“Defence is really about the commitment to compete and the non-sexy side of hockey.”
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In episode #253 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we welcome friend of the show, former presenter at TCS Live and one of the top young coaches in the game, Brennan Sonne.
At the time of this release, Sonne is leading the Saskatoon Blades in the first round of the WHL playoffs. This past season, his third at the helm, the Blades reached the 50 win mark for just the third time in franchise history, and captured the organization’s fifth regular season WHL crown.
At 36, Sonne is already over 10 years into his coaching journey, and to date hasn’t been shy about exposing himself to a variety of experiences and challenges.
Listen as he shares why confidence is a choice to make the next right decision, why playing good defence really comes down to compete, and what he learned trying to stop Connor Bedard.
VIDEO TIMESTAMPS:
- 0:00 Passion for gardening/finding an outlet
- 8:00 Coaching in hockey crazy Saskatoon
- 10:50 Post-game talk before day off
- 12:40 Creating consistency/resiliency
- 17:50 Creating space for fun
- 20:15 Having confidence going into playoffs
- 23:30 Learning to be measured
- 27:40 Team defence philosophy
- 32:35 Practice planning
- 38:45 Best drill to get team energized
- 41:15 Trying to stop Connor Bedard
- 49:25 Allowing freedom on offence
- 52:00 HHH philosophy on turnovers
- 56:00 Key influences to his coaching style
- 1:02:10 Connecting with today's player
- 1:05:50 Ways he’s trying to get better
