🏒 What if your young hockey player could get individualized feedback, video analysis, coach collaboration, and a season-long development plan—all without adding another practice to the calendar?
In this special edition of Our Kids Play Hockey, Lee Elias sits down with longtime coach and player-development expert Mike Bonelli to introduce Mike’s new Player Advising Program, designed to give youth hockey players and families something that can be hard to find during a busy season: consistent, individualized feedback.
Rather than focusing on playing time, rankings, or where a player should play years from now, Mike’s approach starts with a much simpler question:
Where is the player today—and how can we help them make meaningful progress throughout the season?
With more than 40 years of experience in player development, coaching, mentorship, recruiting, and player advancement, Mike has built a program that combines professional evaluation with practical, season-long guidance. He also works directly with each player’s coach so that the feedback supports—not conflicts with—the player’s team environment.
🎯 In this episode, you’ll hear about:
Why the beginning of the hockey season is such an important time to establish a player-development baseline
How individualized video review can help players actually see what coaches are asking them to improve
Why Mike communicates directly with the player’s coach throughout the process
How comparing a player’s film with higher-level players can create clearer teaching moments
Why skate hollow, blade profile, radius, and overall skate setup can make a meaningful difference in performance
How outside feedback can sometimes help young players hear the same lesson in an entirely new way
Why development should be measured across an entire season—not one tournament, practice, or weekend
The Player Advising Program includes an initial one-on-one intake meeting, six individualized player progress reports—including a baseline evaluation, four in-season reports, and a final report—access to a private video portal, professional skate and blade review, and two private speaker-series programs.
💰 Our Kids Play Hockey introductory offering: $225 per player
The program runs from September through February, and space is limited.
👉 Ready to register? Complete the Player Advising Program form here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSch6ZRzHEpzAEHKd5ZDjjbhxwGBGbVSHNg23MUckydf93VOHQ/viewform
📅 Have questions or want to speak with Mike first? Schedule a quick consultation here:
https://calendly.com/mike-mikebonellihockeysolutions/30min?month=2026-09
If your young player would benefit from more individualized feedback, better understanding of their game, and a clearer development path throughout the season, this episode will show you exactly what that process can look like.
Listen, learn, and keep helping your player enjoy the process of becoming the best version of themselves.
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