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Our Girls Play Hockey: Do Girls Take Hockey Coaching More Literally Than Boys?
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✨ Do young girls take coaching more literally than boys? That’s the big question we dig into on this week’s episode of Our Girls Play Hockey!
Lee, Mike, and Team USA’s Hayley Scamurra share their coaching insights and personal experiences on how language, confidence, and context impact the way girls receive and process feedback compared to boys.
From locker room dynamics to building trust, the panel gets real about what works (and what doesn’t) when helping young female players thrive — and why it’s not about coaching them differently, but coaching them better.
🔥 Highlights from this episode:
- Why young girls often follow instructions to the letter — and how to encourage creativity without causing confusion
- The pressures girls feel in co-ed teams and how that shapes their approach to mistakes
- Specific language swaps coaches can use to make instructions clearer and more effective
- The importance of trust, body language, and context when coaching young female athletes
- Why positive feedback must be earned — and how to balance encouragement with accountability
Whether you’re a coach, parent, or player, this conversation will spark new ideas on how to support the next generation of girls in hockey. 🏒💪
👉 What do you think? Email us at team@ourkidsplayhockey.com
or text us using the link in the description. We’d love to feature your thoughts in a future episode!
📖 Want a written version you can reference anytime? Check out our companion blog: Do Girls Take Hockey Coaching More Literally Than Boys?
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