Grit Kore

07/14/2026

Your kid gets coached on skating, shooting, and passing. Nobody’s coaching the other 70% of the game.

Coach Moulson is changing that. He’s spearheading the first-ever Grit Kore Hockey IQ Camp — built directly on the book.

And here’s what we didn’t expect:

The kids are leaning hardest into the nutrition and mental strength work.

Not the drills. The stuff nobody’s ever bothered to teach them. How to fuel a tournament weekend. How to reset after a bad shift. How to walk into a big game and not shrink.

Turns out when you finally give young athletes the whole picture — mind and body, not just hands and feet — they want it.

That’s what the Grit Kore Hockey IQ book was built for:

🧠 Hockey IQ — reading plays, scanning, seeing the ice a beat before everyone else
🥗 Nutrition — fueling between games, not just surviving them
💪 Mental strength — tools for pressure, mistakes, and the shift after the bad shift

Nine weeks. Which is exactly what’s between right now and next season.

Coaches + team managers — run it with your whole roster. One language, one standard, everyone bought in.
Parents + players — work it at home. Nine weeks of what most kids never get taught.

Next season is decided in the offseason. It always was.

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07/12/2026

One player was taught. His father played in the NHL. The entire lesson:

Two scans as the puck comes to you. Look far early. Look close late.

That’s it. Most kids have never heard it once.

Tonight, on the drive home, ask:

“What did you see before you got the puck?”

If the answer is “…the puck” — you just found the thing worth working on.

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06/19/2026

🚨 LOCAL HOCKEY COACHES — THIS IS FOR YOU! 🚨

We’re excited to invite all local youth hockey coaches to join us on June 25 at Darien Ice House for a special Hockey IQ Coaches Clinic featuring 7-Time Stanley Cup Champion Coach Barry Smith.

Coach Barry has spent decades developing elite players at the highest levels of the game, and now he’s sharing the principles, teaching methods, and player-development strategies that help build true Hockey IQ in young athletes.

🏒 See Coach Barry in action on the ice
📚 Learn how our new Hockey IQ Book Series can support your team’s player development both on and off the ice
👥 Discover practical tools to help players think the game faster, make better decisions, and become more complete athletes
💥 Team discounts on the Hockey IQ Book Series are available through our website

This is a unique opportunity to learn from one of hockey’s most respected teachers and connect with fellow coaches who are passionate about developing smarter, more confident players.

📍 Darien Ice House
📅 June 25
⏰ 5:00 PM – 7:50 PM
🎟️ Free Admission
📧 RSVP: mailto:[email protected]

🔗 Link in bio for team book discounts and more information.

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06/17/2026

🥗🏒 Nutrition is part of the process.

Great athletes don’t just train hard—they fuel their bodies to perform, recover, and grow.

In this edition of our Nutrition Series, we’re sharing some of our athletes’ favorite snacks and go-to recipes that help keep them energized on and off the ice.

🥤✨ Enjoy Elin’s Power Smoothie!

One of her favorite breakfast and after-school snacks, this smoothie is packed with the nutrients young athletes need to fuel performance, support recovery, and stay energized throughout the day.

🍓 Quick recovery snacks
🥜 Protein-packed favorites
🥑 Healthy fuel for busy athletes
💪 Simple recipes that support performance

Remember: what you eat today helps determine how you perform tomorrow.

📚 Looking for more tools to help your athlete develop healthy habits, resilience, and a growth mindset? Check out the Grit Kore book.

💬 What’s your athlete’s favorite healthy snack? Share it in the comments!

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06/16/2026

06/16/2026

Most people quit when it gets hard. We’re built for what comes after. 💪

Grit Kore isn’t about motivation — it’s about the daily choice to show up, push through, and put in the work when no one’s watching.

We believe in truth over trophies. Progress over polish. Training your body AND your mind to face life’s challenges with confidence and purpose.

This isn’t merch. It’s a mindset. A daily reminder that discipline is louder than motivation — and you’re still here. Still grinding. Still showing up.

👇 Drop a 💪 below if you ride the grind every day.

Find. A. Way. | Carolina Hurricanes

06/15/2026

🏆🌪️ Congratulations to the Carolina Hurricanes! 🌪️🏆

To every player who dreamed of this moment:

There were injuries.
There were setbacks.
There were doubters.
There were days when the goal felt impossibly far away.

But champions aren’t defined by perfect conditions.

They’re defined by what they do when the path gets difficult.

Shift by shift.
Practice by practice.
Game by game.

When others looked for excuses, they looked for solutions.

When others looked for reasons why not, they looked for a way.

Because that’s what great teams do.

They don’t wait for the perfect opportunity.

They find a way.

Congratulations to the players, coaches, staff, families, and fans who believed from the beginning.

🔥 Find. A. Way. 🔥

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06/14/2026

🏀🧡💙 Congratulations to the New York Knicks! 💙🧡🏀

To every player, coach, fan, and believer who stayed the course:

Don’t let anyone ever doubt you.

Not the critics.
Not the setbacks.
Not the losses.
Not the people who say it can’t be done.

Keep showing up. Keep believing. Keep working.

Because when you commit to the journey, stay true to the process, and refuse to quit…

You will find a way.

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06/12/2026

🚨 SOLD OUT 🚨

Wow.

Our Hockey IQ Clinic is officially SOLD OUT, and we couldn’t be more grateful for the incredible support from hockey players, parents, and coaches.

This tells us one thing:

Passionate Players are looking for more than extra ice time.

They’re looking for an edge.

Over the next 9 weeks, athletes will learn how to think the game through:

🏒 Hockey IQ video analysis
🧠 Mental performance training
🫁 Breathwork and focus techniques
🥗 Performance nutrition
🎤 Guest sessions with former NHL coaches and hockey professionals

Most importantly, the video sessions and on-ice training are based on the Grit Kore Hockey IQ Book Series and led by former NHL player Matt Moulson The Moulson Mindset , helping players develop the habits, awareness, and decision-making skills that translate directly to game performance.

Missed this round?

Don’t worry.

Follow Grit_Kore because we’ll be sharing Hockey IQ lessons, training clips, mindset strategies, and behind-the-scenes content from the program all season long.

📖 Want to improve your Hockey IQ right now?

Grab the Grit Kore Hockey IQ Book through the link in our bio, on our website, or on Amazon and start learning alongside the program for free.

👇 HOCKEY PLAYERS, PARENTS & COACHES:

What’s more important for long-term success?

🏒 Skill
🧠 Hockey IQ
💪 Work Ethic
🔥 Confidence

Drop your answer below.

And if you’ve already read the Hockey IQ book, we’d love to hear your biggest takeaway or review.

The smartest players aren’t always the biggest, fastest, or strongest.

They’re the ones who learn to see the game differently.

🏒 Tag a hockey parent, player, or coach who needs to see this.

06/10/2026

Food can fuel you — or slow you down. It’s the easiest edge most teams haven’t tapped yet. 🏒

Hockey parents and players, we’ve all been there: tournament weekend, team lunch between games. Tenders, burgers, fries — the players are starving, the options are limited, it’s the easiest go-to for a big team and limited time.

But guess what? Right when that second game starts, your bodies are burning energy digesting heavy food instead of powering your performance.

Truthfully, I only caught it because I grew up swimming, where fueling and recovery part of the basics. Swimmers have a meal plan before meets and even between races. In youth hockey, almost nobody talks about it.

So we put it in the Hockey IQ book. 📖

The nutrition section gives kids easy, practical tips they can actually use:

🍗 When to eat protein (after practice and games — not before)
⚡ What to eat between games for quick, clean energy
💧 How and when to hydrate so they never hit the wall

No complicated meal plans. Just simple rules kids can learn now and use for life — in hockey and way beyond it.

Because the smartest player on the ice isn’t always the one with the most ice time. 🧠

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