we do about alcohol on team/family road trips? Answer Question #121: What can you do about the politics in youth hockey... Answer Question #120: Should my Mite son play Squirt spring AAA hockey... Answer Question #119: A cry for help? Answer Question #118: We had a bad game. Bad refs... how would you handle this... Answer Question #117: What should I do about my coach... Answer Question #116: What if hockey and school demand too much from you... Answer Question #115: My son is good but his foot speed seems to hold him back... Answer Question #114: Is this coach being fair to his players... Answer Question #113: Did your backyard rink help you make it to the NHL... Answer Question #112: How do you anticipate where someone will pass the puck... Answer Question #111: Touching gloves... touching lives... Answer Question #110: Should you have a 45 degree angle when you push off... Answer Question #109: What's it like to line up against Mario LeMieux and .... Answer Question #108: What if I got to a Div I school and don't make the team... Answer Question #107: I live in a hockey wasteland, how can I advance... Answer Question #106: I played poorly because I was injured and now I'm in a funk... Answer Question #105: Sould an outstanding mini-mite play up... Answer Question #104: I'm better... why don't I make the travel teams I try out for... Answer Question #103: How can I get faster... Answer Question #102: What if my son's coach really does think you are full of bunk... Answer Question #101: Do some NHL teams have policies against autographs... Answer Question #100: I don't want to bad mouth other parents, but... Answer Question #99: What effect will the consolidation of the IHL and AHL have... Answer Question #98: I'm a great practice player but the pressure of games... Answer Question #97: My son understands the Shooter's Illusion but doesn't believe... Answer Question #96: I was the best player at the Select Camp but didn't get selected Answer Question #95: Our area is downsizing and my son got cut unfairly... Answer Question #94: What do you think of a coach who cut a player... Answer Question #93: You said not to let my kid play year round but he wants to... Answer Question #92: What to I do when parents on my team question lines combinations Answer Question #91: What if my coach tells me to be a selfish player... Answer Question #90: What can my player do to increase his speed... Answer Question #89: Do you get paid for wearing Bauer skates... Answer Question #88: What can I do about becoming nervous before a game... Answer Question #87: Do you really lean away from the center of the turn... Answer Question #86: Why aren't some players more sociable... Answer Question #85: I've heard some players don't want to play for the Ducks... Answer Question #84: Why don't you give goalies a price break at your camp... Answer Question #83: What do you say when you have a player with a bad attitude... Answer Question #82: What do you do if someone sucker punches you... Answer Question #81: Got any tips for a winger moved to centerman... Answer Question #80: When did you start getting recruiting letters from colleges and Answer Question #79: Can you give me some tips on blocking shots... Answer Question #78: Do we insist our son goes to a family Christmas party or play... Answer Question #77: Can you give me some tips on winning faceoffs... Answer Question #76: Should we play hockey or go to a family Christmas party... Answer Question #75: How do you defense against criss-cross on odd man rushes... Answer Question #74: Further comments on leaning away from the circle on a turn... Answer Question #73: How do you know when and who does a line change... Answer Question #72: How do you develope chemistry with new team/linemates... Answer Question #71: How come you are no longer on the Kings... Answer Question #70: Got any tips for a winger turned defenseman.... Answer Question #69: Won't college vs. Major Junior A delay my opportunities... Answer Question #68: What is the earliest age you would encourage plyometrics... Answer Question #67: What is Plyometrics... Answer Question #66: Can kids from warm climates make it to the NHL... Answer Question #65: What do the different Juniors designations mean... Answer Question #64: Do you really lean away from the center of the turn... Answer Question #63: Should practices for my bantam team be skills or systems... Answer Question #62: If you had a top ten list of things to do to get to the NHL... Answer Question #61: What if my son's coach thinks you're full of baloney... Answer Question #60: How do you get the smell out of hockey gear.... Answer Question #59: My friend is burned out. What can I do to help him... Answer Question #58: Should I work on my strength or my skill..... Answer Question #57: How do I motivate my soon-to-be PeeWee to be more agressive... Answer Question #56: How can I improve my slap shot... Answer Question #55: Can you really see the whole ice without looking... Answer Question #54: Is college or Major Junior A the best route to the NHL... Answer Question #53: Can a smaller than average player make it... Answer Question #52: Off season training.... Answer Question #51: Can I reprint some of your Q&A or Newsletter on our newslette... Answer Question #50: Should I let my young player use a curved stick... Answer Question #49: How do you defend against a reversal in the defensive zone... Answer Question #48: At what age should a child specialize in a position... Answer Question #47: How did you handle criticism when you played your sons more than Answer Question #46: Can a late boomer make it to the pros... Answer Question #45: Do you get paid all year long or just during the season... Answer Question #44: What to you think of figure skating lessons for hockey players.. Answer Question #43: What can you do about destructive behavior when travel teams... Answer Question #42: How can I teach my players to read and react better... Answer Question #41: How would you handle a team that takes too many penalties... Answer Question #40: I think agents are responsible for turning the sport into... Answer Question #39: My 7 year old doesn't focus in practices, what should I do... Answer Question #38: I'm concerned about my son's disappointment if he doesn't make.. Answer Question #37: How do I go about coaching youth hockey... Answer Question #36: How does a parent handle burnout... Answer Question #35: Should my son who is a goalie also skate up occasionally... Answer Question #34: How do girls go about getting college hockey scholarships... Answer Question #33: Can you recommend training books for Roller Hockey... Answer Question #32: How do we decide if it's right to leave home to pursue the dream Answer Question #31: Can you just try out at a college...? Answer Question #30: What method did you guys use to build your ice ponds... [1/24/2000] Answer Question #29: I'd like to coach in the NHL, what advice can you give me... [1/23/2000] Answer Question #28: RE ? #27 above, about Canadian/US vs European training methods.. Answer Question #27: Re: the Russian 1972 Cup win, why does the NHL dump and chase... Answer Question #26: What does it mean to have to pass through waivers.. Answer Question #25: My son wants to become certified as a referee... Answer Question #24: How do professional players handle trade rumors... Answer Question #23: What's your view on the role of fighting in hockey... Answer Question #22: Is Wayne Gretzky really a bad person... Answer Question #21: Does a talented young player need to play AAA Travel... Answer Question #20: Do more NHL players have college degrees than other sports... Answer Question #19: Why do players get kicked out of face-offs... Answer Question #18: Are there any good resources to learn more about strategy... Answer Question #17: How can a boy who grows faster than his muscles can mature skate Answer Question #16: With the size disparity of Peewees, should checking start later. Answer Question #15: Is travel hockey worth it... Answer Question #14: I'm a girl who wants to play in the NHL... Answer Question #13: I'm a H.S. soph. in California who wants to play college... Answer Question #12: 9 or 11 degree radius rockers... Answer Question #11: Help! Junior College or Junior hockey... Answer Question #10: I want to be a part of an NHL team even if I can't be a player.. Answer Question #9: What do you think about playing up... Answer Question #8: Do I have to be concerned about burnout... Answer Question #7: How much hockey is too much... Answer Question #6: Will rollerblading hurt my ice skating stride... Answer Question #5: On Playing Hockey Year Around... Answer Question #4: About getting a college scholarship... Answer Question #3: On Off Season Training… [4/29/1999] Answer Question #2: On Wearing the "C" or the "A"... [4/28/1999] Answer Question #1: On the Politics of Youth Hockey... [4/28/1999] Answer If you came to ASK DAN from another web site, If you want to explore more of Dan's site, use the hot buttons below. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION TO ASK DAN OR JAY, EMAIL IT TO questions@danbylsma.com. IF YOU PREFER THE ANSWER NOT GET POSTED ON THE SITE, JUST SAY SO AND WE WILL JUST ANSWER TO YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. |
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