As a coach of 15-19 year old girls, these are all the items that make our games and practices go smoothly! The essentials that we all need on hand at a hockey game.
Not only great for coaches to keep on the bench but a lot of my players have this and keep in their hockey bags as well!
Howies Hockey Accessory Bag
IYKYK! This is an obvious essential and we love keeping it on hand for emergency situations on the bench.
Howies Hockey Clear Tape
In addition to clear tape, we keep one roll of cloth tape so that we can quickly refresh or patch a tape job!
Howies Hockey Cloth Hockey Tape
Scissors of any kind are helpful but these surgical scissors are the best all around for any hockey bag, specifically for trimming the tape off the toe of a blade
Surgical Scissors
We go through more band-aids than we would want to but that is why we always keep them on hand in our coaching bag!
Band-Aid Bandages
We use this during games to take notes and track stats that we can use later. It is great to have something to quickly write on.
Small Notebook 3X5 size
Specifically the blue 5 gum is always within arms reach. We care about the players hearing what we have to say and not smelling our coffee breath!
Five Peppermint Cobalt
We prefer the fast acting liquid gels. Luckily we don't need this very often but it is useful to keep on hand especially with teenage girls.
Naproxen Sodium
We usually have 2-3 different colors so we can quickly and clearly draw out our systems and plays.
EXPO Dry Erase Markers
Hair ties are a staple both for us coaches and for the players! We never go without.
Hair Ties
We rotate between this and Howies wax but this is coaches choice!
Sex Wax
The #1 most used item in the bag is this stone. Parents - get your kids skates sharpened!
Sharpening Stone
Always at least one pen on hand for both taking notes and filling out a pesky old school score sheet.
Gel Pens
A little bit of sugar can change the energy of any athlete right before an intense workout.
