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Enrico Blasi / Miami (Ohio) Ranked #1 in Hockey Poll!

nate.landas — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:07:56 +0000

Enrico Blasi and Matt Cady have guided the Miami (OH) University Redhawk Ice Hockey Program to a #1 ranking in the USA Today / USA Hockey Men’s Poll. The Redhawks are 6-1-1 and received 29 first-pace votes. The Top 15 programs include:

1. Miami, OH (Coached by Enrico Blasi and Matt Cady)
2. North Dakota
3. Denver
4. Michigan
5. Boston University (Coached by Jack Parker)
6. Cornell
7. Yale
8. Umass – Lowell (Coached by Blaise MacDonald)
9. Notre Dame (Coached by Paul Pooley)
10. Nebraska – Omaha
11. Colorado College
12. Bemidji State
13. Princeton
14. Alaska Fairbanks
15. Vermont

New Hockey DVDs: Forechecking and Defensive Zone Coverage!

nate.landas — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:41:00 +0000

Blaise MacDonald, the head hockey coach at UMASS – Lowell, has produced two new hockey DVDs. The hockey DVDs are titled Controlled and Aggressive Forechecking Systems and Protect the House: Defensive Zone Coverage for Hockey. These DVDs will help you:

Limit your opponent’s breakouts

Make the defensemen retrieve the puck under pressure

Force more bad passes to set up easy goals

Limit your opponent’s scoring chances

Transition loose pucks into scoring opportunities

Improve your secondary support

Jack Parker Named AHCA Hockey Coach of the Year!

nate.landas — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:33:00 +0000

Jack Parker, Head Ice Hockey Coach at Boston University, was named the American Hockey Coaches Association Division I Men’s Coach of the Year. Parker led Boston University to a 35-6-4 record and claimed the 2008-09 NCAA Championship! This is the third national coach of the year award for Parker (1975 & 1978) who has compiled a career record of 816-412-101 in 36 seasons at BU.

Parker, Blasi Guide Teams to 2009 Men’s Frozen Four!

nate.landas — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:34:56 +0000

The NCAA 2009 Men’s Frozen Four will feature Boston University vs. Vermont and Miami (OH) vs. Bemidji State. Boston University, coached by Jack Parker, has defeated Ohio State (8-3) and New Hampshire (2-1) to capture a slot in the “Frozen Four” while Miami (OH) University, coached by Enrico Blasi, has defeated Denver (4-2) and Minnesota Duluth (2-1). The national semifinals will take place on April 9 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

USCHO / CBS Division I Ice Hockey Rankings

nate.landas — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:20:24 +0000

The USCHO / CBS College Sports Division I Ice Hockey Rankings were released on 12/1/2008. The following program and coaches are ranked in the Top 10:

1 – Notre Dame (Coached by Paul Pooley)
2 – Boston College
3 – Minnesota
4 – Miami (OH) (Coached by Enrico Blasi)
5 – Colorado College
6 – Northeastern
7 – Boston (Coached by Jack Parker)
8 – Denver
9 – Princeton
10 – Air Force

Preseason Men’s Ice Hockey Rankings

nate.landas — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:43:52 +0000

The USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine preseason rankings have been announced! Below are the rankings as of September 23, 2008:

Boston College
Michigan
Notre Dame (Coached by Paul Pooley)
North Dakota
Colorado College
Denver
New Hampshire
Miami (OH) (Coached by Enrico Blasi and Matt Cady)
Minnesota
Boston University (Coached by Jack Parker)

The following teams also received votes:

UMass (Coached by Don Cahoon)
Maine (Coached by Tim Whitehead)

New Prices on all Cheerleading, Tennis, Golf, Hockey, and Soccer DVDs!

nate.landas — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:43:56 +0000

NCAA and conference champion tennis, hockey, soccer and golf coaches, UCA Champion cheer coaches, ‘Coach of the Year’ award-winners, and “excellent teachers” are some of the ways to define the type of instructors used in every DVD program produced and distributed by Championship Productions in over twenty sports.

Since 1976, Championship Productions has focused on its mission – helping individuals and teams achieve success and realize their fullest potential – by producing high quality instructional products featuring renowned professionals in every sport.

Effective immediately, Championship Productions has re-priced the entire Championship Productions’ library of Cheerleading, Tennis, Golf , Ice Hockey and Soccer DVDs, formerly at $39.99, to $29.99!

There are 33 Cheerleading DVDs available for wholesale/drop ship distribution – including the popular series featuring “Cheerleader Nation’s” head coach – Saleem Habash!

In Golf, with 16 excellent titles available for distribution, some of the best-sellers include the all-time best seller by Northwestern’s Pat Goss (How to Coach Golf) as well as Tina Mickelson’s “Becoming a Champion Golfer” series.

The excellent Ice Hockey selection (22 items) features some of the all-time greats in the sport, including legendary coaches Sean Walsh, Jack Parker, and Goaltending guru – Joe Bertagna.

Soccer has 32 items available from tactical and technical greats in the sport, including SMU’s Schellas Hyndman, Indiana’s Mike Frietag and Tennessee’s Angela Kelly.

Finally, the 27 Tennis DVD titles we have include some of the very best teachers of the sport in the world today – Bruce Gullickson, Craig Tiley, Bill Mountford, John Officer, and many more!

Championship Productions, founded in 1976 by Bill Bergan, is the world’s No. 1 producer and distributor of sports instructional DVDs, videos and books. Located in Ames, IA, Championship Productions produces instructional DVDs and does DVD duplication and fulfillment. Website: www.ChampionshipProductions.com.

Sportsmanship in Athletics

nate.landas — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:30:38 +0000

Conduct and attitude considered as befitting participants in sports, especially fair play, courtesy, striving spirit, and grace in losing defines the word SPORTSMANSHIP. Athletic directors and coaches often stress the importance of this conduct & attitude, but poor sportsmanship often overshadows the good. The following link provides video footage of an act of good sportsmanship - members of a softball team offered to carry an opposing team member around the bases after she hit a homerun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJuFIdK15cI

Hockey Coaches Advance to NCAA Championships!

nate.landas — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:35:53 +0000

The following coaches & programs will compete in the 2008 DI Men’s Ice Hockey Championship. First round matches will be played on March 28 & 29.

Enrico Blasi (Miami of Ohio)
Paul Pooley (Notre Dame)
Jeff Sauer (Wisconsin)

New Hockey DVDs featuring Mark Carlson!

nate.landas — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:56:32 +0000

Mark Carlson, Head Coach of the Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) and 2004-05 USHL Coach of the Year, has recently produced two new Hockey DVDs:

Breakout Drills
Overspeed Skating Drills

More Mark Carlson Hockey DVDs:

How to Improve your Defensemen
Drills for Offensive Creativity