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In Episode 346 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we're joined by longtime coach and executive Willie Desjardins, Head Coach and General Manager of the Medicine Hat Tigers.

A native of Climax, Saskatchewan, Desjardins began his coaching career at the University of Calgary under George Kingston before eventually taking over as head coach of the program. After a decade behind the bench in Calgary, he headed overseas to coach in Japan before returning to Alberta in 2002 to lead the Medicine Hat Tigers, quickly establishing the club as one of the WHL's premier programs.

Desjardins later joined the Dallas Stars organization as an assistant coach and went on to guide their AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, to a Calder Cup championship. From 2014 to 2017, he served as Head Coach of the Vancouver Canucks and also spent the 2018-19 season behind the bench of the Los Angeles Kings.

Internationally, Desjardins has represented Canada at nearly every major tournament, building a resume that spans the highest levels of junior, professional, and international hockey.

Listen as he shares why instilling confidence is at the heart of a coach's role, how winning cultures are built, and what goes into developing offensive defencemen.

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In Episode 345 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we welcome back a longtime friend of The Coaches Site and the Founder of the Changing the Game Project, John O'Sullivan.

After spending more than two decades as a player and coach in the soccer world, O'Sullivan launched the Changing the Game Project in 2012 with a mission to transform the youth sports experience for athletes, coaches, and parents. He is also the author of three #1 bestselling books, and his work has been featured by CNN, Outside Magazine, ESPN, and NBC Sports.

He just released his fourth book Captain: The Athlete's Guide to Being an Exceptional Team Leader. The book serves as a practical guide for athletes looking to develop the habits, mindset, and skills that will help them become effective leaders both on and off the field.

O'Sullivan is also a familiar face within The Coaches Site community. At TCS Live 2024, he delivered a powerful keynote presentation on taking your coaching from transactional to transformational, challenging coaches to focus not just on performance, but on the lasting impact they have on the people they lead.

You can check it out now on The Coaches Site.

Listen as he shares his thoughts on developing leadership skills, navigating the challenges that can arise within a locker room, and why making people feel seen, valued, and understood can have such a powerful impact on team culture.

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In Episode 344 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we welcome Development Coach with the Utah Mammoth, Nathaniel Brooks.

Brooks presented at our 2023 edition of TCS Live. At the time, he was an Associate Coach at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryserson University), where he spent seven seasons. Later that summer, he was hired as a Development Coach by the Arizona Coyotes, a role he has continued to evolve in since the franchise's move to Utah.

The Mammoth are flush with young superstars and incoming prospects. But stockpiling talent is only half the battle in the NHL. Nurturing those prospects into everyday NHLers is the tricky part.

You can check out his on-ice presentation on optimizing offensive zone play through position over possession now on The Coache Site.

Listen as he shares how he defines the fundamentals, how to improve a player's play away from the puck, and the process of skill stacking.

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In Episode 343 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we're joined by one of the top skating coaches in the game and one of only two female skating coaches in the NHL, Danielle Fujita.

She has worked with the Calgary Flames since 2018 and brings more than 30 years of coaching experience. Fujita does an unbelievable job of breaking down and communicating not only the finer details of skating, but also the finer details of how she teaches skating, concepts that can be applied to teaching all aspects of the game.

She will be delivering an on-ice presentation at this year's TCS Live in Edmonton, with a focus on developing explosive speed.

You can join her by reserving your spot today!

Listen as she shares the difference between strength and power, why you need to slow things down to speed them up, and the story of how she manifested her role with the Flames.

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In Episode 342 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we welcome the head coach of the Minnesota Class A State Champions, Jay Hardwick.

He just wrapped up his 14th season with Warroad High School, which concluded with the fifth championship in program history.

In addition, Hardwick serves as the Hockey Director of Warroad Youth Hockey. He eats, breathes, and sleeps Warroad hockey.

Warroad is a community of roughly 1,800 residents in northern Minnesota. In a given year, about 200 of those residents are kids playing in the local youth association. If one player were to come out of Warroad and make it to the NHL, that alone would defy the odds. But not only has the community produced a number of NHL players, including TJ Oshie and Brock Nelson, it has also produced seven Olympians between the U.S. men's and women's national teams.

Statistically, Warroad is a unicorn. As a result, it has earned the moniker "Hockeytown USA."

Listen as he shares the journey to a state championship, his experience growing up in Warroad, and how he's paying it forward today.

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In Episode 341 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we're joined by the Goaltending Development Coach for the Vancouver Canucks, Ian Clark.

Clark has been with the Canucks since the 2019-20 season and previously served as the club's goaltending coach from 2002-2010. In between, he was a member of the coaching staff with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

During his time in the NHL, he has mentored the likes of Roberto Luongo, Sergei Bobrovsky, and Thatcher Demko, to name a few.

He also operated a successful goalie school for several decades, helping launch the careers of many other high-profile puck stoppers.

Clark has also launched the From The Crease app. FTC provides both goalies and coaches with a top-to-bottom playbook for developing all aspects of the position. Users are given video explanations of drills, the ability to track their progress, and a progression-based curriculum that keeps aspiring goalies focused on the right details at the right stage of their development.

You can check out the app here.

Listen as he shares why we need to train goalies to handle pressure, why coaching shouldn't follow a template, and his seven ingredients for great goaltending.

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In Episode 340 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we welcome the Founder of Premier Sport Psychology, Dr. Justin Anderson.

Based in Minnesota, he also serves as the High Performance Psychology Director for the Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, and the University of Minnesota's Leadership U program.

Back in September, he joined us at TCS Live Minnesota, which we hosted in partnership with the Minnesota Wild, and presented on The Hidden Skill Behind Consistency, Confidence, and Competitive Grit: Attention.

How we leverage our attention is a choice we make every second of every day. The best coaches and athletes in the world, whether they know it or not, have mastered the ability to focus their attention and block out the noise.

Members of The Coaches Site can check out his presentation here.

Listen as he shares the problem with identitying as an athlete, how to divert your attention away from negativity, and the power of sharing fears and insecurities.

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In episode 339 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we're joined by skills coach and founder of Sigalet Hockey, Jonathan Sigalet.

His current list of clients features some of hockey's most impactful players, including Zach Werenski, Cutter Gauthier, and Morgan Geekie, just to name a few.

Prior to his coaching role, Sigalet was a fourth-round pick of the Boston Bruins and went on to play 16 professional seasons as a smooth-skating defenceman.

For the coaches joining us at TCS Live, taking place August 6-8 in Edmonton, Alberta, he will be delivering an on-ice presentation. If you haven't already, secure your seat today and save 10% on your ticket with the code GLASSANDOUT.

Listen as he shares why puck handling is a foundational skill for elite players, the problem with too many rules, and how to encourage your players to play with courage.

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