On this episode we talk with Stefan Decosse, head coach of the Colgate women’s hockey team. We discuss his masters thesis on what it takes to develop high-end athletes, how a trip to southeast Asia influences his coaching style, his plans for the raiders hockey program and he goes into detail on their recruiting process. You can connect with Stefan Decosse either on the Colgate women’s hockey website: https://colgateathletics.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/coaches/stefan-decosse/2532 or via Stefan Decosse’s Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/stefan-decosse You can learn more about Stefan and the Colgate University women’s hockey program here: https://gocolgateraiders.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey Follow Stefan or the team on X: @ColgateWIH and Instagram: @stef_decosse and @colgatewih ============================ Champs App is your recruiting and development copilot. Champs App helps athletes, coaches, parents and agents/advisors navigate the world of youth sports. We have made it easy to create a free Champs App account where you can add a free, beautiful hockey profile with access to amazing content to help with recruiting and hockey player development. ============================= Introducing CHAMPS+, a new way for Champs to be your recruiting and development copilot. CHAMPS+ gives parents and players access to more recruiting & hockey development insights, advice and experts. With Champs+ you can attend our monthly webinars with an expert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle. Members can submit questions before or during the webinar to be answered by our experts. ChampsGPT, an AI recruiting chatbot specifically optimized for women’s college recruiting. We put into ChampsGPT all the Champs App podcasts, articles and analysis we’ve done from the last 4 years including over 100 Champs App podcasts, dozens of articles and deep analysis plus numerous webinars. New articles and videos which includes highly curated content will be added weekly throughout the year, so you can always find fresh, relevant information to help guide you with both recruiting and becoming a better hockey player. So take a tour of CHAMPS+ now – you can see the full list of articles, videos and events. You can subscribe to CHAMPS+ on a monthly or a deeply discounted annual basis. Visit https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus now and access more recruiting and player development insights, advice and experts for the fraction of the price of an advisor. ========================= Champs App Messaging is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. Champs App Messaging cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically populates the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. To learn more about Champs App Messaging please visit: https://www.champs.app/2024/03/introducing-the-champs-app-messaging-tool/ =========================================== Here is a list of 2025 Girls Hockey Events: https://www.champs.app/2024/12/2025-girls-hockey-event-calendar-tournaments-camps-showcases/ ============================== Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up With Champs App profile you can: · Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information · Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule · Share personal, student and athletic profile information · Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams. Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App. Here is our Champs App Team Coach Directory https://sports.champs.app/coach-directory/
