Repetition Versus Boredom

Throughout this website you're going to frequently hear me refer to the conflict between repetition and boredom. For, while repetition is surely the best teacher, it can sometimes lead to boredom. And, to me, boredom IS the greatest threat to effective teaching. Off-ice training is just one of several notable alternatives to on-ice training... In other words, the amount of work performed on-ice in a given skill could be at least doubled in extra off-ice sessions. And, just because that work is done within different surroundings, there's the likelihood that a player will feel refreshed from the extra training rather than bored. The use of different types of training aids can further excite a player... Actually, I've noticed my students oftentimes fighting to get to the fronts of lines in attempts to battle a given gadget. And, this sort of enthusiasm is VERY good when it comes to the repetition versus boredom issue. Additionally, since there are frequently several kinds of training aids that can be used to deal with the same skill attributes, gear can be rotated to attain even more positive repetition. So, my point this month (and going hand in hand with last month's video): varying training venues and training tools usually brings about more gains than if all the training took place on the ice.