Asking for help is simple but not easy, and Royle admits his generation, men in particular, was taught to suck it up or drown any emotion at the pub. He argues that head coaches need to learn the actual words and communication patterns, reflect on them and practise saying out loud that they need help. Nobody is coming to rescue coaches, he says, so the profession has to start by reaching out to itself. The full Coach Chat with Cody Royle is not on the subscriber site yet. Masterclasses on the same themes are, for Coach subscribers of The Hockey Site.
