The NHL Coaches’ Association has the objective of helping to support the development of all coaches at all levels of the game. Recognizing the tremendous influence female coaches have on an athlete’s future in the game, earlier this year on International Women’s Day we proudly announced a new initiative to help support the development of female hockey coaches in particular.
The NHLCA Female Coaches Development Program aims to support coaches in several areas including skills development, leadership strategies, communication tactics, networking and career advancement opportunities.
As part of the joint efforts of the NHLCA and the AHCA Women’s Hockey Committee, we setup a 4 week development program exclusively for NCAA women’s hockey coaches as an extension of the NHLCA Mentorship Program.
Each week of the 4 week program had a different theme and included a session on Monday and Friday.
- The first session on Mondays included a presentation on the selected topic from a female NCAA Women’s Hockey coach. Following her presentation, the NHLCA Mentor Coach joined in to provide feedback and prompt a collaborative discussion, and then the webinar was opened up for a Q&A discussion with all participants.
- The second session on Fridays included a presentation from the NHLCA Mentor Coach on that week’s selected topic followed by an open Q&A session for all participants.
Below is the schedule for the 4 week program as well as the webinar recordings. Please contact Lindsay Artkin, President, NHLCA, at lindsay@nhl-coaches.com if you have any questions.
| Week 1: Forward and Defense Skills |
NCAA Coach: Lee-J Mirasolo Associate Head Coach, Harvard University Women’s Hockey NHLCA Mentor Coach: Todd Woodcroft |
Session 1 | Monday, April 27 | 9:00am EST | |
| Session 2 | Friday, May 1 | 9:00am EST | |||
| Week 2: Power Play |
NCAA Coach: Liz Keady Norton Associate Head Coach, Boston University Women’s Hockey NHLCA Mentor Coach: Glen Gulutzan |
Session 1 | Monday, May 4 | 9:00am EST | |
| Session 2 | Friday, May 8 | 9:00am EST | |||
| Week 3: Practice Planning |
NCAA Coach: Cassandra Turner Head Coach, Quinnipiac University Women’s Hockey NHLCA Mentor Coach: Jamie Kompon |
Session 1 | Monday, May 11 | 9:00am EST | |
| Session 2 | Friday, May 15 | 9:00am EST | |||
| Week 4: The Role of an Assistant Coach in Creating & Maintaining Team Culture |
NCAA Coach: Bethany Brausen Assistant Coach, University of Minnesota Women’s Hockey NHLCA Mentor Coach: Ryan Craig |
Session 1 | Monday, May 18 | 9:00am EST | |
| Session 2 | Friday, May 22 | 9:00am EST |
Week 1: Forward and Defense Skills
Session 1: Presented by Lee-J Mirasolo, Associate Head Coach, Harvard University Women’s Hockey
April 27, 2020
Session 2: Presented by Todd Woodcroft, Former Assistant Coach, Winnipeg Jets
May 1, 2020
Week 2: Power Play
Session 1: Presented by Liz Keady Norton, Associate Head Coach, Boston University Women’s Hockey
May 4, 2020
Session 2: Presented by Glen Gulutzan, Assistant Coach, Edmonton Oilers
May 8, 2020
Week 3: Practice Planning
Session 1: Presented by Cassie Turner, Head Coach, Quinnipiac University Women’s Hockey
May 11, 2020
Session 2: Presented by Jamie Kompon, Associate Coach, Winnipeg Jets
May 15, 2020
Week 4: Team Culture
Session 1: Presented by Bethany Brausen, Assistant Coach, University of Minnesota Women’s Hockey
May 18, 2020
Session 2: Presented by Ryan Craig, Assistant Coach, Vegas Golden Knights
May 22, 2020