EP.57 - Nathan Mackie - Training beyond the physical assets

This weeks podcast is a special one. This week, I interviewed 16 year old Nathan Mackie. Nathan is currently playing in the midget AAA league and has signed a letter of intent with the B.C.H.L’s Salmon Arm Silverbacks. What amazes me about Nathan is watching his growth over the past 6 months, and seeing how he has grown as a person and as a hockey player by working on certain skills that most athletes simply are not training. Let me explain. About 6 months ago Nathan became one of my personal clients in the up my hockey coaching program.  About a month into working together Nathan thought he was going to play a year of midget AA because he was told he was not good enough to play on the AAA team. Deep down he knew he was more than capable of playing on that team. In this interview we go over what Nathan did in a 6 month span that took him from being “not good enough” for midget AAA, to signing a letter of intent with a top notch Junior A team in the B.C.H.L. And I’ll give you a hint, it was not simply, work harder or lift more weights in the gym.Enjoy this interview with my friend and client,  Nathan Mackie.