Ron Berteling on Building Dutch Hockey, Lake Placid ‘80, and Coaching Kids the Right Way 🇳🇱In this episode, Brock sits down with Dutch hockey legend Ron Berteling—longtime Netherlands captain, 1980 Olympian (Lake Placid), coach, mentor, and champion for youth development. Ron shares how he fell in love with hockey in 1964, what the sport looked like in the Netherlands through the 70s/80s, unforgettable A-pool stories (Guy Lafleur, Team USA, the “Miracle on Ice” era), and why simple habits, discipline, and fun will always beat flashy skills on social media.You’ll hear practical coaching wisdom for mixed-level teams, how to grow a club the right way, why kids should “dream big but do the boring work,” and the magic of crisp outdoor sessions that keep us all in love with the game.#AskAProPodcast #RonBerteling #DutchHockey #LakePlacid1980 #YouthHockey #HockeyCoaching🔗 Connect• Brock: @brockmontgomeryy)🙏 If you enjoyed this chat, please like, comment, and subscribe—it truly helps the show grow.Chapters00:00 – Intro: Why Ron Berteling matters00:18 – Hellos & how this convo finally happened01:00 – Ron’s first skate (1964) & three-team Dutch landscape03:00 – Idols then vs. now: Cruyff, Howe, and learning from books05:00 – Coaching kids into good people (not just good players)06:30 – Climbing from C-pool to A-pool & qualifying for Lake Placid08:40 – Canary Islands Worlds, youth team, and loving the grind10:05 – A-pool memories: Canada, Lafleur, and media attention in NL12:30 – Why hockey boomed—and what we didn’t build for the future14:10 – NL vs. Canada training challenge: big skill gaps, one sheet16:20 – Practice design for mixed levels: push the top, include the rest18:00 – Ice-time scarcity, tournaments, and maximizing puck touches20:10 – Coaching philosophy: standards, roles, and “reach your level”22:50 – Stats for kids? Why development > leaderboard24:20 – Keep games close: what 16–2 scores teach (nothing)26:30 – Club-hopping, systems, and teaching real game discipline29:00 – Simple hockey: exits, entries, no blind passes, be the high guy31:40 – Lake Placid: mindset, Red Army hours, and Herb Brooks’ ask34:00 – Why USA beat the USSR (work rate, panic, and moments)36:10 – Format reminder: US still had to beat Finland for gold37:10 – Career highlights: 200+ caps, captaining NL, line with his son39:20 – Motivation & longevity: friends, fun, and showing the standard40:40 – Sticks & shots: from wood to Bedard, Ovi’s “old-school” snipe43:10 – Social media skills vs. game sense—and coaching fixes46:30 – Advice for 12–14s: be coachable, disciplined, team-first49:10 – Going abroad (DE/AT/SE): pros, cons, and what actually helps53:00 – Boring is good: sacrifice, offseason work, and no excuses57:00 – Gratitude talk: parents, fees, and doing your best59:10 – Outdoor rink magic: why crisp nights keep us in love with hockey1:02:00 – Language, culture, and making the rink feel like home1:04:30 – Wrap-up & what’s next

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