Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Modelling The Performance Of Dan Girardi On Defens…

Modelling New York Ranger Dan Girardi On Defense

 

Teaching Points:

• Intelligently Finishing Hits
• Blocking Shots
• Stick in Passing Lanes
• Move the Puck

Dan Girardi Stats 2011-12 Season:

• Hits  211  8th in NHL
• Blocked Shots  185 5th in NHL

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

 

Turkey’s #11 HAMARAT Galip & #10 TASDEMIR Gokturk Playing Great Defense on Penalty Killing – IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship DIV III 2012

 

 

Slovakia Good Gap Control Leads To Quick Transitions in Neutral Ice

 

 

 

The Job of the Head Coach: 

 

You get to coach players as long as they let you. (Chuck Daly)

Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.

                                                                                                                               

-Vince Lombardi

“The mediocre teacher tells, the good teacher explains, the superior teacher demonstrates, the great teacher inspires.”

 -William Arthur Ward

Czech Republic 2-1-2 Overload Defensive Zone Coverage

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Tactics:  

•  2-1-2 Overload Defensive Zone Coverage

Principles:

• Taking away time and space

Positioning:

• Overload 5 players one side of ice

Mistakes Made by Czech Republic:

• Czech players were in good position; But sticks not on ice

Reads:

• Overload when puck is in corner
• Overload when puck is on boards

 Keys:

• Maintain 2-1-2 Defensive Balance

• Always have pressure on puck

• Sticks must be on ice

• Maintain Man You Goal

• Move quickly when puck is moved from one side of ice to other

Rules:

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

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

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

Power Thoughts:

“At Boston University, I motivated negatively.  I found that although it can work at first, by the end of the year, everyone is dying for the year to end and you have lost them.  The last two years at BU I motivated positively and got much better

results.”

-Rick Pitino

Leadership Tips:

John C. Maxwell’s brand new book, “The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth” 

• The Law of Modeling: It’s Hard to Improve When You Have No One But Yourself to Follow
• The Law of the Mirror: You Must See Value in Yourself to Add Value to Yourself
• The Law of the Rubber Band: Growth Stops When You Lose the Tension Between Where You Are and Where You Could Be
• The Law of Contribution: Developing Yourself Enables You to Develop Others

Defensive Zone Coverage Mistakes By Turkey: World University Game 2011 – Part 2

Turkey Fails to Execute Following Teaching Points:

Turkey allowed Korea to set up 2 v 1’s throughout game 

Defensive Zone Mistakes: Turkey v. Korea World University Games 2011 – Part 1:

System: 

• Turkey does not seem to have any set coverage.

Five Turkish players are in straight line.

Keys:

Teaching Points 2-1-2 Woman’s World University Games 2011

Strategy & System:

Keys:

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Defensive Zone Coverage, Isolating …

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

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Defensive Zone Mistakes – Turkey v …

Power Thoughts:

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
–William A. Ward

Sports Psychology Tips:

The problem maybe with your thoughts or feelings, but the answer is in actions. Create a plan, set goals and take action today.  Everyday you need to be taking action to achieve your goals and dreams. 

Take Action Today:

“Never confuse movement with action.”

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

                     Micheal Phelps – 5 YEARS NO DAYS OFF