Feedback from our TFH Camp Participants

The difference I saw in my daughter after your one week camp was crazy! She is so much more fluid in her skating and transitions, more confident with the puck and more aggressive. It was amazing to see the difference. I put together a little group to work on skills every Saturday morning with some friends and I literally had 4 of the dads come up to me and ask, “What happened? What did she do this week?” LOL. It was super noticeable. Most importantly, she had an awesome time and talked about it a lot. She loved the battles, mini games and drills and the competition for the hardest worker prizes. Thanks to you and your awesome staff for inspiring & pushing her.

I just wanted to send a note to say how awesome your camps have been for my daughter. To be coached by a whole team of female role models is truly amazing! She was so proud to receive the hardest working player hat – gorgeous design by the way! She loves to wear it all the time. Right after every camp, we see significant improvements in her game. Thank you for being a source of power and inspiration for her. We are so looking forward to seeing you again soon!

Both of my daughters have been loving the evening skills sessions this summer. They love all your drills and the way you run them. They come off the ice understanding how to do the skills and how to apply them in game situations.  They absolutely love having a female coach. They both haven’t had much female coaching in their hockey experience, and they keep commenting on how it’s so cool to have a girl coach! Thanks to you and your staff for being such great role models.

Thank you for an amazing camp!! My daughter absolutely loved it.  She has not stopped practicing the new skills she learned and is wearing her “Hardest Worker“ Hat with pride. She would do your sessions every day – she loved it so, so much.  The approach is so different than the other hockey camps that she has done and it really resonated with her.  Thank you and I’m keen to sign her up for more sessions in the new year.

Thank you so much for your amazing Physicality Clinic. My daughter has always been nervous about giving and taking contact – no one really ever took the time to teach her how to do it properly. She took what she learned in the clinic and applied it THAT NIGHT in her game. She won more battles in that one game then I’ve seen her win in the past few months. She came to me right after and said, “Did you see what I did? Coach Kim gave me so much confidence!” So thank you for teaching her new skills and inspiring her to try it right away.

Thanks for all the amazing camps and sessions this summer. I love how ambitious, useful, well planned and effective your training is. My daughter loves your enormous enthusiasm and great sense of humor. She always has a huge smile on her face for hours after skating with you.

Have to tell you a little story about my daughter’s practice today. She went in on the goalie put on the brakes drew the puck back and made a really nice move to score a goal. Everybody that saw was impressed. She comes out beaming when some of the parents tell her “nice moves”. When asked where did she learn that, with a bright smile she says, Kim taught me and then goes on to say that Kim has taught her a bunch of little techniques she is going to try.  So why am I telling you all this – you made a difference to a little girl who loves hockey. You made an impact. Weeks after the last time she saw you, she thinks of what you taught her and smiles. That’s pretty awesome. So thank you again. We will definitely get her working with you again. You made her smile, she works harder and you made her a better hockey player.

I wanted to let you know that my daughter had an awesome time at your camp today. She said the drills were hard and complicated for her, but that the instructors were so nice and helpful. She found it challenging, scary and exciting at the same time! The player of the day hat did not come off today and I’m sure she will be wearing it to the rink tomorrow. Thank you for organizing the camp and making it such a positive experience for the girls.

I just wanted to say thanks for a couple of great days. My daughter really enjoyed herself. She went to the clinics with no buddies – we were a bit worried about that – but she had texted mid-way through the first day to say she really liked it. “I really like this Kim lady, I would definitely come back.” That’s high praise from a 14 year old. So thank you and congrats and see you soon!

The girls learned so much and really enjoyed your camp. They really felt they improved on their stick handling and edges. My oldest says your drills were amazing and she loved that you always connected them back to actual play and when you would use it in a game.

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Feedback from College Hockey Players & Coaches

My daughter has been training with Total Female Hockey for 4 years. When she first met Kim her passion for hockey far exceeded her skill but Kim recognized that with the right encouragement she could take good to great. She has attended as many of Kim’s camps and training days as she could possibly manage. Kim has taught her how to get the most out of herself every day.  The on ice training has improved her skills and her game sense incredibly while the intense off-ice program has given her the ability to skate and compete longer, harder and faster. Kim`s own personal experience motivates the girls because they relate to her on their level. It is now a regular occurrence in our house to hear the words `Kim said’ or ‘Kim showed me’ out of my daughters mouth when discussing hockey, training and nutrition. Thanks to Kim’s encouragement, off-ice conditioning and on-ice coaching, my daughter has gone from a good solid hockey player to a top level player in her age group and recently realized her dream of accepting a full ride to a NCAA Division 1 university hockey program!

Parent of a U18AA player

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I worked with Kim on and off the ice regularly for two years and participated in countless Total Female Hockey camps. Kim taught me things that I never knew about the female hockey world and was a huge help in getting me to become a successful player at the next level. Too many times was I told that I was too small; working with Kim helped me become physically stronger through daily workouts and countless nutrition tips. She also helped me gain confidence and improve all of my on-ice skills. My slap and snap shots both improved tremendously and I now confidently use both in games. I used to fear winding up for a slap shot thinking it would barely float to the net. And my snap shot is a great help in close to the net. My edge work continued to improve and because of it I see my skating as one of the biggest strengths of my games. Thanks to Kim I had several options of where I could play hockey at university and ended up choosing to play at a USports school that had the perfect combination of the right academic and athletic fit for me. This was an incredible accomplishment for me that would not have been possible without Kim’s help.

USports Player (who also played professionally in the CWHL)

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Kim McCullough is an excellent role model for young players.  Not only was she a great hockey player herself, but she is a leader in the “hockey” industry when it comes to the development of young athletes, their development as hockey players as well as their overall athletic ability.  I know that Kim has the best interests of young athletes at heart and working with her would make any young athlete better.

In my experience as a high-performance coach, skill, fitness and strength are crucial elements for athletes to perform at their highest level and maximize their potential. Kim’s programs will make you a stronger athlete and a better hockey player.  These are amazing resources for players, coaches, and parents! They are easy to navigate through and simple to execute anywhere.  The exercises are fantastic and would make any hockey player a stronger and more balanced athlete.  I have been privileged to work with many elite athletes throughout my career as a coach and the exercises included in the Total Female Hockey programs are the same or similar to those used in university, national team, and NHL training programs.  I highly recommend all of the Total Female Hockey programs.

Dan Church
Head Coach, York University Lions Women’s Ice Hockey

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I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to work with Kim during her summer training program both on-ice and off-ice. The off-ice program was rigorous, but a lot of fun. Always working the athletes to the point of exhaustion and making us push our limits just a little bit further every session. Kim knows just how far to push athletes to help them reach their full potential. Although workouts were tough, they were always fun, Kim knows how to keep the workouts serious but light hearted. On-ice was always helpful, working on individual skills and conditioning. Most players don’t get the opportunity to work on their individual skills during team practices; Kim gives every player the confidence and opportunity to succeed. I saw my individual game skyrocket to new potentials this year. Playing in NCAA Division III, I lead the nation in goals (30), second overall in points (44), was the ECAC East Player of the Year, the only Junior to be  a Laura Hurd Finalist for NCAA Division III Player of the Year, as well as a First Team All-American. I can’t thank you enough for everything  you’ve done for me Kim!

NCAA All-American

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“Work Hard, Dream Big” has been a saying that our daughter has taken to heart ever since going to her first Total Female Hockey camp. Five years later our daughter continues to work hard and has even seen some of her “Big Dreams” come true.  Having Kim as an instructor and attending her camps took my daughter from being an average player to someone who would attend the Ontario Winter Games.  Over the years Kim has become a mentor taking a genuine interest in our daughter’s success.  The great thing is, that she gives this type of attention  to every single player that attends her training sessions and camps. Our daughter played  Intermediate AA after one year at the Midget AA level, and took part in the U18 selection camp.  She then reached her ultimate goal of getting a full-ride to a NCAA Division 1 school.  To be honest, my husband and I believe that none of this would have been possible without Total Female Hockey and the time, effort, energy and guidance of its director Kim McCullough.

Parent of NCAA Division 1 Player

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I was lucky to be able to train with Kim for 2 years. Her program helped me take my game up to the next level, giving me the tools to succeed at the university level. I play for a USports University team and would not have been able to do so without her patience, pressure and her program. She was able to give me the ingredients to success all I had to do was work hard everyday to get better and commit to her program. The off-ice training was always challenging, with Kim always on me to do better, and after each training session I could feel my body get stronger and more balanced, which in turn helped me improve on the ice. The on-ice sessions always pushed me to try new things and get comfortable with being uncomfortable. She taught me that I cannot get better without getting uncomfortable! I would definitely recommend committing to the program she has perfected for female hockey players, without it, I would have not been able to succeed. Thank you for everything Kim!

USports Player

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Kim works hard every day to instill the toughness and integrity that each female hockey player must develop to keep moving toward her goals. Kim has an easy and personable style with each girl, knows every girl in every rink by name, and often their moms’ and dads’ too. And Kim always has time to chat, to talk hockey, to discuss university, or just to listen to us crab on about coaches, ice time, and the female hockey life. The TFH email letters sent out to all of us never fail to inform, often inspire or at least become the topic of dinner conversation. We learn how to do, and what not to do, we learn about training and doing the right things in the right way.

Kim has taught my daughter to train hard and often to stay healthy, and to stay free of injuries. She makes sure that the girls strive to stay ahead of school work, as Kim knows firsthand that coaches favor athletes who do a good job balancing their academics and hockey. TFH and Kim in particular, make it known what will be involved in the future student athlete life. She teaches by example, on and off the ice. Learning about recruiting, about letters to coaches and about how to follow up are all things that are discussed almost as often as learning that “the not so sexy stuff” is always the important stuff. Girls know when they are being sold a bill of goods and they also know the real thing when it hollers from the bench. Kim is the real thing – the person the hockey girls try to emulate in skill and in life.

I think the physical and emotional development that my own daughter has gained from the four years she’s worked with Kim, and the “Total Female Hockey life” is revealed in her self-discipline, self-confidence and more importantly, a self-knowledge and self-assuredness that will help her stay on track as she makes her way to university this fall.

Mother of NCAA Division 1 Player

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When I think of Total Female Hockey, words like elite, game-changing, unparalleled, and unique automatically come to mind. To say that the program has helped me is a gross understatement–it’s more appropriate to say that the program has changed my life.  When I first began working with Kim, I was a low-end, barely AA Bantam player who had never set foot inside a gym. Kim took extensive measures to design a program tailored specifically to my needs, and by committing myself to it, I became a Junior level hockey player and reached my dream of having an NCAA career. The combination of on-ice skills practices, challenging off-ice workouts and emotional guidance that is offered in TFH’s unique all-female program is something that you won’t find anywhere else. It has been the most valuable tool in my struggle for hockey success, and without it, I would most definitely not be in the position I’m in today. I will forever be indebted to Kim and Total Female Hockey, and will recommend it whole-heartedly for the rest of my days.”

NCAA Division 3 Hockey Player