Helping parents navigate the hard parts of female hockey.
Coach communication. Ice Time. Development. Confidence Dips. Anxiety. Pressure. Where She Should Play Next Season.Helping you know what to do, when to step in, and when to step back.
Sound familiar?
COACH COMMUNICATION
Should I say something? Should she? Or should we leave it alone?
ICE TIME
Why isn’t she getting the same opportunities?
DEVELOPMENT
Is she actually getting better? Are we doing enough?
CONFIDENCE DIPS. ANXIETY. PRESSURE
How do I help when she's struggling without adding to it?
WHERE SHOULD SHE PLAY
Stay? Move? What level? What’s actually best for her?
About Stacey
Coach and creator of The Car Ride Home.For more than 20 years, I’ve coached athletes through the emotional and competitive realities of hockey.Former players include 2 Olympians, 11 PWHL players, and hundreds of athletes who went on to play university hockey in Canada and the U.S.This work is rooted in one goal: keeping girls in the game by better supporting them and the people driving them home.
2022 World Championships
Kristin O’Neill and Sarah Nurse: two Olympians I've had the privilege of coaching.
Over the years, I’ve watched even the most talented young players navigate far more than what happened on the ice: confidence dips, pressure, anxiety, expectations, and the conversations around the game.
☎ Sometimes you just need to talk it through
If you’re stuck on a hockey decision, worried about how your daughter is handling something, or not sure whether to step in or step back, we can work through it together.
👥 For Parents
A place to talk through the decisions, worries, and emotions that come with competitive hockey, and feel more confident about how you support your daughter.
👤 For Teen Players
Support for U15|U18|U22 players who need someone to help them work through hockey decisions, communication, confidence, anxiety or what comes next. The work is centred on the player, with parents involved where helpful — because what happens around her matters.
HOW IT WORKS:
Start with a free consult. We’ll talk through what’s going on, see if coaching is right for you, and make sure we’re a good fit.
CONSULTING OPTIONS
PACKAGE OF 3
One Conversation
45 minutes
$150 CAD
For a specific situation, decision, or issue you want to talk through.
PACKAGE OF 3
Three Conversations
Use them when you need them
$375 CAD | Save $75
For something that’s unfolding over time, or when you want support across a few different moments.
Not ready to book a consult?
Start with free resources
PARENT QUIZ
Take the 2-minute quiz and see which car-ride patterns show up most for you
DEVELOPMENT MAP
A simple roadmap for what to work on, and in what order, as your player develops.
EMOTION DECODER
A quick guide to what may be underneath the emotion, and how to respond in a way that helps.
Read THE CAR RIDE HOME Newsletter
Ongoing thoughts, stories and practical ideas for parents navigating female hockey.
Real hockey families. Real conversations.
These stories are based on real hockey families I've worked with. Names are changed and details are kept broad to protect their privacy.
Aisha & Marcus | U13 Parents
🗨 “We don’t get it. She looks great in practice. In games, she gets tight. How do we help?”
What we talked about: Their questions were meant to help, but they were inadvertently adding pressure.
Less questioning. More room to find her game.
Priya & Mark | U18 Parents
🗨 “If she doesn’t score, she thinks she played badly. How do we change that?”
What we talked about: At home, scoring had quietly become the measure of a good game.
We shifted the focus from points to what she could control.
Sofia & Daniel | U22 Parents
🗨 “Everything is about the coach, ice time, special teams, opportunities. How do we get her past it?”
What we talked about: Their frustration with the coach was keeping everyone focused on things she couldn’t control.
We changed the focus to her development plan.
Free Parent Talks for Teams & Associations
Interactive virtual sessions for hockey parents on the issues that create the most stress during a season. Development, ice time, coach communication, confidence dips, pressure, and future team decisions.
Interested in bringing one to your team parent group or the full association?
Contact
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