Empowering Stories from Behind the Bench Webinar Series: Giving Video Coaching Feedback

Source: Session with Coach Sam Kim who he shares his journey from high school hockey player to NHL coach.

• Beginning his coaching career in 2009, Kim spent more than a decade in top amateur hockey leagues, including the NCAA, USA Junior Hockey & AHL, as well as with the South Korean National Team. In 2020 he made the move to the NHL, joining the Toronto Maple Leafs as a Video & Coaching Coordinator.
• Integrated into the stories about his teams, Coach Sam discuss how to use video effectively with your athletes, including presenting video sessions, feedback and rules of engagement for coaches and players.

Sam’s story

• Played ice hockey at early age and other sports
• First job, NHL mascot for NY Islanders. Then worked for other hockey teams in coaching.
• Got into video coaching by chance
• Watch game videos and to do video coaching and get feedback from other hockey coaches

Lessons Learned

• Constantly re-learn what you know. Know you are biased
• Video coaching athletes - think about your athletes personalities. Show them corrections, ideal movement pattern, and/or good patterns
• Improve small things - “1% improvements”
• Practice what you want to do to prove yourself
• Be in the space of what you want to do
• Find someone who is doing something you want to do and talk with them