Book Private Ice-hockey Lessons with Coach Todd
Because you want to improve!
Because you want to improve!
If we work hard, goals can be achieved. No athlete ever became successful unless working hard at it, and smart at it. There are many parts to becoming a great player. Starts with nutrition, running, weight training, attention to detail, love of the game, mindset, mechanics and other things.
Deerfield Beach, FL
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Get to know Coach Todd
About Me:
Been an athlete since grade school. Started with dodgeball as a child, which inadvertently gave me a very strong arm. Because of this coaches always played me at right field or third base. Played all sorts of sports on the street in NYC, and developed athleticism. Won athlete of the year award in 1985 in Visitation Day camp and things began taking off. Obsessed over baseball during those years, and obsessed over my swing and batting. Learned from listening to great players like Don Mattingly and Wade Boggs. Learned from great coaches like Jim Durling, who had a baseball camp. Pushed hard all through high school to play baseball at a high level and was very successful, including striking out only once during the entire regular season. Was offered a scholarship to Fordham University in June of 1989. On June 1, 1989 I was leading the batting title with a 636 average in the Hudson Valley High school Division 1 baseball, but finished .590 after got chicken pox.
How I can help you improve your game:
There is so much involved. But if the player is dedicated to improving, and has the time to put into it, improvements are very possible. Nutrition, preparation, practice, dedication, desire, all play a part. I can encourage and lead the way in avenues that other coaches don't understand. Also, mentally the player must enjoy the game and have fun, otherwise it doesn't work.
What a typical training session looks like with me:
Depends on what is needed. If the player is out of shape, we must run, and talk about nutrition. If the player is in shape but is hitting or fielding poorly, we can go over philosophies of hitting, mental approach, situational hitting, fielding, etc. If the player wants higher average, we can talk about how to accomplish this. If he wants more power, there are things that must be done to increase power, etc.
Career summary and accomplishments:
Some little league coaching experience from 90s, men's baseball coach in the 90s, men's hockey captain/coach in the late 2000s. Absolutely loved being coach/captain of my men's hockey team in St Cloud FL. I was asked to be captain, and I asked the players if they wanted to win. We instituted a defensive system that I learned from Al Arbour, and to their credit, the players embraced it, executed it flawlessly, and we went from last to first, and won 3 out of the next 4 championships. Most fun I ever had in sports.
Best coach I ever had:
Easy! Was Ralph and Bobby from my little league team when I was 12, in 1983. They were very encouraging, and knew the game. They gave us words of affirmation when we did well, and correction when we did poorly. They always spoke things like "Hustle" always "hustle" and I never forgot that. I won my first baseball championship as a player that season. Wonderful experience that I will never forget.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
I love helping others improve their game, but also their lives. God gave us many special gifts here, sports being one of them.
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