Disclaimer: If you’re a USA Hockey slappy, exit this article now. Or read the whole thing and share it with your higher-ups, it’s basically a cult at this point.
3 years ago when I took my Level 4 USA Hockey Education Thingy…
The presenters had just returned from Finland.
Why were they there?
Stealing ideas because they couldn’t figure out why this country kept beating us at ice hockey.
I think 70% of the presentations in that clinic were on their Finnish Rob and Do adventure.
So what did USA Hockey do while they were over there?
They observed a bunch of ice hockey in Finland.
In rinks, all day, just stealing shit like it was their job.
And they thought that would be the answer…
Spoiler Alert: It wasn’t
I believe their study fell short because they decided to just look at their hockey problem from a hockey perspective. A totally rational thing to do… Right?
But here’s the thing about ‘your hockey problem’…
And your work problem.
And your fitness problem.
The answers don’t have to be found in that specific field.
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