The Total Female Hockey Podcast

This is the final podcast episode of the season - but Coach Kim will be back in August with more information and inspiration you need to take your game to the next level.In this 22 minute episode, Coach Kim continues to share the story of how she rocketed up the ranks of women's hockey all the way to the national team level, only to have her dreams come to a stand still due to some choices she made much earlier on in her career.Join her in her journey from NCAA D1 college hockey freshman, to leading scoring/captain, to her first season of pro, to her invite to the national program and all the juicy bits that followed. Listen & learn from Coach Kim's mistakes and how she turned those challenges into opportunities to take her game to the next level AND to start her own company/career. JOIN COACH KIM'S ELITE TRAINING SYSTEM:This week, Coach Kim is relaunching the Total Female Hockey Elite Training System - her off-season training program specifically designed help female hockey players take their game to the next level. Thousands of players have used this program over the past 15 years to transform their performance - and now you can too!ACT NOW: It's only available until Fri May 9th at midnight EST, so if you want to dominate at the start of next season, click the link below to get started:https://totalfemalehockey.com/exclusive-offer/

There are a lot of awesome things you can do OFF THE ICE this summer to take your game to the next level on the ice, but there also some choices you can make that might set you back from reaching your goals. In this 28 minute episode, Coach Kim shares the first part of her off-ice training journey, which serves as the origin story of Total Female Hockey, as well as a cautionary tale.Listen & learn from Coach Kim's mistakes and how she turned those challenges into opportunities to take her game to the next level AND to start her own company/career. SHARE: Feel free to pass this episode along to any friends, parents, teammates, coaches, teams or associations who might enjoy listening and learning from Coach Kim.JOIN COACH KIM ON THE ICE: If you want to join Coach Kim out on the ice at one of her summer camps this August (which includes off-ice speed training), check out the Total Female Hockey Camps page: ⁠⁠https://totalfemalehockey.com/camps/

In this 30 minute video podcast episode, Coach Kim shares her insights from watching the top level Women's World Championship.The breakdown includes:Highlights (and low-lights) from the epic gold medal battle between Team Canada and Team USAPlayers & systems to watch from Finland and CzechiaInteresting tactics and strategies used by Canada and USA throughout the tournamentSpotlights on player including Watts, Fast, Murphy, Frankel, PhillipsWatch, learn and share with any friends, coaches, teammates, parents or teams who want to relive the awesome teaching moments from this year's Worlds. JOIN THE ORANGE MACHINE:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an exclusive HOW TO, NO FLUFF premium weekly newsletter created by world-renowned development coach Kim McCullough.Each week, Coach Kim will give you the exact tools you need to take your skills, team play, hockey IQ and mental game to the next level AND show you exactly how to use them in a step-by-step, easy to understand way.With over 30+ years experience playing & coaching at all levels of the game from U7 to the national team, you can be sure Coach Kim is giving you the tools that are right for you and your game, no matter your current age group or level. If you want to dramatically transform your game, then The Orange Machine is right for you!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ORANGE MACHINE⁠⁠⁠

In this 30 minute episode, Coach Kim talks you through her 5 secrets to success in end of season tournaments. She shares stories from her recent trip to coach Team Iceland at the Women's World Hockey Championships in Poland and tips to make sure you and your team can be their best when it counts.Topics include:Special socks and other necessary game day detailsHow to use your Check-marks to drive the process AND outcomeWhy line changes matter more than you think (and reffing matters less than you think)Why the 'not so sexy' stuff makes all the differenceSHARE: Listen, enjoy and feel free to pass this episode along to any friends, parents, teammates, coaches, teams or associations who might enjoy listening and learning from Coach Kim.JOIN COACH KIM ON THE ICE: If you want to join Coach Kim out on the ice at one of her summer camps this August, check out the Total Female Hockey Camps page: ⁠https://totalfemalehockey.com/camps/

In this 18 minute episode, Coach Kim shares 4 secrets that will help you stand out for all the right reasons DURING tryouts. While you're skills will sure help you get noticed, your character plays a HUGE part on whether or not you make the team. SHARE: Listen, enjoy and feel free to pass this episode along to any friends, parents, teammates, coaches, teams or associations who might enjoy listening and learning from Coach Kim.PART 1 of the Tryout Standout Series: If you missed Coach Kim's first Tryout Standout episode, you can find the 1st 3 Ways To Be A Tryout Standout Episode HEREJOIN COACH KIM ON THE ICE: If you want to join Coach Kim out on the ice at one of her pre-tryout skates, or for her summer camps this August, check out the Total Female Hockey Camps page: ⁠https://totalfemalehockey.com/camps/

In this 20 minute episode, Coach Kim takes you through a 3 step plan for you to follow before tryouts even start to make sure that you make a great impression.Standing out at tryouts definitely requires that you showcase your skills, but it's your mental and physical preparation that will allow you to be your best out on the ice. Listen and learn as Coach Kim takes you through your 3 step plan to have your best tryout ever!SHARE: Listen, enjoy and feel free to pass this episode along to any friends, parents, teammates, coaches, teams or associations who might enjoy listening and learning from Coach Kim.JOIN COACH KIM ON THE ICE: If you want to join Coach Kim out on the ice at one of her pre-tryout skates, or for her summer camps this August, check out the Total Female Hockey Camps page: https://totalfemalehockey.com/camps/

In this 16 minute episode, Coach Kim talks about the amazing penalty shot goal scored by Wisconsin's Kirsten Simms at the NCAA D1 Women's National Championship this past weekend. Not only was the shot incredible, but the moment leading up to the shot was what was really remarkable. Listen & learn how transforming your big moment mindset can help you take your confidence, preparation, and execution to the next level.LINKS:⁠Simms Penalty Shot Goal National Championship⁠⁠TFH 3 Keys To Shoot-Out Success⁠SHARE: Listen, learn and share with any friends, teammates, coaches, parents and players who love the women's game and want to be a part of it's continued rise on and off the ice. TOTAL FEMALE HOCKEY SUMMER CAMPS: Coach Kim ALWAYS focuses on teaching how to play the game with more confidence in all of her Total Female Hockey Summer Camps. She's got 3 weeks worth of camps in Toronto throughout August that are worth checking out if you want to play with more speed, scoring, physicality and confidence next season.⁠https://totalfemalehockey.com/camps/⁠

In this 12 minute episode, Coach Kim asks whether adding hitting into women's hockey actually makes the game safer AND faster?She goes all the way back to her time playing professional hockey back in the early 2000s and cites the elimination of obstruction & interference from the game as a major turning for women's hockey. It helped scoring go up in the NHL but it led to many more injuries in the women's game. Now the Swedish pro women's hockey league is reporting that concussion rates have gone down significantly since they added bodychecking into the league back in 2022.What does this all mean for women's hockey in general and the development of young female hockey players across the globe?SHARE: Listen, learn and share with any friends, teammates, coaches, parents and players who love the women's game and want to be a part of it's continued rise on and off the ice. TOTAL FEMALE HOCKEY SUMMER CAMPS: Coach Kim ALWAYS focuses on teaching how to play the game with more physicality in all of her Total Female Hockey Summer Camps. She's got 3 weeks worth of camps in Toronto throughout August that are worth checking out if you want to play with more speed, scoring, physicality and confidence next season.https://totalfemalehockey.com/camps/

In this 8 minute episode, Coach Kim talks about the important distinction between choices and sacrifices and how that mental shift can dramatically transform your approach to getting to the next level. This episode is a short one but it's a powerful one! SHARE: Listen, enjoy and feel free to pass this episode along to any friends, parents, teammates, coaches, teams or associations who might enjoy listening and learning from Coach Kim.JOIN THE ORANGE MACHINE:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an exclusive HOW TO, NO FLUFF premium weekly newsletter created by world-renowned development coach Kim McCullough. Each week, Coach Kim will give you the exact tools you need to take your skills, team play, hockey IQ and mental game to the next level AND show you exactly how to use them in a step-by-step, easy to understand way. With over 30+ years experience playing & coaching at all levels of the game from U7 to the national team, you can be sure Coach Kim is giving you the tools that are right for you and your game, no matter your current age group or level. If you want to dramatically transform your game, then The Orange Machine is right for you!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ORANGE MACHINE⁠⁠⁠

In this 26 minute episode, Coach Kim focus on 3 little keys that can make a HUGE difference to your individual and team success during playoff season.One is more physical, one is more mental and one is all about team culture. We can't dramatically change your skills or systems at playoff time, but these 3 little keys can definitely play a BIG role in helping you get to the next level this season and beyond.SHARE: Listen, enjoy and feel free to pass this episode along to any friends, parents, teammates, coaches, teams or associations who might enjoy listening and learning from Coach Kim.JOIN THE ORANGE MACHINE:⁠⁠⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an exclusive HOW TO, NO FLUFF premium weekly newsletter created by world-renowned development coach Kim McCullough. Each week, Coach Kim will give you the exact tools you need to take your skills, team play, hockey IQ and mental game to the next level AND show you exactly how to use them in a step-by-step, easy to understand way. With over 30+ years experience playing & coaching at all levels of the game from U7 to the national team, you can be sure Coach Kim is giving you the tools that are right for you and your game, no matter your current age group or level. If you want to dramatically transform your game, then The Orange Machine is right for you!⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ORANGE MACHINE⁠⁠⁠

In this quick 9 minute episode, Coach Kim is focused the player selection process and whether it makes more sense to be a passenger or driver? She shares her own story from her first ever Team Canada tryout to show you the difference and help you decide which role might be right for you. Every team has players who really drive the play and have a huge impact on the team's overall performance. And they also have players who are more like passengers - they can play at that level but they aren't necessarily counted in the big moments to make the big plays. All some food for thought as you navigate the player/team selection process and try to figure out which team is right for you. SHARE: Listen, enjoy and feel free to pass this episode along to any friends, parents, teammates, coaches, teams or associations who might enjoy listening and learning from Coach Kim.JOIN THE ORANGE MACHINE:⁠⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠⁠ is an exclusive HOW TO, NO FLUFF premium weekly newsletter created by world-renowned development coach Kim McCullough. Each week, Coach Kim will give you the exact tools you need to take your skills, team play, hockey IQ and mental game to the next level AND show you exactly how to use them in a step-by-step, easy to understand way. With over 30+ years experience playing & coaching at all levels of the game from U7 to the national team, you can be sure Coach Kim is giving you the tools that are right for you and your game, no matter your current age group or level. If you want to dramatically transform your game, then The Orange Machine is right for you!⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ORANGE MACHINE⁠⁠⁠

This 30 minute episode is all about Coach Kim's favorite subject - PASSING! She dives deep into the subject of puck management - focusing on making hockey plays, not hope plays. Topics covered include: Why do we pass? What does being 'open' really mean? How do we be/get DANGEROUS? The 5WH of passing - why, who, when, where, what, howListen and learn and share with any friends, coaches, teammates, parents or teams who want to manage the puck better this season and beyond.JOIN THE ORANGE MACHINE:⁠⁠⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an exclusive HOW TO, NO FLUFF premium weekly newsletter created by world-renowned development coach Kim McCullough.Each week, Coach Kim will give you the exact tools you need to take your skills, team play, hockey IQ and mental game to the next level AND show you exactly how to use them in a step-by-step, easy to understand way.With over 30+ years experience playing & coaching at all levels of the game from U7 to the national team, you can be sure Coach Kim is giving you the tools that are right for you and your game, no matter your current age group or level. If you want to dramatically transform your game, then The Orange Machine is right for you!⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ORANGE MACHINE⁠⁠⁠

In this 18 minute video episode, Coach Kim dives into WHY we need to teach players of all ages and levels to play with more physicality and HOW to teach it from the offensive perspective.Learn why:physicality is a Fundamental 5 skillevery player needs to increase their contact confidenceSee how:we can teach the concept of Owning Your Space and the 4 fundamental concepts underneath it that will help players win wall battles & get pucks into the danger areas in the middle of the ice3 core drills Coach Kim uses to teach players of all ages and levels to drive the offensive side of the playWatch, learn and share with any friends, coaches, teammates, parents or teams who want to see more physicality out of their players this season and beyond.JOIN THE ORANGE MACHINE:⁠⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠⁠ is an exclusive HOW TO, NO FLUFF premium weekly newsletter created by world-renowned development coach Kim McCullough.Each week, Coach Kim will give you the exact tools you need to take your skills, team play, hockey IQ and mental game to the next level AND show you exactly how to use them in a step-by-step, easy to understand way.With over 30+ years experience playing & coaching at all levels of the game from U7 to the national team, you can be sure Coach Kim is giving you the tools that are right for you and your game, no matter your current age group or level. If you want to dramatically transform your game, then The Orange Machine is right for you!⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ORANGE MACHINE⁠⁠

In this 29 minute podcast episode, Coach Kim dives deep into why the level of shooting in girls hockey is not where it needs to be. In this detail packed episode, we look specifically at the need to develop: - away from 'old school' shooting technique - quicker releases - ability to change the shot angle - better shot placement from different places on the ice - ability to shoot 'ugly' shots more effectively - ability to be deceptive (using eyes, stick, body and legs) SHARE: Watch/listen, enjoy and feel free to pass this episode along to any friends, parents, teammates, coaches, teams or associations who might enjoy listening and learning from Coach Kim. JOIN THE ORANGE MACHINE: ⁠⁠The Orange Machine⁠⁠ is an exclusive HOW TO, NO FLUFF premium weekly newsletter created by world-renowned development coach Kim McCullough. Each week, Coach Kim will give you the exact tools you need to take your skills, team play, hockey IQ and mental game to the next level AND show you exactly how to use them in a step-by-step, easy to understand way. With over 30+ years experience playing & coaching at all levels of the game from U7 to the national team, you can be sure Coach Kim is giving you the tools that are right for you and your game, no matter your current age group or level. If you want to dramatically transform your game, then The Orange Machine is right for you! ⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ORANGE MACHINE⁠⁠

In this 39 minute episode, Coach Kim reads her story from the Everyday Hockey Heroes book that came out in December 2024. Coach Kim's chapter is called "We Can Do Hard Things" and focuses on: her journey from a 13 year old house-league player to trying out for Team Canada only 6 years later going into labor with her 2nd child on the bench during a game and coaching a game 2 days after giving birth to her 3rd child why she started Total Female Hockey in the first place how she became a real hockey player out on the outdoor rink how she thrived as a player after being switched from D to forward after her first scrimmage in college hockey Listen, enjoy and feel free to pass this episode along to any friends, parents, teammates, coaches, teams or associations who might enjoy listening and learning from Coach Kim's journey. JOIN THE ORANGE MACHINE: ⁠The Orange Machine⁠ is an exclusive HOW TO, NO FLUFF premium weekly newsletter created by world-renowned development coach Kim McCullough. Each week, Coach Kim will give you the exact tools you need to take your skills, team play, hockey IQ and mental game to the next level AND show you exactly how to use them in a step-by-step, easy to understand way. With over 30+ years experience playing & coaching at all levels of the game from U7 to the national team, you can be sure Coach Kim is giving you the tools that are right for you and your game, no matter your current age group or level. If you want to dramatically transform your game, then The Orange Machine is right for you! ⁠CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ORANGE MACHINE⁠ 

The 2v2 Skate & Pass Through The Gates is an awesome passing game to use with players of any age to see who has a high hockey IQ. Do they understand when to keep the puck and when to move it? Can they find open space and create passing seams when they don't have the puck? Can they communicate when they are open and think a play ahead? All players of every age group, from U9s to National teams, love this game - even though there are no shots on net. Use it, share it and take your hockey IQ to the next level! This drill is one of 7 drills from my PASSING PARTY PRACTICE plan, which features 3 drills focused on mastering passing fundamentals, 3 focused on developing hockey IQ and 1 more fun race to finish. To get access to all 7 drills from the PASSING PARTY PRACTICE, you've got to be a member of The Orange Machine. The Orange Machine is an exclusive HOW TO, NO FLUFF premium weekly newsletter created by world-renowned development coach Kim McCullough. Each week, Coach Kim will give you the exact tools you need to take your skills, team play, hockey IQ and mental game to the next level AND show you exactly how to use them in a step-by-step, easy to understand way. With over 30+ years experience playing & coaching at all levels of the game from U7 to the national team, you can be sure Coach Kim is giving you the tools that are right for you and your game, no matter your current age group or level. If you want to dramatically transform your game, then The Orange Machine is right for you! CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ORANGE MACHINE

In this 20 minute episode, Coach Kim breaks down how she splits up players on the ice so that they are challenged in a way that builds confidence and pushes them to the edge of their comfort zone. There is an art to this - parents and players have their own thoughts and feelings about where they fit in the groups - so listen and learn from Coach Kim's 20+ years of experience on how to group players most effectively in a team and camp environment. Listen, learn and share with any friends, teammates, coaches and teams that who want to learn how to deal with these groupings in an effective and sensitive way. JOIN THE ORANGE MACHINE! The Orange Machine is an exclusive HOW TO, NO FLUFF weekly newsletter created by world-renowned development coach Kim McCullough. Each week, Coach Kim will give you the exact tools you need to take your skills, team play, hockey IQ and mental game to the next level AND she'll show you exactly how to use them in a step-by-step, easy to understand way. With over 30+ years experience playing & coaching at all levels of the game from U7 to the national team, you can be sure Coach Kim is giving you the tools that are right for you and your game, no matter your current age group or level. If you want to dramatically transform your game this season and beyond, then The Orange Machine is right for you! Click below for all the details. https://totalfemalehockey.com/subscribe-orange-machine/

In this 16 minute episode, Coach Kim talks about her #1 strategy for overcoming mistakes quickly and effectively on the ice. It's called the 3x3 Flush and it only takes 10 seconds to complete. Learn what it's all about here and try it out right away with one of your most recent mistakes. Just like any other skill, it might take you a while to perfect the 3x3 Flush; but once you do, your mental game will be at a whole new level, which will help you transform your physical game as well. Listen, learn and share with any friends, teammates, coaches and teams that who want to learn how to overcome mistakes more quickly and effectively. More from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Total Female Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: For more information on Total Female Hockey's camps, content and products, head on over to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totalfemalehockey.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this 17 minute episode, Coach Kim runs through 5 little things you can do off the ice to have an amazing start to 2025 on the ice. They are simple and straightforward - and most of your competitors won't do any of them! Here are the 5 little things that make a BIG difference: Shooting YOUR shot Watching YOUR position Using Your Fireplace Playing "Tennis" The 3 Minute Drill Do these 5 little things to gain an advantage on the competition and start 2025 off with a BANG! Listen, learn and share with any friends, teammates, coaches and teams that want to kick start the 2025 portion of the season. More from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Total Female Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: For more information on Total Female Hockey's camps, content and products, head on over to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totalfemalehockey.com⁠⁠⁠

In this 35 minute episode, Coach Kim shares her tips for making sure your next tournament is your best tournament ever. She shares stories and strategies from her recent trip to Slovakia to coach Team Iceland at the Olympic Qualification and shows you how you can use those same strategies to make sure you have the best possible performance as an individual and team. This episode is packed with quite a few golden nuggets of advice for players, coaches and teams, so please feel free to pass it along to anyone who wants to make a plan to make their next tournament awesome! More from ⁠⁠⁠⁠Total Female Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠: For more information on Total Female Hockey's camps, content and products, head on over to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totalfemalehockey.com⁠⁠⁠

This week's 5 minute episode is also the video lesson from the 1st day of Coach Kim's 5 Day Confidence Course. It's focused on developing your personal CALLING CARD so that you own your strengths and deliver on them every time you hit the ice. The remaining 4 days of the 5 Day Confidence Course are available to members of The Orange Machine - Coach Kim's premium HOW TO, NO FLUFF weekly newsletter. CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE ORANGE MACHINE The Orange Machine is an exclusive HOW TO, NO FLUFF weekly newsletter created by world-renowned development coach Kim McCullough. Each week, Coach Kim will give you the exact tools you need to take your skills, team play, hockey IQ and mental game to the next level AND show you exactly how to use them in a step-by-step, easy to understand way. With over 30+ years experience playing & coaching at all levels of the game from U9 to the national team, you can be sure Coach Kim is giving you the tools that are right for you and your game, no matter your current age group or level. If you want to dramatically transform your game, then The Orange Machine is right for you! CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED WITH THE ORANGE MACHINE TODAY

"I'm for any rule that leads to MORE OFFENSE in girls hockey!" To help celebrate week 1 of the PWHL season, Coach Kim talks about the rule changes in the PWHL and which ones she thinks we should adopt into girls hockey. We dive deep into the: 1. No Escape Rule 2. Jailbreak Rule 3. Body Checking 4. Icing - this one isn't a rule change, but Coach Kim has strong opinions on it! Listen, learn and let us know what you think about the PWHL's rule changes and whether they should be adopted in the girls' game. Share with any friends, teammates, players, parents, coaches or association members who are always looking for ways to take their game to the next level! More from ⁠⁠⁠Total Female Hockey⁠⁠⁠: For more information on Total Female Hockey's camps, content and products, head on over to: ⁠⁠⁠www.totalfemalehockey.com⁠⁠⁠

Are you a SPEED IT UP or SLOW IT DOWN player? Which one do you value more as a coach/parent? Which one do we value more as a hockey community? In this 15 minute episode, Coach Kim describes the difference between the SPEED IT UP & SLOW IT DOWN player and the incredible value both can bring to a team. Enjoy and share with any friends, teammates, players, parents, coaches or association members who are always looking for ways to take their game to the next level! More from ⁠Total Female Hockey⁠: For more information on Total Female Hockey's camps, content and products, head on over to: ⁠www.totalfemalehockey.com⁠

Want To Stand Out For ALL The Right Reasons? In this 24 minute episode, Coach Kim talks about 3 ways to impress scouts & coaches no matter what age group or level you're playing at. Having coached for 20+ years at every age and level from U9 to the national team, Kim has scouted thousands of players personally and spoken with hundreds of scouts about her own players over the years. This episode is packed with golden nuggets that apply to anyone and everyone playing the game. Listen, learn and feel free to share this episode with any friends, teammates, parents, coaches and teams that want to stand out for all the right reasons! More from Total Female Hockey: For more information on Total Female Hockey's camps, content and products, head on over to: www.totalfemalehockey.com

In this 10 minute episode of The Total Female Hockey Podcast, Coach Kim dives deep into how to develop "high frequency, high value skills" in minor hockey. The Michigan looks great and is worth working on, but is it a priority when compared to skills like receiving a bad pass or being able to disrupt your opponent's stick in 1v1 battles? Watch, listen and share with any other players, parents, coaches and associations who would benefit from focusing on high frequency, high value skills this season and beyond. To learn more about Total Female Hockey's camps, clinics, products and content, visit: http://totalfemalehockey.com/

This 47 minute episode (which is a continuation of the previous episode "Concussion Aftermath") is all about CONCUSSION PREVENTION in the women's game. While we'll never be able to completely eliminate concussions from our sport, there is a lot that can be done by players, coaches, teams and associations to lessen the chance that these devastating injuries happen. In this information packed episode, Kim & Kobo discuss the changes that need to be made in terms of coaching, training and reporting to make the game safer (and make players more effective physically) out on the ice. SHARE: Please share this episode with any teammates, friends, families, players, parents, coaches & associations who you think might benefit from the information & inspiration! FOR MORE FROM TFH: To learn more about ⁠Total Female Hockey's⁠ camps, coaching, products, articles and videos, visit: ⁠http://totalfemalehockey.com/

It's our 50th episode of the Total Female Hockey Podcast! To help celebrate this big milestone, we've brought back one of our favorite guests and humans, Kasumi Kobo. In this 50 minute episode (which is Part 1 of an almost 2 hour long chat), Coach Kim and Kobo dive deep into their personal experiences with concussions (they've each had 5+ of them!). Topics covered include: how their 1st BIG ONE happened what their recovery looked like physically, mentally & emotionally how the 2nd BIG ONE happened (far too quickly in both cases) and how the recovery was different how the attitudes & protocols with concussions have changed over the past 25 years what long term effects they have felt as a result of having so many concussions In the 2nd half of the discussion (to be released in the coming weeks), Coach Kim & Kobo discuss the changes that need to be made in terms of coaching, training and reporting to make the game safer (and make players more effective physically) out on the ice. SHARE: Please share this episode with any teammates, friends, families, players, parents and coaches who you think might benefit from the information & inspiration! FOR MORE FROM TFH: To learn more about Total Female Hockey's camps, coaching, products, articles and videos, visit: http://totalfemalehockey.com/

In this 20 minute episode, Coach Kim explores the idea of implementing the POWER KILL at all levels of women's hockey. It's a term that really came to life during the 2022 Olympics in Beijing when Team Canada's Blayre Turnbull and Emily Clark would head out as the top penalty kill unit and proceed to wreak havoc on the competition. In this episode we cover: The Power Kill Mentality Rodeo Pressure The Jailbreak Rule Whether icing should be allowed on the PK? Enjoy and share with any teammates, friends, parents or coaches who might be looking for a little more information and inspiration to take their game to the next level this season and beyond. For all things Total Female Hockey, including camps, clinics, articles, videos and products, visit: www.totalfemalehockey.com

Why do we do what we do in hockey? Have you ever thought about challenging the status quo and thinking outside the box when it comes to the way we play & teach the game? In this 24 minute episode, Coach Kim challenges 2 old school hockey ideas that have been around for a long time. One focuses on the conventional ways of thinking/doing surrounding the breakout and the other focuses on ideas about handedness of players. You don't need to agree or disagree - you just need to think about it and wonder if there is a better way! Here's the thinking outside the box on these two ideas and many more - hopefully it leads to more creative players, coaches and games! For more information on Total Female Hockey's camps, content and products, head on over to: http://totalfemalehockey.com/

Disclaimer - Only listen to this if you need to score more goals this season :) In this 30 minute episode, Coach Kim runs through some key tips, tricks and hacks she uses to ensure that her teams have success on the power play early in the season. Because there's nothing worse than having to breakout multiple times when your team has the advantage! Ideas include: Face-off strategies to make sure you gain possession How to fix that pesky power play breakout Should you use your 5v5 systems on the power play? Why changing the point of attack is so important? How to play to your strengths and discover ones that you didn't even know about? Share this episode with any teammates, friends, parents, coaches and teams that might want to score a few more PP goals this season! For all things Total Female Hockey, including camps, videos, articles and products, visit: http://totalfemalehockey.com/

More puck touches = more confidence! In this 23 minute episode, Coach Kim gives players & coaches a lot of great ideas for ways to increase passing and handling confidence by getting more puck touches. These simple but effective ideas include: What to do when you're first on the ice (or when practice hasn't started yet) Why you might want your players to move pucks How to switch up your drills between drills Habits that your goalies will hate but will lead to more goals Playing golf on the ice Enjoy & feel free to pass this episode along to any teammates, friends, coaches and parents who are looking for ways to take their game to the next level this season and beyond. To learn more about all things Total Female Hockey, including camps & products, visit: www.totalfemalehockey.com

Happy 1 Year Anniversary! The Total Female Hockey Podcast has now been on the air for one full year! In this 28 minute episode, Coach Kim recounts her BIG takeaways from watching 10 top tier games in one day - from U10 all the way up to U18. She dives deep into: how players can INFLUENCE & IMPACT the game with their play AWAY from the puck the 4 key roles on the ice the importance that controlling space and moving with purpose play in developing the complete team game the 4 for 1 mentality on offense & defense She also gives some tips on how to watch games & players with purpose so that you can develop your own hockey IQ. Listen, enjoy & share with any friends, teammates, coaches and parents who could use a little information and inspiration to start the season! To learn more about the Total Female Hockey universe (including our camps, products and articles/videos), visit: www.totalfemalehockey.com

In this week's 28 minute episode, Coach Kim answers 17 questions in rapid succession on a whole bunch of different hockey topics. It's a fun and fast episode - perfect for listening to on your way to your next practice or game! Topics include: Best memory as a player & coach Biggest success as a player & coach Favorite color, team, player & face-off play Pre-game superstitions & pump up songs as a player & coach Pet peeves as a player & coach And a whole lot more! Listen, learn and share with any teammates, friends, coaches, parents or hockey people who could use a little inspiration to get them through the start of the season! For all things Total Female Hockey (including our camps & products), visit: http://totalfemalehockey.com/

In this 40 minute episode, Coach Kim shares her thoughts about all the challenges female hockey players face as it relates to body image. We want to be strong & fast & effective in our sport. But we don't all want to be big and muscle-y. We aren't like the guys who all want/need to be 6ft+ and 200+ pounds. So how do we balance the physical needs of our sport with the constant media messaging and imaging that tells us we need to look a certain way? Coach Kim delves deep into the topic and shares her personal story about how the lines of high performance and body image can get blurred. Please share this episode with any friends, players, teammates, parents and coaches who you think might benefit from the information. Thanks for listening! For more information and inspiration from all things Total Female Hockey, visit: http://totalfemalehockey.com/

"Stats are like bikinis. They show you a lot, but they don't show you everything." In this 40 minute episode, Coach Kim shares her thoughts on how to use stats in a more empowering way to take your performance to the next level this season as a player, coach and team. Questions Kim tackles in this episode include: Should I share stats with the entire team? If so, at what age/level is that appropriate? How do you figure out if a past stat will help predict future behavior? What stats can we use to beyond goals and assists to empower a stay at home D or defensively minded forward? Enjoy the episode and feel free to share it with any players, parents, teammates, friends, and coaches who want to take their game to the next level this season and beyond. For more information & inspiration from Coach Kim, visit: http://totalfemalehockey.com/

In this quick 13 minute episode, Coach Kim talks about the top 2 skills she focuses on teaching right out of the gate to make sure the season starts off on the right foot. While these are skills Kim focuses on while coaching her daughters' U9 competitive teams this year, they are also skills she emphasizes with all the other teams she works with, from U11 all the way up to the national team level. Give it a listen and pass it along to any other players, parents, coaches, teammates or friends who might benefit from listening in. For more information & inspiration on how to take your game to the next level this season and beyond, visit: http://totalfemalehockey.com/

"What's the #1 thing you would have all players improve on no matter their age, level, or position?" In this quick 22 minute episode, Coach Kim answers this awesome listener question. It's not a specific skill, but it is the most important quality that separates good players from great players. Enjoy hearing the answer and feel free to pass this episode along to any players, friends, teammates, parents, coaches and teams that you think would benefit from the information. Keep Working Hard & Dreaming BIG!

"Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do." In this quick 14 minute episode, Coach Kim talks about 4 on-ice hockey habits that every player can use to take their game to the next level this season, irrespective of their age and ability level. It doesn't matter if you're on your way to making the Olympic team or if you just made your first ever rep team, building these essential habits will help you excel this season and move closer to realizing your full potential. Please share this episode with any players, teammates, friends, parents or coaches who might need a little reminder of these essential habits before the season starts. Work Hard. Dream BIG. Build Better Habits. For more information & inspiration about how to take your game to the next level, visit www.totalfemalehockey.com

In this 27 minute episode, Coach Kim shares 7 thoughts she's had this off-season about how to make our players, practices, and teams better. She delves into: how to fix the passing and scoring problems in our game why we need more races, chases, pucks and games in our practices how to get our players/teams playing with more physicality and poise under pressure how to answer the great stick length debate Enjoy and please share this episode with any players, teammates, friends, parents, coaches and teams who want to take their game to the next level this season and beyond. For more information about upcoming Total Female Hockey skills session & camps, as well as to check out all over Coach Kim's training programs, head over to: http://totalfemalehockey.com/

In this 40 minute episode, Coach Kim talks about how your mental game can transform your physical game - if you approach it correctly. There really isn't any magic to it - you've got to do the work to develop the mental tools to build your confidence, resilience and refocusing power - and then consistently use those tools day in and day out to have an elite mental game. Coach Kim walks you through how she started to develop her mental tools as a teenage athlete and used them to drive her performance at the top levels of our sport throughout her college and professional hockey playing journey. Share this episode with any players, teammates, friends, parents, coaches and teams who want to take their mental and physical performance to the next level this season and beyond. You can check out Coach Kim's Mental Performance PLUS program HERE - she's used this program for decades with players and teams to help them develop the mental tools they need to drive their own performance. https://totalfemalehockey.com/products/mental_performance_plus/ Enjoy!

In this 30 minute episode, Coach Kim shares how to fix the #1 weakest skill in women's hockey - PASSING. We dive deep into the 4 key areas that we need to be better at in order to increase the QUALITY of passing in our game. This is a must listen for coaches at all levels - we all have to commit to increasing the quality of our passing starting from the youngest possible age groups. Enjoy the episode and share it with any player, friend, teammate, coach or parents who wants to take their game to the next level. Work Hard. Dream BIG. Pass Better. To join Coach Kim on the ice & take your passing game to the next level, check out TFH's Camp Schedule HERE

In this 25 minute episode, Coach Kim shares the story of the one year that completely transformed her career both on and off the ice. It was one of those years where everything seems to go your way, you hit green light after green light and nothing can stop you. Coach Kim shares how she set herself up to have that kind of success and how it catapulted her into a whole new level of performance. Share this with any teammates, players, friends, parents or coaches who would enjoy this inspirational story about not only raising the bar, but BEING the bar. To check out all of Total Female Hockey's camps and performance products, visit: http://totalfemalehockey.com/

In this 25 minute episode, Coach Kim talks about how to take your mindset, which will take your performance, up to the next level this summer by "embracing the suck." You don't get better by doing taking the easy road. We need to overcome big obstacles and challenges in life to really know what we are capable of when things get hard. If you want to know with extreme confidence that you can push yourself beyond your perceived limits when things get hard on the ice this season, you have to put in the hard work this off-season. Completing the occasional "terrible" workout, the ones that are almost too hard to fathom, will give you a physical boost if you recover properly afterwards. But you get an even bigger mental boost from making it through those killer workouts too, and that confidence and believe that you can do anything you set your mind to will make you unstoppable on and off the ice this season. So listen, learn and share with any teammates, friends, parents and coaches who want to take their physical and mental game to the next level this season. For more information on Coach Kim's Total Female Hockey Camps and Products, visit: https://www.totalfemalehockey.com/camps

After a two month break from the rinks & the podcast, Coach Kim returns with her Summer Success Secrets Series. Coach dives into her early experiences with off-ice training as a teenager and how it helped transform her game both physically and mentally. In this first episode of this summer series, focusing on her early training from the age of 15 to 18, Coach Kim shares her successes (and failures) and how they helped shaped the player (and coach) that she would become. Enjoy and please feel free to share the episode with any players, parents, coaches and friends who want to take their game to the next level this summer and beyond.

In this 14 minute episode, Coach Kim shares her favorite team building exercise for establishing a strong culture within your group. This episode details her SCENARIOS exercise, which helps players develop the tools they need off the ice to deal with culture based challenges that typically pop up during the hockey season. This is a MUST LISTEN episode for all coaches who are starting off a new season and want to be sure that a great team culture is set in stone early on. Please pass this episode along to any friends, coaches, parents or players who might be interested in learning more about how to take team culture to the next level.

In this 30 minute episode, Coach Kim goes back to her coaching roots to discuss the importance off-ice training plays in your off-season plans. Players who aspire to play at the highest level put in the hard work off the ice throughout the off-season to get ahead of the competition. While more players of all ages and levels are training off the ice than ever before, many of them will not get the pay-off they deserve when they hit the ice in the fall because of self-sabotage. Listen for the 9 most common ways players sabotage their summer training. Make sure to avoid these if you want to be at your best in September and all season long. 


In this 24 minute episode of the Total Female Hockey Podcast, Coach Kim shares her own college hockey recruiting story. The process was super challenging for her to navigate as a player (especially since it happened in the late 90s before the internet/email was a big thing) but she came out of it in the best way possible. Her patience paid off (and she got a little lucky along the way) and she ended up spending 4 years at an amazing school getting a world class education, winning a lot of games/championships and having an amazing overall experience both on and off the ice. She has since spent the past 20 years helping hundreds of other young female players navigate the wild world of college hockey recruiting. Hopefully hearing her story gives you some much needed inspiration and information as you navigate your way through the wild world of minor hockey and college hockey recruiting.

In this 16 minute episode, Coach Kim shares the #1 lesson she learned from coaching at the Women's World Hockey Championships. Kim coaches the Icelandic Women's National Team and found that one stat in particular had the most significant impact on her team's success at the tournament. Coincidentally, that statistical situation was also on display for the gold medal winning goal scored by Team Canada vs Team USA in the top division at Worlds. Listen and learn all about that stat and how it might impact your team's play this season and beyond. Work Hard. Dream BIG. www.totalfemalehockey.com

In this 12 minute episode, Coach Kim gets FIRED UP about how to standout at tryouts. Being a tryout standout is about being prepared and controlling what you can control. It's more about your mindset than anything else. Coach Kim walks you through how to pick your 3 superpowers and how to make sure that you deliver on those strengths when it matters most. This episode will get you fired up to make an impact every time you hit the ice! Share this episode with any friends, teammates, parents, coaches or teams who want to get fired up about being a tryout standout! Work Hard. Dream BIG. Own Your Strengths & Deliver On Them.

In this 15 minute episode, Coach Kim talks about getting suspended and the lessons we can learn as coaches & players, if and when, it happens to us. Kim shares the stories of her two suspensions (one as a player in high school and one as a coach in minor hockey) and how she modified her behavior as a result of those tough lessons. No one wants to be suspended, but it can be incredibly beneficial to you as a player and coach to learn these lessons the hard way and hopefully become a better person, leader and ambassador of our game as a result. Work Hard. Dream BIG. Control What You Can Control.

In this 36 minute episode, Coach Kim McCullough brings in a "goalie whisperer" (aka a goalie coach) to talk about how we can score more goals based on the goalie's perspective. Coach Matt Bourgeois works with goalies from the pro women's, NCAA D1 all way down to female minor hockey, and shares his top 5 tips for scoring more goals based on what the goalies do. Coach Kim and Matt definitely could have chatted for twice as long in this one - there are some great golden nuggets about goal scoring that are awesome takeaways for players, coaches and teams at all ages and levels. This is a MUST LISTEN episode for all players, parents and coaches involved in the female game! We all need more goals scored in our games and hopefully this episode unlocks some new ideas and strategies that will help you score a few more goals and win a few more games this season and beyond. Share it with any teammates, friends or coaches who want to put a few more pucks in the net! JOIN COACH KIM ON THE ICE! If you want to learn how to score more goals from the players' perspective this off-season, Coach Kim will share more of her goal scoring secrets at the Total Female Hockey Summer Sessions. Click here for the registration information for all 7 weeks of sessions.