Sweden Executes Double Reverse IIHF 2012 WC

System: Breakout-Reverse

Tactic:  Reverse to Wing & Center

Keys:

• The checkers skates must be pointing in same direction as puck carrier
• Stick of forechecker middle ice

Turkey Fails To Read Stick Is In Passing Lane On Reverse:

Five Power Thoughts on Fear:

“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.”
-Jim Morrison

“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… we must do that which we think we cannot.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”
–Bill Cosby

“The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.”

Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)

“Don’t permit fear of failure to prevent effort”

-John Wooden

Sports Psychology Tips:

Pay Attention To Your Self Negative Talk:

If you want to improve your game; Start paying attention to your negative self talk.

1. What you say to yourself at practice means everything.
2. What you say to yourself, can interfere with your performance.
3. What you say in between practice drills and between shifts, determines your focus.

Action Steps to Take:

1. Start a log and record your self talk.
2. Recognize negative self talk and replace with positive.
3. Use cue words to direct your focus and performance.

Norway Control Breakout & Rush

Slides/Drawing

Control Breakout:  

• Follow a set pattern

Keys:

• Stop behind net
• Control skate
• Timing
• Filling three lanes
• Width & depth in the attack

Terms:

• Control Breakout, Sure Entry, Possession, Set up

Rules:

• Move the puck to the fastest skater
• Form Offensive Triangle

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Japan Breakout and 3 v 2 Tactics, World University Games 2011

DPR Korea Weak Side Breakout Pass & Offensive Control

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Norway Control Breakout & Rush

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips

Power Thoughts:

“Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.”

-George Steinbrenner

“One way to break up any kind of tension is good deep breathing.”
-Byron Nelson

Sports Psychology Tips:

Centering:  

1. The concentration of attention and energy on your game.
2. One deep, slow breath
3. Your breath must be slow, but game functional. 
4. You need to teach yourself to breathe deeply throughout the game.
5. Practice breathing deeply during your practice.

One Deep Breath Will Mean a Lot to Your Game: 

• On bench – Sit tall and breathe deeply
• On face off –  Be in good hockey position and breathe deeply.
• During the game – Pick your spot and have one good deep breath.

Slovakia Good Gap Control Leads To Quick Transitions in Neutral Ice

Brad Richards one-times a shot at top of circle

We want our defense involved in the offensive rush.

• The defense should be between the dots on the defensive rush
• The quickest transitions take place when the puck is turned over in middle ice
• The defencemen should go up on rush to opposition’s blue line and to the top of the circles
• This gives our team more options on the attack
• It allows the Defense to keep the puck in at the offensive blue line

Principles:

• Close defensive gap take away time and space making the counter-attack much easier 
• Forcing a Turn over in neural ice create shorter distance to the offensive goal

Key Points Defensively:

• Keep the gap tight between defenders and the oppositions’ attackers
• Keeping a tight gap enable defencemen to handle the rush at or before blue line
• The defense should be slightly staggered

Playing Rules:

• Gap of one or two sticks through center ice
• The gap should be one to one in a half sticks at blue line
• Pressure up on all even situations

Terms:

• Read, Communicate, Stay Up, Contain

Slovakia 1 stick stick through center ice

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Finland Defense Up on Rush, 2nd Wave Attack IIHF WC 2012

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Ireland Bad Gap Control – IIHF Ice …

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: PRK-LUX Offensive Rush, Cross …

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Turkey’s #11 HAMARAT Galip & #10 …

Power Thoughts:

Question asked to Coach Daily; “Any regrets in coaching?”  Response: “I wish I would have talked with my players more”

“To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.”
-Tony Robbins

Sports Psychology Tips:

Mental Training:

The easiest part of your body to improve, is your mind. Start today by visualizing the way you want to play. Talk yourself into playing great. Get your body in motion and create the right emotions. Adjust your physiology, to be strong mentally and physically.

Five Key Components of Mental Training Program:

1. Goal Setting – Helps you make the right choices under pressure.
2. Mental Rehearsal – Increases skill development and reduces stress.
3. Self Talk – We all speak 400-1000 words per minutes to ourselves. Replace the bad with good and improve your game.
4. Arousal Control – Breathing connects the mind and body. Long exhaling will improve focus. relax the body and improve recovery time.
5. Adjust Physiology – The right posture, put you in the right position to win. Allows your to breath easy, improves focus and perform better.

Finland Defense Up on Rush, 2nd Wave Attack IIHF WC 2012

Teaching Points:

• Middle man drive to net
• Defense must control speed
• Defense form 2 v. 1’s

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Three Reasons New York Ranger …

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: USA – Canada IIHF 2012 Overload …

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: 3 v 3 Rush (Offensive Triangle)

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: 4 v 4 Hockey

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: 3 v 3 Rush (Offensive Triangle)

Invert Offense Causes Confusion For Finland

Team USA utilized the area behind the goal to give Finland headaches all game. Team USA shot the puck in around the boards. USA cycled, crossed, continuously passed the puck back behind the goal line. . USA tactic was to out work, out muscle and cause confusion at the net. Team Finland attention was below the goal line and they lost their men in the defensive zone. Team USA moved the puck to the point or to the net where men were open.

Why Use Invert Offense:

• Forces 2 & 3 players to pick up players behind the goal line
• Forces the forwards to come down low, opening passing lane to point men
• The defenders focus their attention below the goal line 

Tactics:

• Cycle
• Cross
• Shoot or pass around boards

Keys:

• Arrive quickly on puck
• Good angling and circular approach skills
• Good 1 v 1 skills offensive zone
• Good puck protection skills
• Picking the puck up and taking it to net

Principles:

• Be a threat to score
• The defense is high, move the puck low
• The defense is low, move the puck high

Rule:

• Take the puck to the net

Note: 

This is the same tactics the New York Rangers used against the Washington Capitals 2011-12 playoffs. This is becoming a dominate tactic in NHL. The size of the players and new rules make this effective tactic in the game today.  

All five players are focused on man behind goal line.

 All five players are below face off circle.

Team USA has time and space for shot and is screening the goalie.

Team Finland stops pass to point. Strong side wings skates are pointing up ice.

RELATED VIDEOS & TEACHING POINTS:

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Ireland Teaching Highlight IIHF WC …

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Sweden Executes Two Cycles ..

Power Thoughts:

“The future starts today, not tomorrow.”

–Pope John Paul II

“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”  

-Abraham Lincoln

Sports Psychology Tips:

Three Success Tips From Bruce Springsteen:

Bruce Springsteen is considered one of the best performer ever in concert.

When asked what is his secret to success. . Bruce Springsteen said, “It really pretty simple.

 1. Today’s concert is the most important concert in my life.

 2. It only rock and roll.

3. Play everyday.

If you want to have the energy of Bruce Springsteen, you need to make today the most important game\practice of your life. But remember, it only a game, go out play and have fun!

USA Creating Problems for Finland on Defensive Zone Face Offs

Moving Behind Center for Shot

 Moving Puck Back to Point & Across

Wing @ Hash Mark Moves Puck Back to Wing @ Top of Circle for Shot

Team USA Scores Goal on 4 v 4 Offensive Zone Face Off

RELATED VIDEOS & TEACHING POINTS:

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Teaching Highlights IIHF World …

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Teaching Highlights IIHF World …

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Teaching Highlights IIHF World …

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Teaching Highlights IIHF World …

Power Thoughts:

“Goals determine what you’re going to be.”
-Julius Erving

“If you’re bored with life — you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things — you don’t have enough goals.”
-Lou Holtz

“My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose – somehow we win out.”
-Ronald Reagan

“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.”
-Earl Nightingale

Sports Psychology Tips:

Outcome Goal: 

Is a goal that you do not have 100% control of.  For example, I will win a gold medal.

Performance Goal: 

Is a goal you have 100% control over. For example, I will get up each day at 6:00 am every morning and run. 

Action Step for Today: 

1. Write down the  five most important outcome goals, you want to achieve in the next twelve months. You must make a commitment to achieving them – no matter what it takes.
2. Write down the performance goals you will need to  achieve in each of the above goals. 
3. Performance goals are key to creating positive momentum to achieve your outcome goals.

Team USA Penalty Killing vs. Team Canada 2012 IIHF

Systems:

• Diamond Up High
• Box Down Low

Tactics:

• Active Smart Sticks (ASS)
• Body in Shooting Lane, Stick in Passing Lane 

Reads:

• Shot wide press

Keys:

• All four players need to work together
• Weak side wing must slide down to protect goal

Take Away:

• Strong side Boards
• Pass Behind Net

                                             

Related Videos:

World University Games 5 v 4 Penalty Killing – Keith McAdams …

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Turkey’s #11 HAMARAT Galip & #10 …

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Teaching Highlights IIHF World …

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Teaching Highlights IIHF World …

Ankara Turkey Practice #1 Beginners/House League Half Ice Practices

Hello Everyone,


Thanks for your feedback. 


I received many requests from coaches to provide small ice practice plans for beginners & house league teams.  I will organize these practice plan in four day hockey school format. This guarantees we will cover all the basic skills.


The format of these practice are as followed: 

1. Multiple circuits
2. Limited space on ice
3. High repetitions & touches of puck
4. Keep the players moving 
5. Finish with a shot and rebound when possible
6. Finish each practice with a small game

Tip: 

Do not wait for the player to finish the drill, before starting the next player.

I will have a beginners group here in Erzurum starting in the next few weeks. I will video tape the practices and provide the footage to supplement the practice outlines.

Please feel free to contact me for any requests. I can be reached @

Keith.f.mcadams@gmail.com.

Best Regards,

Keith

Ankara Turkey Practice #1 Beginners/House League Half  Ice Practices

We divided all the practices into three groups to meet the needs of Ankara Turkey Clubs. You can adjust the number of circuits and players in each group.

Warm Up & Stretching Off Ice 

• Spend 15 minutes doing dynamic stretch and warm up before taking to ice

Drill #1:  Striding,  Hockey Position & Balance 

1. Hockey Position -Stationary
2. Striding -Control Stick
3. Pushing One Skate – Left & Right
4. Touch 1 knee to ice
5. Lift one knee up

Teaching Points:

• Eyes Up, Stay Up
• Good Hockey Position
• Knee Bend- Knees out over your skates
• Shoulders out over skates
• Stick in front of you

Drill #2: Stick Handling -Move the Puck Side to Side  (Right)

• The puck must break the imaginary line between the cones

Drill #3:  Stick Handling -Move the Puck Side to Side  ( Left)

• The puck must break the imaginary line between the cones

Teaching Points:

• Teach the Correct Grip of Stick
• Make sure the elbows are away from the body
• Cup the puck

Stick Handling Progressions:

• Narrow to wide movements
• Slow to fast

Drill 4:  Stick Handling

1. Top Position – Carry puck in middle of blade (no stick handling)
2. Side to Side – short/narrow movements
3. Stick handle & move puck to skates

Drill 5:  Crossovers Right Over Left with Shot

• Crossover through the entire drill
• Shoot on goal & drive to net for rebound

Progressions:

• No pucks  (pick up puck & shoot)
• Pucks

Drill 6:  Crossovers Left Over Right with Shot 

• Crossover through the entire drill
• Shoot on goal & drive to net for rebound

Progressions:

• No pucks (pick up puck & shoot)
• Pucks

Drill 7:   Small Game 1 v 1

• 2 or 3 groups of red and blue play 1 on 1 at same time

Spend 10-15 minutes doing cool down, off ice after each practice.

Canada 2-1-2 Overload Defensive Zone Coverage IIHF WC 2012

System : 2-1-2 Overload

• Overload 5 players one side of ice

Tactics

• Always press the puck carrier
• Always Out number the opposition 
• Block the passing lanes

Reads:

• When puck is on boards, overload zone

Keys:

• Early pressure
• Always out number in small area
• Get possession of the puck

Rules:

• Always have pressure on puck carrier
• Finish your checks
• 1st man body, 2nd man puck
• Man, You, Goal
• Body in shooting lane
• Sticks in passing lanes

 Anaheim Ducks executed 2-1-2 Overload Defensive Zone Coverage in 2007 and won the Stanley Cup.   

John Tavares Forechecking Goal Team Canada

Tactic Forecheck – Soft Dump

•  Pass the puck off the boards behind the defender. 
• The puck can be retrieved either by the chipper or the support man driving through the middle.

Reads:

• When to press?
• When to contain?

Individual Tactics:

• Take away the boards
• Take away passing lane with stick
• Angling 

Keys:

• Finish checks when possible

Rules:

• First man plays body, second picks up puck

Terms:

• Pick Spot on Boards, Angle, Make Contact
• Low man usually win the battles